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- India’s vanishing fingerprints put UID in question
- A curious situation has come to light at the UID (unique identity) enrolment centres. Call it the phenomenon of vanishing fingerprints. You see, our unique ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 26, 2011 10:05 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Text of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking
- CIS had filed a request under the Right to Information Act with the government, asking a number of questions relating to blocking of content under the IT Act. ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 28, 2011 02:37 PM — Filed under: RTI, Internet Governance, Censorship
- 11th Meeting of Information Systems Security Sectional Committee (LITD 17)
- Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS at this meeting organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) at Manak Bhavan, New Delhi on April 13, 2017. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 19, 2017 02:57 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Sunil Abraham: Honorary steward September 2017
- Shuttleworth Foundation has announced Sunil Abraham as Honorary Steward for its September 2017 fellowship round. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 20, 2017 01:30 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Stop the Haphazard Internet Shutdown Says MP Jay Panda
- In just one year India lost $968M due to Internet shutdowns; “Cops may not be the right decision makers when it comes to imposing what is a digital curfew,” ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 27, 2017 04:44 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Analysis: Data Protection in India - Getting It Right
- Indian Government Plans Ambitious Data Protection Legislation Rollout by October by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 28, 2017 01:42 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy & Sexual Minorities
- Danish Sheikh examines the status of sexual minorities in the light of privacy framework in India. Culling out some real life examples based on various ... by Danish Sheikh — last modified Sep 20, 2013 09:22 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon
- Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 20, 2012 05:24 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp
- A two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 21, 2012 07:19 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Indian Government's Submission to ITU
- The following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 09, 2012 12:48 AM — Filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
- Solutions for Enabling Cross-border Data Flows
- ICC BASIS and the Internet Society are co-organising a workshop at the IGF (Baku - 7 November 2012 - 14:30 to 16:00) to explore solutions for enabling ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 07, 2012 10:42 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
- November 2012 Bulletin
- Welcome to the newsletter of November 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of Section 66A of the IT Act by ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 06, 2013 01:59 PM — Filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
- The Worldwide Web of Concerns
- The threat of a ‘UN takeover’ of the Internet through the WCIT is non-existent. However, that does not mean that activists have been crying themselves hoarse ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 10, 2012 05:10 AM — Filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
- Ayodhya trending on Twitter sparks censorship concerns
- On the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the ShauryaDiwas, Ayodhya and Babri Masjid hashtags were trending on Twitter all day, with almost 2,500 ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 12, 2012 10:38 AM — Filed under: Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Social Media
- Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part II
- Snehashish Ghosh does a further analysis of the leaked list of the websites blocked by the Indian Government from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 (“leaked ... by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Sep 27, 2012 10:42 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Social Networking
- Govt plans inter-ministerial panel on Internet policy
- The government may set up an inter-ministerial panel to improve coordination among the various arms of the government on Internet-related issues such as ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 25, 2012 10:28 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
- E-Governance, Identity & Privacy
- This chapter will look at different legislations, projects, and policies pertaining to e-governance and identity that India has put in place, and examine both ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 26, 2012 06:17 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- August 2018 Newsletter
- CIS newsletter for the month of August 2018. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 16, 2018 05:08 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- India’s internet shutdowns are costing the economy billions of dollars
- Frequent internet shutdowns have begun to hurt the Indian economy. by Admin — last modified Jul 31, 2018 04:54 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah in Delhi
- The next meeting of the two Sub-Groups on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 14, 2012 08:31 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Breaking Down ICANN Accountability: What It Is and What the Internet Community Wants
- At the recent ICANN conference held in Dublin (ICANN54), one issue that was rehashed and extensively deliberated was ICANN's accountability and means to ... by Ramya Chandrasekhar — last modified Nov 05, 2015 03:29 PM — Filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
- Big Data in the Global South International Workshop
- Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro welcomes you to an international workshop on Big Data at Hotel Windsor Florida, Rua Ferreira Viana, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 06, 2015 02:04 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Event, Big Data
- Open Forum - DINL, Digital Infrastructure Association
- Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 07, 2015 02:45 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
- Transnational Due Process: A Case Study in MS Cooperation
- nternet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2015 03:27 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
- A Dialogue on "Zero Rating" and Network Neutrality
- Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2015 04:21 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
- Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)
- Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Nov 18, 2015 06:33 AM — Filed under: ICT4D, Call for Comments, WSIS+10, Access to Knowledge, Accessibility, Human Rights Online, Internet Governance, ICANN, IANA Transition, Open Source, Open Access
- WhatsApps with fireworks, apps with diyas: Why Diwali needs to go beyond digital
- The idea of a 'digital' Diwali reduces our social relationships to a ledger of give and take. The last fortnight, I have been bombarded with advertisements ... by Nishant Shah — last modified Nov 23, 2015 01:27 PM — Filed under: Digital Media, Internet Governance
- Response by the Centre for Internet and Society to the Draft Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- This proposal was made to the Global Multistakeholder Community on August 9, 2015. The proposal was drafted by Pranesh Prakash and Jyoti Panday. The research ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Nov 29, 2015 06:35 AM — Filed under: IANA, Internet Governance, IANA Transition
- The Humpty-Dumpty Censorship of Television in India
- The Modi government’s attack on Sathiyam TV is another manifestation of the Indian state’s paranoia of the medium of film and television, and consequently, the ... by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Nov 29, 2015 08:37 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- How India Regulates Encryption
- by Pranesh Prakash & Japreet Grewal — last modified Jul 23, 2016 01:24 PM — Filed under: Encryption, Internet Governance
