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Why India snubbed Facebook's free Internet offer
The social media giant wanted to give the people of India free access to a chunk of the Internet, but the people weren't interested. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 27, 2016 07:49 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Comments by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Report of the Committee on Medium Term Path on Financial Inclusion
Apart from item-specific suggestions, CIS would like to make one broad comment with regard to the suggestions dealing with linking of Aadhaar numbers with bank ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Mar 01, 2016 01:53 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Why the Internet is Making India Furious
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore is a kind of hacker club for wonks and lawyers obsessed with issues of digital rights and global ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 28, 2016 03:01 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Violence call key to 'sedition'
Words, whether spoken or shouted, that question or even malign the government cannot be labelled as sedition, unless they specifically incite violence, lawyers ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 28, 2016 03:06 AM — Filed under:
International Conference on Mobile Law
Pranesh Prakash spoke in the panel on Mobiles - Privacy and Social Media on March 1, 2012. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2012 08:24 AM — Filed under:
New Bill to decide on individual’s right to privacy
A group of experts would identify issues relating to privacy and prepare a report to facilitate authoring the Privacy Bill. Vishwajoy Mukherjee's article was ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 07, 2012 07:19 AM — Filed under: ,
Data for Development: Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in India
On 24 April 2019 Arindrajit Basu delivered a talk at an event titled at Data for Development:Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in India at ... by Admin last modified Apr 25, 2019 03:17 PM — Filed under: ,
Jugendschutz und Cyber-Grooming: Indisches Gericht hebt eigenen Tiktok-Bann wieder auf
Der Streit um Tiktok geht in die nächste Runde: Nachdem Google und Apple die Video-App kürzlich aus ihrem Angebot streichen mussten, nahm ein indisches Gericht ... by Leon Kaiser last modified Apr 28, 2019 04:42 AM — Filed under:
The Phantom Public: The Role of Social Media in Democracy
Amber Sinha delivered an open lecture at Ambedkar University, New Delhi on 3 April 2019. by Admin last modified May 01, 2019 05:09 AM — Filed under: ,
(re) conference
From 10 to 12 April 2019, Aayush Rathi participated in a "reconference" a global conference designed to provoke conversations around the new possibilities and ... by Admin last modified May 02, 2019 02:01 AM — Filed under: ,
Cyber criminals hide in the ‘dark web’ to remain anonymous
An increasing number of cyber criminals are using the dark web — the encrypted part of the internet that cannot be tracked — to shop for software that helps ... by Tushar Kaushik last modified May 02, 2019 01:55 PM — Filed under:
Why the TikTok ban is worrying
Rather than critically examining the infringement of liberties by the political executive, the Indian courts are becoming an additional threat to the right to ... by Gurshabad Grover last modified May 05, 2019 10:11 AM — Filed under:
Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for ... by Amber Sinha last modified May 13, 2019 09:06 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handle
Shweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia). by Admin last modified May 14, 2019 02:40 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face
On 10 May 2019 Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a stakeholder's roundtable consultation on "Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face", organized ... by Admin last modified May 14, 2019 02:51 PM — Filed under: ,
Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative
On 3 May 2019 Arindrajit Basu attended a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative held at IIC in Delhi. I am a member of the Working Group ... by Admin last modified May 14, 2019 03:06 PM — Filed under: ,
"Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority"
In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic ... by Martin Moore last modified May 21, 2019 03:33 PM — Filed under: ,
Workshop on Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age (Delhi, November 14-15)
IT for Change, along with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and National ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Dec 15, 2016 09:27 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 Working Group Meetings - A Summary
The Centre for Internet & Society attended the ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 Working Group Meetings from 22 to 27 October 2016 in Abu Dhabi at Abu Dhabi National ... by Vanya Rakesh last modified Dec 16, 2016 11:53 PM — Filed under: ,
The Curious Case of Poor Security in the Indian Twitterverse
What are the technical, legal and jurisdictional issues around the recent Twitter and email hacks claimed by the ‘Legion Crew’, and what can targeted entities ... by Udbhav Tiwari last modified Dec 17, 2016 12:28 AM — Filed under: ,
Myanmar Digital Rights Forum
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum in Myanmar on December 14 and 15, 2016. The two day event was organized by Phandeeyar, You Can ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 12:44 AM — Filed under:
11th DSCI-NASSCOM Annual Information Security Summit 2016
Udbhav Tiwari participated as a panelist in the 11th DSCI-NASSSCOM Annual Information Security Summit 2016 in New Delhi on December 14, 2016. The event was ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 01:14 AM — Filed under:
"Decoding the Digital"- Winter School at IIIT Bangalore
The Centre for IT and Public Policy at IIIT Bangalore organized a winter school from December 12 to 14, 2016 at the IIIT campus on Decoding the Digital, where ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 01:39 AM — Filed under: ,
With power, phone and internet services affected, Chennai is still recovering from Cyclone Vardah
Nearly a week after Cyclone Vardah rattled the city, bringing normal life to a halt for a few days, Chennai is still reeling from the aftershock of the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 20, 2016 04:50 PM — Filed under:
The EU and Free Flows of Data - Data Protection, Trade and Law Enforcement
Amelia Andersdotter, Cofounder of Dataskydd.net, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society and former Member of the European Parliament gave a talk ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 22, 2016 04:01 PM — Filed under:
‘IT hub’ K’taka ranks No 12 in e-deals
Karnataka may be dubbed the ‘IT hub’ of the country but when it comes to e-governance transactions, the state clearly has a long way to go. Statistics from ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 28, 2016 01:54 AM — Filed under:
Rankathon on Digital Rights (Delhi, January 08)
Please join us on Sunday, January 08, at the CIS office in Hauz Khas, Delhi, for a rankathon to visualise, and contribute to the findings of the Ranking ... by Amber Sinha last modified Dec 29, 2016 07:10 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India’s ruling party takes online abuse to a professional level
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employs an army of trolls to harass and intimidate critics through social media, a new book ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 31, 2016 02:19 AM — Filed under: ,
Mapping of India’s Cyber Security-Related Bilateral Agreements
With the rapid spread of cloud computing and the growth of cyber spaces, large masses of information are now easily transmittable transnationally, ... by Leilah Elmokadem and Saumyaa Naidu last modified Apr 27, 2017 03:14 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Myanmar Digital Rights Forum proposes a path away from 66(d)
More than 55 representatives from technology companies, government, media and civil society organizations gathered at the innovation lab Phandeeyar to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 10, 2017 03:09 PM — Filed under: