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Game release cancelled over gay character
Electronic Arts stops accepting preorders for Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Privacy, security and surveillance: tackling international dilemmas and dangers in the digital realm
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist in the session "Beyond the familiar: how do other countries deal with security and surveillance oversight?" The event was organized by Wilton Park between November 17 and 19, 2014.
Ground Zero Summit 2014
Geeta Hariharan participated in this event organized by India Infosec Consortium on November 13 and 14, 2014 in New Delhi.
Fourth Discussion Meeting of the Expert Committee to Discuss the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill
The fourth expert committee meeting was held on November 10, 2014 at the Department of Biotechnology to discuss the potential privacy concerns of the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill. Sunil Abraham however was unable to participate because of technical problems.
Getting Strategic about Openness and Privacy
This blog post by Tim Davies, Open Data Research Lead at Web Foundation was published in Open Up? on November 3, 2014.
Learning Forum: Transparency and Human Rights in the Digital Age
Pranesh Prakash spoke at this event organized by Global Network Initiative on November 6, 2014 in California.
E-Consultation on Cyber Security, Justice, and Governance Begins!
Sunil Abraham facilitated the e-consultation on "Internet access, the freedom of expression online, and development in the Global South" at the event organized by the Hague Institute for Global Justice.
Several Indian Twitter users' accounts suspended due to tech glitch
Twitter denies conspiracy theory, blames technical glitch for account suspensions
Twitter users find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons
Twitter users woke up on Saturday to find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons, triggering conspiracy theories that only the accounts of right-wing supporters had been targeted.
If MNCs make early inroads, they will keep market share: Sunil Abraham, CIS
The recent visits of the high-profile CEOs of internet/technology companies have made it clear that India, with its 200-million internet users, is increasingly becoming important for the multinational corporations (MNCs).
The India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance
Following the success of CYFY 2013 the CYFY 2014 will be held from October 15 to 17, 2014 in New Delhi. The Centre for Internet and Society is a knowledge partner for this event and Sunil Abraham is participating as a panelist in the session "Privacy is Dead".
Is India the next frontier for Facebook?
Pushing to bring hundreds of millions of Indians into the online world, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday called for expanding his pet project to provide free mobile Internet for developing countries into India.
Training for Internet Governance Activists
Geetha Hariharan attended a training session for Internet rights activists in Cambridge, organised by Global Partners Digital, UK on September 23 and 24, 2014.
CPDP 2015
The eighth international conference on computers, privacy and data protection will be held in Brussels from January 21 to 23, 2015. The Centre for Internet and Society is a moral supporter of CPDP.
Workshop on Enabling Information Systems for Local Governance
This event was organized by Jamia Milla Islamia at Tagore Hall in New Delhi on September 18, 2014. Sunil Abraham was a participant.
National Consultation on Media Law
The Law Commission of India and the National University, Delhi have joined hands to organize the National Consultation on Media Law at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on September 27 and 28, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari participated in this event.
The Power of Communication: The Media, Public Space and Participatory Democracy
Bhairav Acharya will be presenting a paper at this event to be held in the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla on October 13 and 14, 2014.
Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age
IT for Change in partnership with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and ANANDI organized this event on September 13 and 14, 2014. Rohini Lakshane participated as a speaker.
Fighting battles online
Internet policy maverick Sunil Abraham feels that accessibility is key to democratising the Internet space.
Google aims to win 40% of India with Android One
When Google launches its low-cost Android One devices next Monday, Indian users will be able to give voice commands, type messages and use almost all major mobile applications in Hindi.
