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The Critical Life of Information
Nishant Shah and Malavika Jayaram will be speaking at the event organized by Yale University on April 11, 2014. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 04:41 AM — Filed under:
Facebook launches FB Newswire for journalists; loses part of its immunity under IT Act 2000
A bus accident in California, a fire in New Jersey and another in Vasant Kunj, NASA's successful test flight of its vertical take-off and landing craft, a ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 06, 2014 05:41 AM — Filed under: , ,
Filtering content on the internet
by Chinmayi Arun last modified May 06, 2014 09:33 AM — Filed under: ,
Round-table on User Safety on the Internet
Elonnai Hickok participated in this round-table meeting organized by Consumer Voice in collaboration with Google at Infantry Road, Bangalore on April 24, 2014. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 06, 2014 09:55 AM — Filed under: ,
European Court of Justice rules Internet Search Engine Operator responsible for Processing Personal Data Published by Third Parties
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that an "an internet search engine operator is responsible for the processing that it carries out of ... by Jyoti Panday last modified May 14, 2014 02:18 PM — Filed under: , , ,
National Elections 2014: How Technology Powered Campaigns
HasGeek and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcome you to a presentation on how technology powered politicial campaigns in the recently concluded ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 20, 2014 07:03 AM — Filed under:
Search and Seizure and the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age: A Comparison of US and India
The development of information technology has transformed the way in which individuals make everyday transactions and communicate with the world around us. ... by Divij Joshi last modified Jun 02, 2014 06:45 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 14) – Menaka Guruswamy
CIS interviews Menaka Guruswamy, lawyer at the Supreme Court of India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series. by Purba Sarkar last modified Jul 21, 2014 10:39 AM — Filed under: , ,
WSIS+10 High-Level Event: Open Consultation Process
Jyoti Panday represented the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) at the WSIS+10 High-Level Event:Open Consultation Process held in Geneva from May 28 to 31, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 04, 2014 10:14 AM — Filed under: , ,
CIS Comments: Enhancing ICANN Accountability
On May 6, 2014, ICANN published a call for public comments on "Enhancing ICANN Accountability". This comes in the wake of the IANA stewardship transition ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Jun 10, 2014 01:03 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT Act
Section 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 08, 2014 04:45 AM — Filed under: ,
The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify Everyone
Last Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 08, 2014 05:31 AM — Filed under: , ,
Centre for Internet and Society joins the Dynamic Coalition for Platform Responsibility
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has joined the multistakeholder cooperative engagement amidst stakeholders towards creating Due Diligence ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Oct 07, 2014 10:54 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Dialogue Cafe @ Centre for Internet and Society
The Centre for Internet and Society announces the launch of its dialogue cafe, where every month, we approach seminal thinkers, scholars and practitioners to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 07, 2011 11:10 AM — Filed under: , ,
What is Dilligaf?
On the web, time moves at the speed of thought: Groups emerge, proliferate and are abandoned as new trends and fads take precedence. Nowhere else is this ... by Nishant Shah last modified Dec 01, 2011 09:52 AM — Filed under:
Watch out for cyber bullies
It's time to take a closer look at this form of cyber crime in India, writes KV Kurmanath in an article published in the Hindu Business Line on June 4, 2012. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 05, 2012 06:08 AM — Filed under: ,
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 30, 2014 09:52 AM — Filed under: ,
Preserving a Universal Internet: The Costs of Fragmentation
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by OECD and Centre for International Governance Innovation on September 3, 2014. by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 05, 2014 09:05 AM — Filed under:
Stats from 2014 reveal horror of scrapped section 66A of IT Act
An average of six netizens were arrested every day in 2014 for posting offensive content online under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 26, 2015 07:28 AM — Filed under: , ,
The new tattler in town
WhatsApp messages, and in particular ‘admins’ of WhatsApp groups come under pressure as rumour-mongering catches the attention of the police. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 26, 2015 04:31 PM — Filed under:
Does this click with you?
While the web caters to customers who purchase basic lifestyle products, the app is ideal to make impulsive shopping decisions. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2015 10:07 AM — Filed under:
Government may tieup with global police, Interpol to fight child pornography
International partnerships, including with the global police network Interpol, could be the basis for India's strategy to counter child pornography after the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2015 10:25 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Hiding behind rules on naming sites it banned, govt reveals fears
With the union government's ban on 857 porn sites in July creating brouhaha across the country, there had been a concern over the voice of the youth being ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2015 10:59 AM — Filed under: ,
Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review
The Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review was held in Pattaya, Thailand from September 3 to 5, 2015. The event was organized by The Internet ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2015 11:33 AM — Filed under:
Faking a stand
A 'Like' here, a forward there, new-age India's patriotism is confined to social media by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2015 12:41 PM — Filed under:
Some Key Words Are Missing
Google manipulating search results? The Competition Commission is on its case. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2015 02:22 PM — Filed under:
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s digital dream gets bad reception
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Silicon Valley’s most powerful chief executives this week how his government “attacked poverty by using the power ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 29, 2015 03:23 PM — Filed under: , ,
Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposal
Govt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 01, 2015 01:31 AM — Filed under: ,
Bowing to public pressure, govt withdraws draft encryption policy
Bowing to pressure from the public, the government on Tuesday withdrew a draft policy that sought to control secured online communication, including through ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 01, 2015 02:15 AM — Filed under: , ,
Do you agree with our fee hike? Press 1 to answer Yes; or 2 for Yes
It has long been a concern that domain-name overseer ICANN is largely funded by companies reliant on the organization to make money. by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 01, 2015 03:28 PM — Filed under: ,