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Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be ... by Maria Xynou last modified Nov 23, 2013 08:38 AM — Filed under: , ,
YouTube is the answer to what has changed in India
Alternative Law Forum’s Lawrence Liang on relaunching Creative Commons, and how it changes the legal landscape of copyright issues. by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 20, 2013 07:00 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Supports the UN Resolution on “The Right to Privacy in the Digital age”.
The United Nations adopted the resolution on the right to privacy recently. It recognised privacy as a human right, integral to the right to free expression, ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Nov 30, 2013 07:25 AM — Filed under: , ,
Open Secrets
We need to think of privacy in different ways — not only as something that happens between people, but between you and corporations. by Nishant Shah last modified Nov 30, 2013 08:21 AM — Filed under: ,
CPDP 2014 Reforming Data Protection: The Global Perspective
Already in its 7th edition, the annual Computer Privacy and Data Protection conference (organised by CPDP) is being held in Brussels from January 22 to 24, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 11, 2013 03:39 AM — Filed under: , ,
Legal Issues pertaining to Cloud Computing
The Law and Technology Society of National Law School of India University, Bangalore is organizing the 6th edition of its flagship conference ‘Consilience’ on ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 07, 2022 03:29 PM — Filed under: ,
Technology in Government and Topics in Privacy
Malavika Jayaram is a speaker at an event organized by Data Privacy Lab at CGIS Cafe, Cambridge Street, Harvard University Campus. She will speak on Biometrics ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 27, 2013 10:20 AM — Filed under: ,
Election Commission to monitor conduct of political parties on Facebook, Twitter and Google
With Congress and BJP hammering away at each other in the ongoing assembly contests that will set the stage for national polls next year, the Election ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 30, 2013 07:02 AM — Filed under: ,
Biometrics or Bust? Implications of the UID for Participation and Inclusion
Malavika Jayaram will give a talk on biometrics and the implications of UID for participation and inclusion at the office of the Centre for Internet and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2014 08:56 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Cyberscholars Working Group at MIT
Malavika Jayaram is giving a talk on Biometrics or Bust - India’s Identity Crisis at this event organised by Berkman Center for Internet & Society on December ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 09, 2014 06:41 AM — Filed under: ,
Now Streaming on Your Nearest Screen
Digital cinema, especially the kinds produced using mobile devices and travelling on Internet social networking systems like YouTube and MySpace, are often ... by Nishant Shah last modified Dec 24, 2011 08:58 AM — Filed under: ,
Exposing Data: Art Slash Activism
Tactical Tech and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a public discussion on the intersection of Art and Activism at the CIS office in ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 29, 2011 01:31 PM — Filed under:
An Introduction to Bitfilm and Bitcoin – A Discussion by Aaron Koenig
The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore invites you to a talk by Aaron Koenig, Managing Director, Bitfilm Networks of Hamburg, Germany on January 23, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 05, 2013 10:14 AM — Filed under: ,
2012 in Review: Biometric ID Systems Grew Internationally...and So Did Concerns about Privacy
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are in the fight for free ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2013 04:40 AM — Filed under:
Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM — Filed under: ,
TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs
For most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 21, 2013 03:09 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Emerging Issues in the Internet of Things
Andrew Rens will give a talk about research that he is doing at the Internet Governance Lab on October 23, 2017 at the Centre for Internet & Society in ... by Admin last modified Oct 03, 2017 01:53 AM — Filed under: ,
The Fundamental Right to Privacy: An Analysis
Last​ ​month’s​ ​judgment​ ​by​ ​the​ ​nine​ ​judge​ ​referral​ ​bench​ ​was​ ​an​ ​emphatic endorsement​ ​of​ ​the​ ​the​ ​constitutional​ ​right​ ​to​ ... by Amber Sinha last modified Oct 04, 2017 11:19 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Revisiting Per Se vs Rule of Reason in Light of the Intel Conditional Rebate Case
Recent developments in the European Union (EU) regarding the antitrust case against Intel have brought back into focus two rules of competition law analysis- ... by Shruthi Anand last modified Oct 04, 2017 01:45 PM — Filed under: ,
Tangled Web
Government and social networking sites at loggerheads as debate rages over freedom of expression, writes Kumar Anshuman and Nikita Doval in this story ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 23, 2012 08:42 AM — Filed under: ,
On the net, red herring
They are often the first clue in cyber crimes.But IP addresses may not be totally foolproof, writes Javed Anwer. Sunil Abraham has been quoted in this article ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:49 AM — Filed under:
Why this ‘kolaveri di' is India's coming of age
In the last two weeks, two videos have gone viral on the Internet in India. One, the catchy Tanglish-folksy ‘Why this kolaveri di' video, and two, the flash ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 05, 2011 10:03 AM — Filed under:
Google V/s Kapil Sibal
Mr Kapil Sibal was quoted by the Hindu* today as saying that "he had been left with no choice" because the internet companies "refused to delete incendiary ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 09, 2011 11:12 AM — Filed under: ,
That’s the unkindest cut, Mr Sibal
There’s Kolaveri-di on the Internet over Kapil Sibal’s diktat to social media sites to prescreen users’ posts. That diktat goes far beyond the restrictions ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Dec 12, 2011 04:59 AM — Filed under: ,
Revealed: Bangalore’s Basic Instincts
This is a first – a sex survey that focusses only on Bangalore. Sure, we have sex surveys telling us what the country thinks. But we wanted to know what our ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 10, 2012 06:50 AM — Filed under:
Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression
In India, Internet giants such as Google and Facebook are fighting a lawsuit after the government authorized their prosecution for online content on their ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 19, 2012 08:59 AM — Filed under: , ,
Privacy Matters — Consumer Privacy
Privacy India, in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society, International Development Research Centre, Society in Action Group and Privacy ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 31, 2012 10:55 AM — Filed under: , ,
Securing e-Governance
On June 16, 2012, Privacy India in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, International Development Research Centre, Canada, Privacy ... by Natasha Vaz last modified Jun 26, 2012 06:45 AM — Filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham | The online warrior
With a vision that combines free speech with digital privacy, this policymaker has redefined the role of the internet in society. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 12, 2014 04:04 PM — Filed under: