Centre for Internet & Society

BigDog is Watching You! The Sci-fi Future of Animal and Insect Drones

by Maria Xynou

Do you think robotic aeroplanes monitoring us are scary enough? Wait until you read about DARPA´s new innovative and subtle way to keep us all under the microscope! This blog post presents a new reality of drones which is depicted in none other than animal and insect-like robots, equipped with cameras and other surveillance technologies.

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Surveillance Camp IV: Disproportionate State Surveillance - A Violation of Privacy

by Elonnai Hickok

This is the fourth in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF's State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This article has been co-written with Elonnai Hickok — Centre for Internet and Society India, and a speaker at EFF's Camp.

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The Omnishambles of UID, shrouded in its RTI opacity

by Elonnai Hickok

The Centre for Internet & Society sponsored Colonel Mathew Thomas to hold a workshop at the fourth National Right to Information (RTI) organized by the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, held in Hyderabad from February 15 to 18, 2013.

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Freedom of Expression Gagged

by Chinmayi Arun

The use of law to bully people into silence, called ‘heckler’s veto’, is not unique to India, writes Chinmayi Arun in this op-ed published in Business Line on February 15, 2013.

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Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked URLs by Department of Telecommunications (IIPM Edition)

by Snehashish Ghosh

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its order dated February 14, 2013 has issued directions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block seventy eight URLs. The block order has been issued as a result of a court order. Snehashish Ghosh does a preliminary analysis of the list of websites blocked as per the DoT order.

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A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications

by Elonnai Hickok

This blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and developed subsequently seeks to establish an international standard for surveillance of communications in the context of human rights.

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RTI Application Reply

by Prasad Krishna

Reply by the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, dated January 15, 2013.

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BSNL RTI

by Prasad Krishna

Reply to RTI application filed on September 10, 2012.

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