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Do You Want to be Watched?
- June 09, 2011
The new rules under the IT Act are an assault on our freedom, says Sunil Abraham in this article published in Pragati on June 8, 2011.
Read more →The Digital is Political
- June 08, 2011
Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in Down to Earth in the Issue of June 15, 2011.
Read more →Say 'Password' in Hindi
- June 08, 2011
English might be the language of the online world, but it’s time other languages had their say, writes Nishant Shah. The article was published in the Indian Express on June 5, 2011.
Read more →A Street View of Private and the Public
- June 06, 2011
Prashant Iyengar on how in the eyes of the law, the internet giant is like the homeless in India. This article was published by Tehelka on June 4, 2011.
Read more →Bloggers' Rights Subordinated to Rights of Expression: Cyber Law Expert
- June 03, 2011
Vijayashankar, an eminent cyber law expert answers Elonnai Hickok’s questions on bloggers' rights, freedom of expression and privacy in this e-mail interview conducted on May 19, 2011.
Read more →Big Brother is Watching You
- June 01, 2011
The government is massively expanding its surveillance power over law-abiding citizens and businesses, says Sunil Abraham in this article published by the Deccan Herald on June 1, 2011.
Read more →The Present — and Future — Dangers of India's Draconian New Internet Regulations
- May 31, 2011
The uproar surrounding India's Internet Control Rules makes clear that in the Internet age, as before, the active chilling of freedom of expression by the state is unacceptable in a democracy. Yet if India's old censorship regimes are to be maintained in this new context, the state will have little choice but to do just that. Are we ready to rethink the ways in which we deal with free speech and censorship as a society? Asks Anja Kovacs in this article, published in Caravan, 1 June 2011.
Read more →Killing the Internet Softly with Its Rules
- May 25, 2011
While regulation of the Internet is a necessity, the Department of IT, through recent Rules under the IT Act, is guilty of over-regulation. This over-regulation is not only a bad idea, but is unconstitutional, and gravely endangers freedom of speech and privacy online.
Read more →Power to the People
- May 16, 2011
The digital revolution has helped make NGOs and civil society more influential, independent and transparent, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in the Indian Express on Sunday, May 15, 2011.
Read more →Don't try to fool us
- May 13, 2011
It looks like the government thinks this is Bahrain or Iran. Just look at today's election results in TN. We will fcuk you Mr.Singh!
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