Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
7 Jul 2014
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COAI, Centre for Internet & Society to hold pan-India meetings on privacy issuesIn order to discuss possible legal frameworks to enable surveillance of voice and data communications in India, the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) along with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) will hold seven …
3 Jul 2014
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Implications of post-Snowden Internet localization proposalsThe Ninth Annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Meeting will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 2-5 September 2014. The venue of the meeting is Lütfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC).
3 Jul 2014
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Cyber crimes shoot up 52% in India over last yearThere has been a sharp increase in the incidence of cyber crime in the country. The number of cases registered in 2013 under the IT Act has gone up by 52 per cent to 4,192 as against 2,761 in the previous year.
2 Jul 2014
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Consultation to Frame Rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) and Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG at NLUD) invite you to a consultation to draft rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, …
21 Jun 2014
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Commonwealth Domain Name System Forum 2014This event took place on 19 June 2014 from 09:00-17:30 BST at ICANN50 | London in the Viscount room. It was organized by the CTO, hosted by ICANN, and supported by Nominet and the Public Interest Registry.
18 Jun 2014
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Research Advisory Network MeetingAll sessions will take place at the OECD Headquarters, located at 2 Rue André Pascal, 75016, Paris, France. Sunil Abraham is participating in the event.
12 Jun 2014
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Stay connected even when you go undergroundCMRL may soon start making arrangements to ensure good mobile connectivity on the underground stretch.
9 Jun 2014
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Right to be forgotten poses a legal dilemma in IndiaThe “right to be forgotten” judgment has raised a controversy, while some argue that it upholds an individual’s privacy, others say it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
31 May 2014
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WSIS+10 High-Level Event: Open Consultation ProcessJyoti Panday represented the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) at the WSIS+10 High-Level Event:Open Consultation Process held in Geneva from May 28 to 31, 2014.
28 May 2014
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Digital death: Log off in peaceFrom email and e-banking to shopping and social media sites, Indians have expanded their online footprint. Now, a small but rising number are planning for their digital death.
23 May 2014
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India needs better cyber policeOn Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of its customers.
21 May 2014
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Students lead the way with apps for ideasAt 1am, the lights are still on in 15-year-old Pratik's room at his house on 80 Feet Road, Indiranagar. The NPS-Koramangala student is busy typing code on his laptop for his latest app called Resolve.
15 May 2014
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The Future of Cyber GovernanceHague Institute for Global Justice in association with the Observer Research Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands, and the Netherlands Institute for International Relations - Clingendael organized a conference on the …
14 May 2014
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Does Size Matter? A Tale of Performing Welfare, Producing Bodies and Faking IdentityMalavika Jayaram gave a talk.
6 May 2014
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Civil Society Pushes for Privacy PanelThe article was published in the Times of India on May 6, 2014. Sunil Abraham is quoted.
26 Apr 2014
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Facebook launches FB Newswire for journalists; loses part of its immunity under IT Act 2000A bus accident in California, a fire in New Jersey and another in Vasant Kunj, NASA's successful test flight of its vertical take-off and landing craft, a ceremony to honour the sherpas who died during an avalanche at the Everest last week, …
25 Apr 2014
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India for inclusive internet governanceIndia wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean …
24 Apr 2014
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Round-table on User Safety on the InternetElonnai Hickok participated in this round-table meeting organized by Consumer Voice in collaboration with Google at Infantry Road, Bangalore on April 24, 2014.
24 Apr 2014
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'India wants core internet infrastructure'India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean …
19 Apr 2014
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6th Biannual Surveillance and Society ConferenceMalavika Jayaram is a speaker at the conference organized by Eticas Research and Consulting at the University of Barcelona and CCCB from April 24 to 26, 2014.
14 Apr 2014
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Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for pollsInternet and social media giants such as Google and Facebook have launched special campaigns, pages and services around the Indian Lok Sabha elections to make the most of the world's largest democratic exercise that kicked off on Monday.
13 Apr 2014
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No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balanceA non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it.
12 Apr 2014
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Parties give short shrift to privacyBoth the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
11 Apr 2014
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The Critical Life of InformationNishant Shah and Malavika Jayaram will be speaking at the event organized by Yale University on April 11, 2014.
6 Apr 2014
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The Take Down of Free Speech OnlineAs part of a study to access rate of compliance, in 2011, the Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore sent frivolous “take down” requests to seven prominent intermediaries. The study showed exactly how easy it is to take down online …
4 Apr 2014
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Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
3 Apr 2014
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The politics of FacebookWith the social media becoming an important political battleground, is Facebook affecting friendships and trying to influence our political leanings?
3 Apr 2014
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New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say expertsBut creates wide exceptions for government agencies.
1 Apr 2014
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Two Indians in Global Commission on Web GovernanceTwo Indians are among 25 internationally recognised experts named to assist a global body in identifying and prioritising web governance and Internet policy-related issues.
31 Mar 2014
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India's social media election battleAhead of the general elections, political parties in India are attempting to woo voters on social media for the first time.