Centre for Internet and Society

DSCI meet

praskrishna — 2018-11-28T01:44:31Z

DSCI meet

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Karan Saini

praskrishna — 2018-11-08T14:49:11Z

Karan Saini

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Aditya 365

praskrishna — 2018-11-07T02:30:52Z

Aditya 365

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Surveillance Talk

praskrishna — 2018-10-31T01:38:24Z

Surveillance Talk

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Confidentiality of Communications and Privacy of Data in the Digital Age

praskrishna — 2018-10-28T06:02:07Z

On September 25, 2018, Elonnai Hickok participated in a side event Confidentiality of Communications and Privacy of Data in the Digital Age organized by INCLO and Privacy International at the Human Rights Council 39th ordinary session. Elonnai spoke on artificial intelligence and privacy.

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Artificial Intelligence

praskrishna — 2018-10-26T14:06:28Z

Artificial Intelligence

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FB

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Quarterly Receipt for July - September 2018

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Quarterly Receipts of Foreign Contributions

praskrishna — 2018-10-15T16:34:41Z

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BIC

praskrishna — 2018-10-09T14:08:40Z

BIC

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CIS Presentation on Cyber Security

praskrishna — 2018-10-02T05:58:59Z

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Pranesh Tweet

praskrishna — 2018-09-19T14:12:39Z

Pranesh Tweet

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Gender and Privacy Workshop

praskrishna — 2018-09-19T01:43:33Z

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Haryana Cops Say Internet Shutdowns Hurt Police Operations

praskrishna — 2018-09-18T15:57:12Z

India sees a very high number of Internet shutdowns, often to preserve law and order, but Haryana cops are arguing against the practice.

The article by Gopal Sathe was published by Huffington Post on September 19, 2018.

Ahead of a Haryana court verdict in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, mobile Internet services were shut down in nearby areas such as Panchkula and Mohali. The Hindustan Times reported that SMSes, mobile Internet and all services apart from voice calls were suspended to keep the peace.

But as a result of the shutdown, police in Panchkula faced a challenge in estimating the size of crowds gathered at different locations. "We were until then sharing information and photos on WhatsApp to figure out the number of people pouring in the city from various points as it helped identify problem areas. DSS followers had started gathering August 22 onwards," Panchkula police commissioner Arshinder Singh Chawla has said, according to a report by Manoj Kumar first published by the Centre for Internet and Society.

This was a replay of events during the Jat agitation of 2016 as well—protestors were present in much greater numbers than police personnel, who were not aware of the scenario on the ground. The police also worried about sending messages asking for help over the radio, as this could have been tapped into by the protestors, according to the report.

The lack of mobile Internet during the DSS-related Internet shutdown also affected the use of technology such as drone cameras, Chawla said. And because the police could not communicate with security personnel at the court complex, the police inside had to scale walls to leave safely, as they could not ask their colleagues for backup.

The report points out that this is in stark contrast to what happened in Mumbai, where former police commissioner Rakesh Maria made use of WhatsApp and SMS messages to prevent a scuffle from turning into a riot during Eid celebrations in early 2015.

A study by the Software Freedom Law Centre stated that India has already over 100 Internet shutdowns in 2018, Medianama reported. The five states with the most shutdowns are Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar. This has been criticised by many, including the UN, and as the Haryana police's experience show, the shutdowns are not just harming citizens, but are counter-productive to maintaining order as well.

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Nima

praskrishna — 2018-09-14T12:15:07Z

Nima

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