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Net Neutrality: The argument continues
Opposing camps pitch their views on what zero rating and differential access to the internet would mean in India. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 09, 2015 11:35 AM — Filed under: ,
April 2015 Bulletin
Newsletter for the month of April below. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 31, 2015 04:29 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Private sector censors
If business decides what’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ speech, it can lead to multiple interpretations and arbitrary decisions. The article by Salil Tripathi was ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 26, 2012 01:30 PM — Filed under: , , ,
India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Social Media 1, Indian Government 0
The futility of the Indian government’s attempts to control what is posted on Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites was thrown into high relief this ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 27, 2012 04:44 AM — Filed under: ,
Rethinking National Privacy Principles: Evaluating Principles for India's Proposed Data Protection Law
This report is intended to be the first part in a series of white papers that CIS will publish which seeks to contribute to the discussions around the ... by Amber Sinha last modified Sep 11, 2017 02:22 AM — Filed under: ,
August 2017 Newsletter
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Russian social network VKontakte temporarily blocked in India for Blue Whale threat
Russian social network Vkontakte, where the suicidal online "game" Blue Whale+ is believed to have originated, was blocked on certain internet service provider ... by Admin last modified Sep 14, 2017 01:17 AM — Filed under:
Point of View wins Laadli Media Award: “An encouragement to keep fighting for gender equality”
The first season of Deep Dives - Sexing the Interwebs won the South Asian Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity 2017 in the “Best web series" /"Special ... by Admin last modified Sep 14, 2017 12:10 PM — Filed under:
India: Privacy Bill will likely reflect EU Directive
The Indian Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) called for comments - on 25 February 2014 - on a draft Privacy Protection Bill ('the Bill'). The draft Bill ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:45 AM — Filed under: ,
‘Mobile’ voters may sway polls
BABALAL Patel’s tiny tea stall in Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:55 AM — Filed under: ,
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM — Filed under: , ,
A tale of two Internet campaigns
Techies supported anti-surveillance campaign, companies backed internet safety. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 07, 2014 12:19 AM — Filed under:
India's Internet Jam
As authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Mar 20, 2014 12:41 PM — Filed under: , ,
Internet Governance Round-table at British High Commission
A Internet Governance Round-table was hosted at the residence of the British High Commissioner in Delhi on March 4, 2014. Geeta Hariharan participated in the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 01, 2014 10:32 AM — Filed under:
Girls just wanna have... a voice
Many Indian women have taken to Twitter, the micro-blogging site, to air their views. And some of them have become social media celebrities by virtue of their ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 01, 2014 11:21 AM — Filed under: ,
ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
A conference to be held on Friday 21 March 2014 at the ICANN 49 meeting venue, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, in the Olivia Room, from 10:00 to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 09:54 AM — Filed under: ,
New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say experts
But creates wide exceptions for government agencies. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 11:06 AM — Filed under: ,
The politics of Facebook
With the social media becoming an important political battleground, is Facebook affecting friendships and trying to influence our political leanings? by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 11:30 AM — Filed under: ,
Panel Discussion – Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression in India
Bhairav Acharya will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression’ on Wednesday evening (26th March 2014) from 6:00 pm ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:10 AM — Filed under: ,
Governance issues for private data stores
Malavika Jayaram is a speaker at this event co-hosted by Harvard Faculty Club and Web Science Trust at 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge on March 28, 2014. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:30 AM — Filed under:
Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution - I
In this post, I will explore net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution. by Gautam Bhatia last modified Apr 29, 2014 08:03 AM — Filed under: ,
Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for polls
Internet and social media giants such as Google and Facebook have launched special campaigns, pages and services around the Indian Lok Sabha elections to make ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 14, 2014 11:28 AM — Filed under: ,
NETmundial - Word Clouds of Contributions by Types of Organisation
This set of analysis of the contributions submitted to NETmundial 2014 is part of the effort by the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India, to ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Apr 25, 2014 09:51 AM — Filed under: ,
Accountability of ICANN
The issue of how to ensure the legitimacy and accountability of ICANN is a concern which finds voice in many of the proposals. Four broad stands can be gleaned ... by Smarika Kumar last modified May 28, 2014 10:50 AM — Filed under: ,
NETmundial Day 0
Day O of NETmundial began at Arena NetMundial, an alternative-ish, Brazilian counterpart to the official "multistakeholder" meeting being organised at the very ... by Achal Prabhala last modified Apr 23, 2014 10:58 AM — Filed under: ,
Parties give short shrift to privacy
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 05:54 AM — Filed under: ,
'India wants core internet infrastructure'
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 10:29 AM — Filed under: ,
India for inclusive internet governance
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 10:36 AM — Filed under: ,
April 2014 Bulletin
The newsletter for the month of April can be accessed below: by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:38 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,