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CYFY 2013: India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2013 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
The Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is holding the India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi on October 14 and 15, 2013. Sunil Abraham will participate in this event as a speaker.
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DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority Unclear: by Smitha Krishna Prasad — published Nov 21, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology, Censorship
Earlier this year, ISPs such as Airtel and MTNL blocked a number of domain sites including BuyDomains, Fabulous Domains and Sedo.co.uk. Whereas the Indian Government and courts have previously issued orders blocking websites, these actions have generally been attributed to issues such as posting of inflammatory content or piracy of copyrighted material. However, the reasoning behind blocking domain marketplaces such as the above mentioned sites is not clear.
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Google's 'Transparency Report' sketchy, inconclusive: Government: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 22, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
Google calls it the 'Transparency Report', but as far as Indian authorities are concerned, it is anything but. The world's largest Internet company this week published its latest half-yearly findings on government requests for access to personal information, showing that both the number of requests and the rate of denials have risen. The data, according to the world's largest democracy, are too sketchy for any clear conclusions to be drawn.
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Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 25, 2012 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM — filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Featured, Homepage
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
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Indian government at second position after U.S.A for demanding user data from Google: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
The Indian government has secured 2nd position in the list of the governments demanding for Web user information. It is behind only from the United States government.
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Amnesty International calls for review of 66A of IT act: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
The review seeks to bring the Act in line with international human rights law standards on freedom of expression.
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Civil society & industry oppose India’s plans to modify ITRs: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 23, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:42 AM — filed under: Telecom, Internet Governance, ICT
Industry fears ITU control over Internet; excessive content control and surveillance an issue for civil society.
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How to Steer Clear of India’s Strict Internet Laws: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 10:13 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The arrest of two women in Mumbai for a Facebook post is the latest heavy-handed move by India’s government to curb what Indian citizens say on the Internet.
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Second International e-Governance Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2012 — last modified Dec 11, 2012 10:50 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Internet Governance, ICT
The second international conference on governance and electronics which is held under the motto "Together Toward Digital Inclusion" is organized by the National Committee for Corporate Governance Electronic Iraq and the United Nations Development Programme at Rashid Hotel in Baghdad from December 2-3, 2012. The event aims to review the achievements of the program e-governance Iraqi national, and discuss the challenges of applying e-governance as a tool to achieve public sector reform and digital inclusion.
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Transcripts from WCIT-12: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Dec 03, 2012 — last modified Dec 03, 2012 02:00 PM — filed under: Live Blog, Internet Governance
We are archiving copies of the live-transcripts from the World Conference on International Telecommunications, 2012 (WCIT-12) which is being held in Dubai from 3–14 December, 2012.
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