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25 Feb 2014
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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong TurnAfter its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual …
25 Feb 2014
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Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and SocietyThe Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
24 Feb 2014
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Storytelling as Performance: The Ugly Indian and Blank Noise 1This post compares the production behind a performance with the process of storytelling. To illustrate this analogy, we explore the stories of the Blank Noise project and The Ugly Indian- two civic groups from Bangalore making interventions …
24 Feb 2014
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Defending the Humanities in the Digital AgeThe author says that he is trying to take the formulation of digital humanities as a history-in-making where we might still be able to salvage the humanities from being soft-skills and our pedagogies from becoming reduced to MOOCs.
24 Feb 2014
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CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to PrivacyThe “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security …
24 Feb 2014
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Calcutta High Court Strengthens Whistle Blower ProtectionCalcutta High Court has ordered for protection of whistle blower's privacy in its November 20, 2013 order. The court has directed the government to accept RTI applications without the applicant's personal details.
24 Feb 2014
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An Introduction to Spectrum SharingWe will look at how current technology – mainly GSM, but also CDMA and touching upon LTE - shares spectrum, how they might share spectrum, the trade-off between spectral (in this case, 'trunking') and 'economic' efficiency in the …
21 Feb 2014
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Digital Humanities in India- Mapping Changes at the Intersection of Youth, Technology and Higher EducationAs part of the collaborative exercise on mapping the field of Digital Humanities in India, a series of short-term research projects were commissioned by HEIRA-CSCS, Bangalore in November 2013. A day-long workshop was organized at CIS on …
18 Feb 2014
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Will You be Paid to Post a Picture?The wave of free information production on the web is on the wane.
15 Feb 2014
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Tewiki 10th AnniversaryTewiki 10th anniversary celebration 2014, started on February 15 in Vijayawada at Kakaraparti Bhavanarayana College. It was co-organized by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team and the Telugu Wikipedia …
14 Feb 2014
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The Internet WayDr. Nishant Shah's review of the book “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” by Bantam Press/Random House Group, London was published in Biblio Vol. 19 No.8 (1&2), January – February 2014.
14 Feb 2014
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February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass SurveillanceThe expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.
14 Feb 2014
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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 3)In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the third and concluding part, he …
13 Feb 2014
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National Resource Kit: The Jammu & Kashmir Chapter (Revised)The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
12 Feb 2014
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National Resource Kit: The Himachal Pradesh ChapterThe National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
12 Feb 2014
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Centre- or State-Driven Development?Federalism requires a strong Centre as well as strong states, and effective organisation and coordination -- which can be facilitated by using the Internet.
10 Feb 2014
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Storytelling and Technology - Sartaj AnandThis post outlines the general characteristics of storytelling. The second section is an interview with Sartaj Anand, the founder of EgoMonk and BIllion Strong, who talks about storytelling as a strategy to build trust at the intersections …
10 Feb 2014
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National Resource Kit : The Haryana Chapter (Revised)The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Haryana.
6 Feb 2014
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National Resource Kit: The Dadra & Nagar Haveli Chapter (Call for Comments)The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
5 Feb 2014
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National Resource Kit: The Mizoram Chapter (Call for Comments)The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Mizoram.
5 Feb 2014
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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 2)In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this, the second part, he looks at the …
31 Jan 2014
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Video Games: A Case Study of a Cross-cultural Video CollaborationA new book focusing on Palestinian artists’ video, edited by Bashir Makhoul and published by Palestinian Art Court- al Hoash, 2013, includes a chapter co-authored by Larissa Hjorth and Nishant Shah.
31 Jan 2014
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The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2013 and the Lack of Access to Accessibility RightsThe Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2013 (The RPD Bill) went through three avatars since its commissioning in 2009 under the Sudha Kaul Committee. This blog post brings you a summary of the three stages since it was initially …
31 Jan 2014
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The Game of IPR: Insights from the 6th Global Intellectual Property Convention in HyderabadIP practitioners and IP creators were among the 1700 participants to gather at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre earlier this month. Here, CIS had the opportunity of listening in on perspectives around the “Optimization of …
31 Jan 2014
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Open Letter to the Vatican: Request for Holy See to Comment on IPRDue to the Holy See’s demonstrated pro-access position to medicines and published materials for persons with disabilities, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) requested for His Excellency, Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, to also …
31 Jan 2014
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Odia Wikipedia: Three Years of Active Contributions Gives Life to a Ten Year Old ProjectOdia Wikipedia has carved its mark as the largest online encyclopedia in Odia language that is edited by a volunteer editor community.
31 Jan 2014
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10 Ways to Say Nothing NewThe rise of the listicle, a safe, non-thinking information piece that tells us what we already know.
30 Jan 2014
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Wikipedia Editing as Assessment Tool in the Indian Higher Education ClassroomGetting students to create and edit Wikipedia entries in English and Indian languages can be a comprehensive assessment tool at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Both levels of higher education require the demonstration of the ability to …
30 Jan 2014
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Making the Powerful AccountableIf powerful figures are not subjected to transparent court proceedings, the opacity in the face of a critical issue is likely to undermine public faith in the judiciary.
30 Jan 2014
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India's Central Monitoring System (CMS): Something to Worry About?In this article, Maria Xynou presents new information about India's controversial Central Monitoring System (CMS) based on official documents which were shared with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS). Read this article and gain an …