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- Indian Netizens Criticize Online Censorship of ‘Jihadi’ Content
- The article on online censorship by Subhashish Panigrahi was published in Global Voices on January 6, 2015. by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Feb 10, 2015 02:43 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on December 19, 2014 held a talk on “Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights. by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Feb 13, 2015 02:41 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Reply to RTI Applications filed with respect to Foreign Contractors and Vendors of IT and Telecommunication Enterprises
- An RTI application was filed by the Sh. Matthew Thomas on August 06, 2014 enquiring about the details of the foreign contractors and vendors of certain ... by Lovisha Aggarwal — last modified Feb 25, 2015 02:13 PM — Filed under: RTI Application, Internet Governance
- Right to Information (RTI) Requests to BSNL and MTNL Regarding Security Equipment
- As part of research, on July 2, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) had sent Right to Information (RTI) requests to two of the largest internet ... by Maria Xynou — last modified Feb 25, 2015 03:04 PM — Filed under: RTI Application, Internet Governance
- Govt may turn to supercomputing for better use of Aadhaar database
- Technology experts working with the Aadhaar project have spotted other potential uses for it, all to be powered by a string of supercomputers. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 08, 2015 05:53 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- SC reserves judgement in cases against Section 66A
- The verdict will have far reaching consequences on civil liberties and right to freedom of speech on the Internet. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 08, 2015 03:08 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Google's war on nude photos goes against user rights
- Yesterday, Google announced that starting March 23, 2015 users will be unable to share sexually explicit content on its blogging platform -- Blogger. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 09, 2015 01:57 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Delhi government in consultation with Centre to block Uber's Internet address
- The Delhi transport department has started consultation with the central government to block the internet address of taxi hailing app Uber if the San ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 09, 2015 02:12 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- A Selection of Tweets on How to Make Crowdmaps Effectual for Mapping Violence against Women
- This is a collection of tweets by Rohini Lakshane on making crowdmaps more effective for mapping gender violence. The compilation of tweets has been ... by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Mar 12, 2015 12:42 AM — Filed under: Gender, Internet Governance
- Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things
- US Consulate Chennai formally Invite you for a talk by David F.Heyman on March 19, 2015 in Hotel Atria, Palace Road, Bangalore. The event is being organized by ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 13, 2015 02:14 AM — Filed under: Event, Internet Governance
- Facebook launches Internet.org in India
- Joins hands with Reliance Communications. Move spurs neutrality concerns. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 13, 2015 02:27 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- ‘A safe Internet and a free Internet can co-exist’
- Striking down of 66A kicked off celebrations in the IT capital. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 25, 2015 03:58 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
- Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring ‘Offensive Messages’ Online
- India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down legislation barring “offensive messages” online, saying it violated constitutional guarantees of free expression. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 25, 2015 04:18 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
- Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashion
- A division bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on three sections of the Information Technology Act 2000 - Section 66A, Section 79 and Section 69A. The ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:07 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- Live Chat: Win for Free Speech
- Join us for a live chat at 5.30 pm on SC striking down the Section 66A of the IT Act which had permitted the arrest of people for posting "offensive content" ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:07 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- I dare you, I double dare you: Social media celebrates Sec 66A verdict
- Users across social media platforms on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's scrapping of the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:33 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- Ruling in India shields Web posts
- The Supreme Court in India struck down a section of its country’s information technology act Tuesday that had made it illegal for anyone to spread ‘‘offensive ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2015 12:38 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- India's Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free Speech
- Online freedom advocates in India are hailing a court ruling that struck down a controversial law seen as infringing free speech on the Internet. But in a ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2015 01:43 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- India's Supreme Court Axes Online Censorship Law, But Challenges Remain
- The Supreme Court of India took a remarkable step to protect free expression on March 24, 2015, striking down controversial section 66A of the IT Act that ... by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 27, 2015 02:38 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech Online
- This week India's Supreme Court redefined the boundaries of freedom of speech on the internet. With the Court's decision in Shreya Singhal & Ors. v. Union of ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Mar 27, 2015 04:50 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence Liang
- Lawyer-activist Lawrence Liang on why SC upheld section 69A and the implications of striking down section 66A. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2015 04:18 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- 66A DEAD. LONG LIVE 66A!
- Last Tuesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo walked into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office. India's most compulsive and most-followed tweeter, Modi, as Gujarat ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2015 02:11 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action
- Conference on UNESCO’s Internet Study: access, free expression, privacy and ethics. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2015 03:31 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhasha
- With the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 05:49 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
- Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?
- The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:54 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Delhi Govt Sets Up WiFi Task Force
- Delhi government is believed to have set up a task force to enable WiFi in the city. The task force, which has been recently constituted, includes entrepreneur ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 07:06 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Roundtable on ICANN Accountability
- The roundtable was organised by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), National Internet Exchange of India and Centre for ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 04:54 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- ‘Smack’ the Trolls!
- A car was put up for sale on a Facebook (FB) page by a woman. The first few comments were genuine questions asking about the price and the woman was asked to ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2015 06:38 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- If you thought India is a country where freedom of speech and expression are fundamental rights, think twice!
- Having contributed significantly in growing pollution and corruption indices, there's one place where India seems to hold the top spot is: imposing ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 04, 2015 03:52 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?
- Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 05, 2015 05:08 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Transparency Reports, Internet Governance, Privacy
