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Criticism mounts over India censorship
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
India’s government is facing fierce criticism from privacy groups, political opponents and irate internet users accusing it of an excessive and poorly targeted censorship drive as it seeks to contain social alarm triggered by communal unrest.
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Critics of India's ID card project say they have been harassed, put under surveillance
by Admin — published Feb 24, 2018 — filed under: ,
Researchers and journalists who have identified loopholes in India’s massive national identity card project have said they have been slapped with criminal cases or harassed by government agencies because of their work.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Cross Border Sharing of Data: Challenges and Solutions
by Admin — published Nov 14, 2017 — last modified Nov 20, 2017 03:20 PM — filed under: , ,
Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has been following the debates around MLAT process taking place globally and researching potential areas of tension in the tools that India uses to access data across borders. As part of this research, CIS is hosting a workshop on cross border sharing of data on December 8, 2017 at India Islamic Centre from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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Blog Entry Cross-Border Data Sharing and India: A study in Processes, Content and Capacity
by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok, Udbhav Tiwari and Arindrajit Basu — published Sep 27, 2018 — last modified Sep 29, 2018 12:37 AM — filed under: ,
A majority of criminal investigations in the modern era necessitate law enforcement access to electronic evidence stored extra-territorially. The conventional methods of compelling the presentation of evidence available for investigative agencies often fail when the evidence is not present within the territorial boundaries of the state.
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Crowdsourced innovation for government projects and services is easier said than done
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 07, 2017 — last modified Feb 07, 2017 03:36 PM — filed under: ,
Late January. The buzz was palpable at the MLR Convention Centre in South Bengaluru. Developers were streaming into 50p, a conference organised by HasGeek, which has curated technology forums since 2011. But this wasn't just one of the six HasGeek communions that the programmers attend annually. 50p put the spotlight on digital payments, which meant the gathering would be more diverse than anything before.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Cry, you nasty trolls
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 03:05 PM — filed under: ,
Micro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a tool that identifies abusive tweets and hides them from their targets. Will it stem the tide of viciousness online, asks Prasun Chaudhuri.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Crypto Night
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 06, 2013 — filed under: ,
Challenging government snooping at an all-night cryptography party.
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Blog Entry Cryptocurrency Regulation in India – A brief history
by Vipul Kharbanda — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:36 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File Cultivating India’s Cyber Defense Strategy
by Admin — published Nov 13, 2019 — filed under: ,
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handle
by Admin — published May 14, 2019 — filed under: , , ,
Shweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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