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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications
- May 09, 2013
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by July 1, 2013.
Read more →The Surveillance Industry in India: At Least 76 Companies Aiding Our Watchers!
- May 02, 2013
Maria Xynou is conducting research on surveillance technology companies operating in India. So far, 76 companies have been detected which are currently producing and selling different types of surveillance technology. This post entails primary data on the first ever investigation of the surveillance industry in India. Check it out!
Read more →IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69B Rules: Draft and Final Version Comparison
- April 30, 2013
Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the Draft 69B Rules and official 69B Rules under Section 69B in order to better understand how the two are similar and how they differ. Notes have been included on some changes we deemed to be important.
Read more →IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69 Rules: Draft and Final Version Comparison
- April 29, 2013
Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the Draft 69 Rules and official 69 Rules under Section 69B in order to better understand how the two are similar and how they differ. Very brief notes have been included on some changes we deemed to be important.
Read more →Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, 419A Rules and IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69 Rules
- April 28, 2013
Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the 419A Rules of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the 69 Rules under Section 69 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 in order to better understand how the two are similar and how they differ. Though they are from different Acts entirely, the Rules are very similar. Notes have been included on some changes we deemed to be important.
Read more →Surveillance technology companies operating in India - spreadsheet
- April 27, 2013
The Centre for Internet and Society has started investigating surveillance technology companies operating in India! This spreadsheet entails the first 77 companies which are being researched.
Read more →IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69A Rules: Draft and Final Version Comparison
- April 26, 2013
Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the 69A draft rules and 69A rules for Section 69A of the IT Act in order to better understand how the two differ. While there has been reshuffling of the clauses in the official rules, the content itself has not changed significantly. Notes have been included on some changes we deemed to be important.
Read more →Off the Record
- April 26, 2013
Social networks track our world but not relationships. We live in a world where things happen. And yet, with the presence of digital objects, the things that happen have increased in intensity and volume.
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