Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
27 May 2014
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FOEX Live: May 26-27, 2014A selection of news from across India implicating online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
20 May 2014
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Legislating for Privacy - Part IIApart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate surveillance.
18 May 2014
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Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution – III: Conceptions of Free Speech and DemocracyIn this 3 part series, Gautam Bhatia explores the concept of net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution.
14 May 2014
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European Court of Justice rules Internet Search Engine Operator responsible for Processing Personal Data Published by Third PartiesThe Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that an "an internet search engine operator is responsible for the processing that it carries out of personal data which appear on web pages published by third parties.” The decision adds …
10 May 2014
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Net Freedom Campaign Loses its WayA recent global meet was a victory for governments and the private sector over civil society interests.
6 May 2014
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Networks: What You Don’t See is What You (for)GetWhen I start thinking about DML (digital media and learning) and other such “networks” that I am plugged into, I often get a little confused about what to call them.
6 May 2014
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Filtering content on the internet29 Apr 2014
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The Embodiment of the Right to Privacy within Domestic LegislationThe Right to Privacy is a pivotal construct, essential to the actualization of justice, fairness and equity within any democratic society. It is an instrument used to secure the boundaries of an individual’s personal space, in his …
29 Apr 2014
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Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution - IIIn this 3 part series, Gautam Bhatia explores the concept of net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution.
25 Apr 2014
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NETmundial Day 2Fadi Chehade, the ICANN boss, closed NETmundial 2014 with these words "In Africa we say if you want to go first, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together." He should have added: And if you want to go nowhere, go multi-stakeholder.
24 Apr 2014
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NETmundial: Tracking *Multistakeholder* across ContributionsThis 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 enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the …
24 Apr 2014
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NETmundial Day 1Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's speech at the opening of NETmundial in São Paulo was refreshingly free of the UN-speak that characterised virtually every single other presentation this morning. The experience of sitting for five hours …
24 Apr 2014
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Brazil passes Marco Civil; the US-FCC Alters its Stance on Net NeutralityHopes for the Internet rise and fall rapidly. Yesterday, on April 23, 2014, Marco Civil da Internet, the Brazilian Bill of Internet rights, was passed by the Brazilian Senate into law.
23 Apr 2014
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NETmundial Transcript ArchiveWe are archiving the live transcript from the NETmundial meeting (April 23-24, 2014).
23 Apr 2014
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NETmundial Roadmap: Defining the Roles of Stakeholders in MultistakeholderismNETmundial, one of the most anticipated events in the Internet governance calendar, will see the global community convening at Sao Paolo, with an aim to establish 'strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in …
23 Apr 2014
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NETmundial Day 0Day O of NETmundial began at Arena NetMundial, an alternative-ish, Brazilian counterpart to the official "multistakeholder" meeting being organised at the very expensive Grand Hyatt. Arena NETmundial began today and will extend until the …
23 Apr 2014
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NETmundial - Word Clouds of Contributions by Types of OrganisationThis 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 enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the …
23 Apr 2014
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Accountability of ICANNThe 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 from the submissions to NETmundial '14 on this issue.
22 Apr 2014
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NETmundial and Suggestions for IANA AdministrationFollowing NTIA's announcement to give up control over critical Internet functions, the discussion on how that role should be filled has gathered steam across the Internet governance space.
22 Apr 2014
22 Apr 2014
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NETmundial - Which Countries Have Not Submitted Contributions to NETmundial?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 enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the …
22 Apr 2014
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NETmundial - Contributions by Types of OrganisationThis 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 enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the …
22 Apr 2014
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NETmundial - Contributions by Countries of OriginThis 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 enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the …
22 Apr 2014
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NETmundial - Comparing Appearance of Fifty Most Frequent WordsThis 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 enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the …
22 Apr 2014
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Banking Policy GuideTo gain a practical perspective on the existing banking practices and policies in India in this project, an empirical study of five separate and diverse banks has been conducted. The forms, policy documents, and other relevant and available …
21 Apr 2014
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Principles for Internet Governance: NETmundial 2014 — What do the Contributions Reveal?The Global Multi-stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial) is scheduled for April 23-24, 2014. Towards its stated end of establishing "strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in …
16 Apr 2014
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South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013As the rapid spread of technology in developing countries allows exponentially increasing availability of and access to personal data through automatic data processing, governments are beginning to recognize the necessity to evolve policies …
15 Apr 2014
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Privacy Law in India: A Muddled Field - IThe absence of a statute expressing the legislative will of a democracy to forge a common understanding of privacy is a matter of concern, says BHAIRAV ACHARYA in the first of a two part series.
14 Apr 2014
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Very Big BrotherThe Centre for Internet and Society, the organization I work for, currently serves on a committee established by the Government of India's Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology in January 2013. The committee has …
14 Apr 2014
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Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy vs. The Leaked 2014 Privacy BillFollowing our previous post comparing the leaked 2014 Privacy Bill with the leaked 2011 Privacy Bill, this post will compare the recommendations provided in the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy by the Justice AP Shah Committee to …