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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
7 Oct 2014
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Training for Internet Governance ActivistsGeetha Hariharan attended a training session for Internet rights activists in Cambridge, organised by Global Partners Digital, UK on September 23 and 24, 2014.
30 Sep 2014
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Workshop on Enabling Information Systems for Local GovernanceThis event was organized by Jamia Milla Islamia at Tagore Hall in New Delhi on September 18, 2014. Sunil Abraham was a participant.
30 Sep 2014
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The Power of Communication: The Media, Public Space and Participatory DemocracyBhairav Acharya will be presenting a paper at this event to be held in the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla on October 13 and 14, 2014.
30 Sep 2014
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National Consultation on Media LawThe Law Commission of India and the National University, Delhi have joined hands to organize the National Consultation on Media Law at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on September 27 and 28, 2014. Nehaa Chaudhari participated in this …
30 Sep 2014
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CPDP 2015The eighth international conference on computers, privacy and data protection will be held in Brussels from January 21 to 23, 2015. The Centre for Internet and Society is a moral supporter of CPDP.
19 Sep 2014
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Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital AgeIT for Change in partnership with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and ANANDI organized this event on September 13 and 14, 2014. Rohini Lakshane participated as a speaker.
16 Sep 2014
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Fighting battles onlineInternet policy maverick Sunil Abraham feels that accessibility is key to democratising the Internet space.
12 Sep 2014
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Social Media Aids Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit KashmirAs flood-ravaged Indian Kashmir faces a communication blackout, social media posts on Facebook and Twitter are playing a huge role in tracing people stranded in the region.
12 Sep 2014
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Google aims to win 40% of India with Android OneWhen Google launches its low-cost Android One devices next Monday, Indian users will be able to give voice commands, type messages and use almost all major mobile applications in Hindi.
8 Sep 2014
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Colonial yoke or bureaucratic insouciance?‘Blame the British’ is an oft-invoked argument when the subject of India’s outdated laws comes up for discussion. But 68 years since Independence, can we still afford to parrot that old line?
4 Sep 2014
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Mobile, Trust and PrivacySunil Abraham was a speaker at the event organized by GSM Association on September 4, 2014.
3 Sep 2014
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Preserving a Universal Internet: The Costs of FragmentationSunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by OECD and Centre for International Governance Innovation on September 3, 2014.
2 Sep 2014
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Implications of post-Snowden Internet Localization ProposalsSunil Abraham was a speaker in this workshop organized by Center for Democracy and Technology on September 2, 2014.
31 Aug 2014
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SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT ActSection 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
29 Aug 2014
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Will domain dot भारत spur the growth of Indian languages on the internet?Modi's effort to promote the use of Hindi and e-governance has given hope to those who want to see more vernacular content online, but many challenges have to be overcome.
28 Aug 2014
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Understanding Surveillance and Privacy in IndiaBhairav Acharya delivered a lecture at the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on August 28, 2014.
28 Aug 2014
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The Uncertain Future of India's Plan to Biometrically Identify EveryoneLast Sunday an 11-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southeast India, hung himself from a ceiling fan as his family slept.
19 Aug 2014
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Dot Bharat domain to roll out on August 21Web addresses are set to get multilingual in India. Soon you will be able to type in addresses in a web browser in the Devnagri script – with “dot bharat” standing in for the currently common “dot in” domain to begin with. The roll-out of …
11 Aug 2014
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Sunil Abraham | The online warriorWith a vision that combines free speech with digital privacy, this policymaker has redefined the role of the internet in society.
4 Aug 2014
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We the goondasYou can now be arrested in Karnataka even before you commit an offence under the IT Act. You could be in jail under the Goonda Act even if not guilty under the Indian Copyright Act. If govt thinks you are planning to send a 'lascivious' …
3 Aug 2014
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'I'm going to ruin you, dear'Revenge porn is sweeping across the developed world. And now it's being seen in India. The culprit, says Prasun Chaudhuri, is often a former friend, partner, relative or colleague.
29 Jul 2014
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India’s dedicated Cryptology centre gets Rs. 115 crore fundingWork on India's first dedicated cryptology centre – plans for which were first announced in June 2012 – will likely accelerate as the project has gained initial funding of Rs. 115 crore from the federal government, stepping up the nation's …
28 Jul 2014
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The trouble with trollsSocial networking sites give trolls the ability to hide their real identity and cause grief to others. Here is what you need to do if you face an online attack.
28 Jul 2014
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Information Influx ConferenceMalavika Jayaram was a speaker at the event organized by the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam from July 2 to 4, 2014.
27 Jul 2014
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ICT Awareness Program for Myanmar Parliamentarians in YangonMyanmar ICT for Development Organization-MIDO conducted ICT policy training for multi- party parliamentarian representatives in Yangon on July 26 and 27, 2014. Sunil Abraham presented on Innovation Ecosystem and Thinking about Internet …
18 Jul 2014
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Terror recruiters target Indians on internetWhat's in a name? If it indicates your religious identity, then you could get trolled by strangers wanting to draw you in with videos on the importance of archaic customs and doctored accounts of world history.
18 Jul 2014
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Information & Communication Technology in Making a Healthy Information Society with special reference to use of ICTS in Educational TechnologyThe Department of Computer Science, Andhra Loyola College in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science, Krishna University will be organizing a UGC-sponsored National Seminar on August 11 and 12, 2014 at Andhra Loyola College in …
16 Jul 2014
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Living in a Fish BowlThough India needs a comprehensive law on the right to privacy, it may not be ready for something as avant garde as the “right to be forgotten” on the Internet, argues Shuma Raha
11 Jul 2014
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Rethinking Privacy: The Link between Florida v. Jardines and the Surveillance of Nature FilmsBhairav Acharya gave a talk on "Rethinking Privacy" at an event organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) on July 11, 2014.
8 Jul 2014
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Best Practices MeetThe Best Practices Meet 2014 is being organized by DSCI at Hotel Leela Palace on July 9, 2014. Sunil Abraham will participate as a panelist at the event.