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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
27 May 2015
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Your phone is a surveillance device, your ISP a surveillance provider…: Pranesh Prakash“In India there is no special privilege for journalists over ordinary citizens,” Pranesh Prakash, Policy Director at the Centre for Internet and Society began at the workshop entitled ‘Digital Security for Journalists’ organised by the …
24 May 2015
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ConsiliencePranesh Prakash was a speaker at this event organized by the National Law School of India University on May 9 and 10, 2015 in Bangalore. The theme for this conference was "Net Neutrality".
20 May 2015
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Anti-harassment app wins hackathon for womenA team of four young women coders from Porta Allegra in Brazil has won the IGNITE International Girls Hackathon with an anti-harassment app called Não Me Calo, which means “I will not shut up”.
10 May 2015
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Definition of Net Neutrality should be flexible: Pranesh PrakashCritics argue that Facebook’s Internet.org violates the principle of Net Neutrality.
5 May 2015
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The Transformative Power of Online ActivismRohini Lakshané was a panelist at this event organized by Hertie School of Governance on May 4, 2015.
4 May 2015
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re:thinking tomorrowThe lightning spread of communication technologies has enabled the dissemination of information and ideas that mainstream media have been unwilling or unable to publish.
29 Apr 2015
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Net Neutrality: The argument continuesOpposing camps pitch their views on what zero rating and differential access to the internet would mean in India.
29 Apr 2015
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IIGF RecruitmentThe National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is conducting walk-in interviews on May 16, 2015 at 10 a.m. at NIXI Jasola office, Flat No. 6B, 6th Floor, Uppals M6 Plaza, New Delhi. NIXI is seeking candidates to fill the posts of Technology …
27 Apr 2015
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Freedom struggle 2.0In the face of the debate on net neutrality, here is a look at the consequences of not having a free, equal, and private internet.
27 Apr 2015
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Financial Express hosts #NetNeutralityDebate: ‘Price discrimination can be allowed, but not for the same packet of data’Trying to cut through the noise on Net Neutrality in India, FICCI in partnership with Financial Express is hosting a panel discussion titled ‘Decoding Net Neutrality’ in New Delhi on Wednesday.
26 Apr 2015
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Cry, you nasty trollsMicro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a tool that identifies abusive tweets and hides them from their targets. Will it stem the tide of viciousness online, asks Prasun Chaudhuri.
25 Apr 2015
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There's a Spy Behind Your Gadget Screen Tracking DataMore people are becoming aware of the risks that come with online habits.
24 Apr 2015
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Financial Express hosts #NetNeutralityDebate: ‘Price discrimination can be allowed, but not for the same packet of data’Trying to cut through the noise on Net Neutrality in India, FICCI in partnership with Financial Express is hosting a panel discussion titled “Decoding Net Neutrality” in New Delhi on Wednesday.
23 Apr 2015
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Net Neutrality debate in India: Here are all the arguments you need to knowWhile online activists and even big Internet companies have come out to support Net Neutrality, the debate isn’t really as simple when it comes to India.
21 Apr 2015
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Privacy International Network MeetingSunil Abraham will be attending this meeting organized by Privacy International, UK in London on April 22 and 23, 2015.
21 Apr 2015
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CII Digital India SummitThe Digital India Summit was organized at the Taj Mahal Hotel and Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on April 21 and 24, 2015. Pranesh Prakash participated in it.
20 Apr 2015
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Airtel defends Airtel Zero, calls it toll-free serviceReleasing an official statement, Airtel said its vision is to have every Indian on the Internet while appmakers will decide how to pay for data.
19 Apr 2015
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Net neutrality: Net activism packs a punchFor the first time in the history of internet campaigns in India, a protest movement has successfully changed the course of a debate without having to take to the streets. The net neutrality movement is being fought almost totally in the …
18 Apr 2015
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Now you can search Google in Kannada, in your handwritingAll you need to do is to make changes in settings on your phone or tablet.
15 Apr 2015
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Reconciling Policy Priorities of the Global North and South: Implications for Norms of Responsible State Behaviour in CyberspaceThis meeting is an official side-event of the 2015 Global Conference on Cyberspace and is co-organized by the Hague Institute for Global Justice and the Observer Research Foundation. The meeting will take place at the Hague Institute for …
15 Apr 2015
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Net neutrality: Debate rages onA controversy was sparked after Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator, launched 'Airtel Zero' on Monday that allows companies to offer their applications to Airtel subscribers for free.
15 Apr 2015
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Net neutrality debate ragesWhile Airtel has put out a statement on the pull out by Flipkart, other operators are playing a cautious game.
15 Apr 2015
15 Apr 2015
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Indians Join ‘Save the Internet’ CampaignIn India, hundreds of thousands have joined a public campaign to ensure equal access to the Internet as an impassioned debate engulfs the country on what is called “net neutrality.”
15 Apr 2015
14 Apr 2015
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Net neutrality: Trai receives over 2 lakh mailsThe idea of an open internet can bring together not just worried netizens but politicians of all hues.
13 Apr 2015
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People voice their support for net neutrality, say Internet a utility not a luxuryAs the campaign and support for net neutrality is picking up, Politicians, celebrities and a cross section of people are voicing their support for it. Net neutrality means all data and sites are treated and charged equally be it mobile app …
12 Apr 2015
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Surveillance rises, privacy retreatsWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have, at considerable personal cost, revealed how surveillance has eroded the private space in a world driven by digital technology.
6 Apr 2015
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Smriti Irani brings back focus on voyeurism prevailing in our countryThe case of Union minister Smriti Irani finding a CCTV camera at Goa's Fab India has again brought back the focus on digital voyeurism and how a critical issue like surveillance can be exploited. Irani's case comes days after a woman found …
3 Apr 2015
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The block headsAn entire government department is on the job, but can it really take down ‘offending’ online content?