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Blog Entry Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ App
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Dec 30, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
It has been less than two months since the nationwide launch of the Free Basics app in India. The smart phone application (formerly known as Internet.org) offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select suite of other websites for users who do not pay for mobile data plans.
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Millions of kids in India access the Net on their parents’ devices, says study
by Varun Aggarwal — published Sep 28, 2019 — filed under:
Experts raise concern over exposing kids to predators, phishing and bullying.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Mind of the millennium teen
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 22, 2012 — filed under:
Say mom, did you have electricity when you were growing up?" Twelve-year-old Aditya throws a casual query at his 38-year-old mother during a power cut.
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Minds that (should) matter
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2015 — last modified Feb 26, 2015 04:34 PM — filed under: , ,
Thinkers who best explain a rapidly-changing India to the world (and the world to India).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Minimising Legal Risks of Online Intermediaries while Protecting User Rights
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 29, 2014 — last modified Jul 29, 2014 07:50 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in partnership with Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC.in) is organizing a workshop during the APrIGF event to be held at Crown Plaza, Greater Noida on August 5, 2014, 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Jyoti Panday will be a panelist.
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Blog Entry Mining the Web Collective
by Sharath Chandra Ram — published Dec 31, 2012 — last modified Jan 06, 2013 11:48 PM — filed under:
In March 2012, Dr Bruno Latour and his team from the Sciences Po Media Lab organized a workshop that assembled a selected group of researchers from India to explore methods of Controversy Mapping. It was hosted by Dr J. Srinivasan, Director of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
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Ministry of Health's public consultation on National Digital Health Blueprint: Legal issues around telemedicine, consent, and 'egosystems' in healthcare Trisha Jalan
by Trisha Jalan — published Aug 09, 2019 — filed under:
“The patient should be centric to every intervention,” declared Preeti Sudan, special secretary at the Ministry of Health, at the ministry’s public consultation on the National Digital Health Blueprint 2019, held at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi on August 6.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Mixed signals? Supreme Court notices to states on Facebook arrests
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2013 — last modified Aug 28, 2013 08:42 AM — filed under: ,
In wake of the recent arrests of UP-based scholar Kanwal Bharti and Andhra-based PUCL activist Jaya Vindhyala over their Facebook posts, NDTV aired a discussion on the grey areas of the IT Act. Pranesh Prakash, Shreya Singhal and Faizal Farooqui
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Blog Entry MLATs and the proposed Amendments to the US Electronic Communications Privacy Act
by Vipul Kharbanda and Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 20, 2016 — last modified Dec 28, 2016 01:09 AM — filed under: , ,
In continuance of our blog post on mutual legal assistance treaties (MLATs), we examine a new approach to international bilateral cooperation being suggested in the United States, by creating a mechanism for certain foreign governments to directly approach the data controllers.
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Mobile Broadband: Leveraging for Business Transformation
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 08:40 AM — filed under:
Mobile India 2013 is being held at the Chancery Pavillion, Bangalore on 9 January 2013. Sunil Abraham is speaking at this event.
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