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How to Shut Down Internet Shutdowns
This talk will focus on the challenges and opportunities for research on internet shutdowns after the judgement of the Supreme Court in Anuradha Bhasin v. ... by Pranav M B last modified Feb 03, 2020 11:13 AM — Filed under: , ,
Divergence between the General Data Protection Regulation and the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
by Pallavi Bedi last modified Feb 21, 2020 11:08 AM — Filed under: , ,
Governing ID: A Framework for Evaluation of Digital Identity
by Vrinda Bhandari, Shruti Trikanad, and Amber Sinha last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:22 PM — Filed under: , , ,
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Use of Digital ID for Verification
by Shruti Trikanad last modified Mar 02, 2020 11:16 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Governing ID: Kenya’s Huduma Namba Programme
by Amber Sinha last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:19 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Cryptocurrency Regulation in India – A brief history
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:36 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Look Who’s Chasing... The Twitter God
The celebrity isn’t the known face, it’s the Twitter handle that gets the following, writes Arpita Basu in this article published in Outlook's April 2012 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 10, 2012 09:24 AM — Filed under:
Sixth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah
The sixth meeting of the two sub-groups on privacy issues will be held on August 31, 2012 at 10.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 23, 2012 09:48 AM — Filed under: , ,
Censoring the Internet: A brief manual
Blocking websites on the Internet should be proportionate to harm they intend. However, the government of India's approach is against the principles of natural ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Aug 24, 2012 09:39 AM — Filed under: , ,
India’s ethnic clashes intensify within social-media maelstrom
It began in mid-July: First came a series of retaliatory killings between ethnic communities in the state of Assam in mid-July. Soon nearly 500,000 people had ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 24, 2012 12:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
Govt cracks down on Twitter
India’s crackdown on social media platforms for hosting “inflammatory” content — following the violence in Assam and the exodus of northeastern people from ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 25, 2012 02:09 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Twitter users hit back at government ban
The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 25, 2012 02:51 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India Dismisses Charges of Internet Censorship
Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 26, 2012 05:29 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India’s Internet Curbs Under Legal Cloud
India’s crackdown on the Internet has caused much debate. But was it legal? by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 26, 2012 05:48 AM — Filed under: , , ,
When #GOIBlocks, twitterati fly off their ‘handles’
Ever since the news broke mid-week that some genuine Twitter accounts and six spoof accounts were blocked, the social networking platform has been in a tizzy. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 26, 2012 05:56 AM — Filed under: , , ,
To regulate Net intermediaries or not is the question
Given the disruption to public order caused by the mass exodus of North-Eastern Indians from several cities, the government has had for the first time in many ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Aug 26, 2012 06:12 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Blocked websites: Where India flawed
Apart from not giving 48 hours response time, the Indian government has blocked some websites which don't exist or don't have web addresses, says an analyst. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 27, 2012 03:00 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Indian government defends Internet blocking
India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 28, 2012 10:07 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Watch out for fettered speech
The constant attempts at censorship in the name of national security should give all right-thinking Indians pause. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 02, 2012 09:30 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest
The Indian government has gone on the offensive against Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, demanding hundreds of pages be removed or blocked ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 03, 2012 02:46 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Bangalore's new champions for culture
The hundred and ninth imprint of TimeOut Bengaluru edition is dedicated to a group of people who TimeOut believes are playing critical roles in determining the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 07, 2012 08:59 AM — Filed under: ,
Communications from DeitY regarding blocking of Traffic emanating from IP addresses from States assessed to be sensitive in the current prevailing situation
by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:27 PM — Filed under: , ,
Consumer Privacy
This chapter will examine the present legal state of consumer privacy in India and seek to understand the gap between policy and implementation of policy. In ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 13, 2012 09:21 AM — Filed under: , ,
Counter-proposal by the Centre for Internet and Society: Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Due Diligence and Information Removal) Rules, 2012
Any restriction on freedom of speech should embody and be guided by the following principles, as identified by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Apr 24, 2016 11:56 AM — Filed under: ,
The DNA Profiling Bill: Developing Best Practices
On the 27th of September 2012 the Centre for Internet & Society invites the public to a meeting and talk with international experts Helen Wallace from ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 17, 2012 05:54 AM — Filed under: , ,
DNA Databases and Human Rights
Using DNA to trace people who are suspected of committing a crime has been a major advance in policing. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 17, 2012 05:39 AM — Filed under: ,
FUEL Kannada - Workshop on Kannada Computing Terminology
A two days workshop on the standardization of Kannada computing terminologies was organized on January 28th and 29th 2012 at the Centre for Internet and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 23, 2012 10:32 AM — Filed under:
Launching CIS’s Flagship Report on Private Crypto-Assets
The Centre for Internet & Society is launching its flagship report on regulating private crypto-assets in India, as part of its newly formed Financial ... by Admin last modified Dec 03, 2021 03:16 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Comments on the National Policy of Information Technology
The NPIT 2011 has the laudable goal of making India a ‘knowledge economy with a global role’ by developing and deploying ICT solutions in all sectors to foster ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 09, 2011 10:28 AM — Filed under:
Anvar v. Basheer and the New (Old) Law of Electronic Evidence
The Supreme Court of India revised the law on electronic evidence. The judgment will have an impact on the manner in which wiretap tapes are brought before a ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified Dec 04, 2014 03:53 PM — Filed under: , ,