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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 19, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:32 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian government launched a test version of a service called the digital locker last month that allows citizens to store scanned versions of important documents online, something that experts say poses a serious threat to people’s privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Vox Pol Workshop on the Role of Social Media and Internet Companies in Responding to Violent Online Extremism: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 09, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 03:51 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
On March 5-6, 2015, the VOX-Pol network convened a workshop at Central European University in Budapest on the role of social media and internet companies in responding to violent online political extremism and the impacts on freedom of expression.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Tech Law Form @ NALSAR: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 19, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 04:36 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The event was organized by NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad on March 7 and 8, 2015. Geetha Hariharan participated as a speaker. She gave a lecture on Perspectives on Internet Governance.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India tops list of content restrictions requests, says Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 05:01 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
India has again topped the list of content restriction requests in the second half of 2014 with over 5,800 requests recorded in Facebook's Government Requests Report released on Sunday.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Security, Governments and Data: Technology and Policy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 31, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 05:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On January 8, 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Observer research foundation, hosted the day long conference "Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy" The conference discussed a range of topics including internet governance, surveillance, privacy, and cyber security.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age: Effective Research, Policy Formation & the Development of Regulatory Frameworks in South Asia: by Jyoti Panday — published Apr 11, 2015 — last modified Apr 12, 2015 03:53 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Event, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society cordially invites you to a panel discussion on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age. The event organized by Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Observer Research Foundation and the Centre for Internet and Society will be held at Observer Research Foundation on April 21, 2015 from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Multiple Aspects Need to be Addressed as the Clamour Grows for Network Neutrality: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 16, 2015 — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
In the global debate there are four violations of Network Neutrality that are considered particularly egregious.
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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 26, 2015 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 01:44 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Much confusion has resulted from the Section 66A verdict. Some people are convinced that online speech is now without any reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2) of the Constitution. This is completely false.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Shreya Singhal and 66A: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 11, 2015 — last modified Apr 19, 2015 08:09 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Most software code has dependencies. Simple and reproducible methods exist for mapping and understanding the impact of these dependencies. Legal code also has dependencies --across court orders and within a single court order. And since court orders are not produced using a structured mark-up language, experts are required to understand the precedential value of a court order.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
CIS submitted a response to a Notice of Enquiry by the US Government on International Internet Policy Priorities: by Akriti Bopanna and Swagam Dasgupta — published Jul 18, 2018 — last modified Aug 24, 2018 07:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society drafted a response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) issued by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on "International Internet Policy Priorities."
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