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5 Feb 2015
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WWW: The Hackers’ HavenIn an increasingly connected world, it pays to be careful when sharing personal information
5 Feb 2015
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Winners of the Opensource.com 2015 Community AwardsEvery year, Opensource.com awards people from our community who have excelled in contributing and sharing stories about open source.
5 Feb 2015
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TOI literary festival kicks off todayThe Times Litfest 2015, Bengaluru, kicks off on Saturday at the Jayamahal Palace Hotel. The two-day festival is among the biggest such literary enclaves in Bengaluru. It'll see some of India's foremost creative minds talk, argue, debate, …
5 Feb 2015
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Section 66A not for curbing freedom of speech, govt saysSection designed to fight cybercrime and protect the right to life, central government tells Supreme Court.
5 Feb 2015
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ASSOCHAM National Council on IT / ITesThis meeting was held in New Delhi on January 30, 2015 at ASSOCHAM Corporate Office.
5 Feb 2015
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‘Internet is an absolute human right’The right to the internet is an absolute human right, Bengaluru-based lawyer Lawrence Liang said.
30 Jan 2015
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Winter School on Privacy, Surveillance and Data ProtectionThe Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow conducted a week-long winter school on 'Privacy, Surveillance …
28 Jan 2015
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India’s cyber-security budget 'woefully inadequate': ExpertsIndia's cyber-security budget was more than doubled last year. Yet, it is "woefully inadequate" in the wake of revelations made by US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and increasing cyber-attacks on government …
25 Jan 2015
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Citizen Media Summit 2015The Citizen Media Summit 2015 was held in Cebu City, Philippines on January 24 and 25, 2015. Subhashish Panigrahi was a speaker at the event.
22 Jan 2015
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Musician donates Gwalior Gharana songs to free e-libraryA few years ago, Mumbai-based musician Neela Bhagwat realized that her old notebooks filled with lyrics and notations of age-old 'bandishes' were in tatters. Afraid that she might lose them forever, Bhagwat decided to make fresh copies.
20 Jan 2015
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350% surge in Cyber crimes in last 3 yearsIndia’s registered cyber crimes leapt 350% in three years but the legal system is struggling to cope with more and more lawbreakers exploiting the anonymity of the internet.
18 Jan 2015
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Seventh Global Intellectual Property ConventionThe Seventh Global IP Convention took place in Mumbai from January 15 to 17, 2015. Rohini Lakshané attended the event.
17 Jan 2015
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Symposium on Human Rights and the Internet in IndiaOn January 17, 2015 the Center for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg hosted a pubic symposium on “Human …
16 Jan 2015
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Centre should partner local communities in 'Digital India': ExpertThe central government needs to partner communities at the grassroots level and integrate the country's vernacular component to make the Digital India initiative a success, an expert said here Friday.
9 Jan 2015
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India at Leisure: Media, Culture and Consumption in the New EconomyMaggie Huang attended the event and presented a paper titled “The Future of Music Streaming: Business Practices and Copyright Management in India”. The paper was co-authored by Maggie and Amba Kak.
7 Jan 2015
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India Public Libraries ConferenceThe India Public Libraries Conference is being held from March 17 to 19, 2015 at the India International Centre in New Delhi. It is being organized by DELNET and Digital Empowerment Foundation. The Centre for Internet & Society is a …
3 Jan 2015
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Pastebin, Dailymotion, Github blocked after DoT order: ReportA number of Indian users are reporting they're not able to access websites such as Pastebin, DailyMotion and Github while accessing the internet through providers such as BSNL and Vodafone.
3 Jan 2015
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Minds that (should) matterThinkers who best explain a rapidly-changing India to the world (and the world to India).
3 Jan 2015
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Indian Government still blocks 20+ websites – Indian Censorship on InternetIndian Government has blocked 20+ major websites to counter ISIS propaganda. The government has removed blocking of github.com, vimeo.com and other 10+ websites blocked till December 31, 2014.
3 Jan 2015
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India 'jihadi' web blocking causes angerA government block on more than 30 high-profile websites has caused anger across India.
3 Jan 2015
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Govt cracks down on cyber jehad network, blocks access to 32 websitesThe Modi government is starting the New Year with the resolve to wipe out terror and it has cracked down on websites that have been carrying anti-India views and spreading the propaganda of the Islamic State (IS).
2 Jan 2015
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Vimeo, DailyMotion, Pastebin Among Sites Blocked In India For 'Anti-India' Content From ISISThe Indian government has convinced ISPs to block dozens of popular websites accused of hosting “anti-India” content posted by members of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
2 Jan 2015
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Internet users fume as govt blocks 32 sitesThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered Internet service providers to block 32 websites, in cluding popular video-sharing plat forms such as Dailymotion and Vimeo, reportedly over concerns that they are being misused by …
2 Jan 2015
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Govt blocks 32 websites, including Vimeo and GithubThe websites that have been blocked were based on an advisory by Anti Terrorism Squad, and were carrying anti-India content from ISIS.
2 Jan 2015
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Government blocks over 60 websites including github & sourceforge on anti-terror advisoryOver 60 websites and links, including popular online tools like Github and Sourceforge used by thousands of programmers have been blocked in India, triggering angry protests by Internet users.
2 Jan 2015
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Government blocks 32 websites to check ISIS propagandaThe Centre has blocked 32 websites, including vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, pastebin.com and github.com, in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda, prompting a wave of online protests.
2 Jan 2015
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DoT Reportedly Orders Blocking of 32 Websites Including GitHub, Archive.org, SourceForgeMany users on Twitter are claiming that several websites, including many software development resources such as GitHub and SourceForge, along with research resources like the Internet Archive have all been blocked on order of the Department …
2 Jan 2015
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Centre blocks 32 websites for security reasons, restores some laterThe Centre on Wednesday asked Internet Service Providers (ISP) to block 32 websites citing national security concerns, especially from terror group ISIS.
1 Jan 2015
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Works of Veerasalingam Pantulu on webAndhra Loyola College in association with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS- A2K) is conducting a six-day camp titled ‘Wiki Winter’ at Wikipedia Lab in the campus.
31 Dec 2014
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Wiki Winter Camp - Coverage in SakshiMedia coverage for the Wiki winter camp held at Andhra Loyola College.