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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
22 Jul 2013
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Snooping technology: Will CMS work in India?The Indian government plans to spend $132 million on setting up its brand new Central Monitoring System this year.
18 Jul 2013
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सावधान आपके प्रोफ़ाइल पर है पुलिस की नज़र!जन लोकपाल, दिल्ली रेप केस और बाबा रामदेव के आंदोलनों में उमड़ी भीड़ से घबराई सरकारी एजेंसियां अब सोशल मीडिया पर कड़ी नज़र रखने के लिए मैदान में उतरी हैं.
15 Jul 2013
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Is CMS a Compromise of Your Security?By secretly monitoring and recording all Indians through a Central Monitoring System, our government will end up making citizens and businesses less safe.
15 Jul 2013
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India’s Central Monitoring System: Security can’t come at cost of privacyDuring a Google hangout session in June this year, Milind Deora, minister of state for communications and information technology, addressed concerns related to the central monitoring system (CMS).
15 Jul 2013
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India's centralised snooping system facing big delaysCentral Monitoring System lacks algorithms, database and data.
15 Jul 2013
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How the world’s largest democracy is preparing to snoop on its citizensMonitoring system will allow govt to snoop on voice calls, SMSes, and access Internet data.
7 Jul 2013
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dna exclusive: Geeks have a solution to digital surveillance in India: CryptographyWhile you were thinking of what next to post on Twitter, the government has stealthily put an ambitious surveillance programme in place that tracks your every move in the digital world — through voice calls, SMS and MMS, GPRS, fax …
1 Jul 2013
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Concerns over central snoopEyebrows have been raised at the Centre’s single-window system to intercept phone calls and internet exchanges — the desi version of the US’s surveillance programme, PRISM — that is expected to roll out this year-end.
1 Jul 2013
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Biometrics or bust? India's Identity CrisisMalavika Jayaram is speaking at an event organized by the Oxford Internet Institute on July 2, 2013. The talk will be held at Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles Oxford OX1 3JS.
30 Jun 2013
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In India, Prism-like Surveillance Slips Under the RadarPrism, the contentious U.S. data-collection surveillance program, has captured the world’s attention ever since whistle-blower Edward Snowden leaked details of global spying to the Guardian and Washington Post.
29 Jun 2013
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Issue of duplication of identities of users under control: NilekaniNandan Nilekani says UIDAI system almost completely accurate, duplication of identities virtually negligible.
29 Jun 2013
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Internet users enraged over US online spyingIndia is the fifth most tracked nation by American intelligence agencies.
27 Jun 2013
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Indian govt blocks 40 smut sites, forgets to give reasonDon't mind us, we're just censoring your content for you...
26 Jun 2013
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Govt goes after porn, makes ISPs ban sitesThe government has decided to put a blanket ban on several websites that allow users to share pornographic content.
22 Jun 2013
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Cyber experts suggest using open source software to protect privacyBig Brother is watching. With the Central Monitoring System (CMS) at home and PRISM from the US, millions of users worldwide have become vulnerable to online surveillance by state agencies without even realizing it. No surprise, several …
15 Jun 2013
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Pranesh Prakash on the US snooping into Indian cyber spacePranesh Prakash, Policy Director, Center for Internet and Society, talks about the ramifications of US incursion into the privacy of Indians through cyber space. He says that Indian laws on privacy and free speech shall be applied to the …
10 Jun 2013
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Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, FacebookThe Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws.
9 Jun 2013
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Facebook, Google deny spying accessThe CEOs of Facebook and Google on Saturday categorically denied that the US National Security Agency had "direct access" to their company servers for snooping on Gmail and Facebook users. But both acknowledged that the companies complied …
8 Jun 2013
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Internet firms deny existence of PRISMNothing is private anymore. According to a leak in the US, which revealed the wide reach of a mass surveillance programme by intelligence agencies, messages, posts, chats on your computer or phone are all vulnerable to interception, thanks …
8 Jun 2013
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Indian Government Quietly Brings In Its 'Central Monitoring System': Total Surveillance Of All TelecommunicationsThere's a worrying trend around the world for governments to extend online surveillance capabilities to encompass all citizens -- often justified with the usual excuse of combatting terrorism and/or child pornography.
8 Jun 2013
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Governance in the Age of the Internet and Free Trade AgreementsSunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Thai Netizen Network on June 8, 2013 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The Ministry of Information and Communication and the National Science and Technology Development …
7 Jun 2013
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‘Hacking’ sparks row over exam evaluationOver the past two days, Cornell University student Debarghya Das’ blog post on ‘Hacking the Indian Education System’ has kicked off a debate across the country over the security of data published online and the practice of moderation of …
6 Jun 2013
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Indian student in Cornell University hacks into ICSE, ISC databaseA 20-year-old Indian student from Cornell University hacked into the database of ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) school exam results, exposed glaring anomalies in the marking system and went on to merrily write about his exploits in an …
31 May 2013
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The Bapsybanoo Marchioness of Winchester LecturesChinmayi Arun was a speaker at the Bapsybanoo Marchioness of Winchester Lectures on 'India's Politics of Free Expression' in the University of Oxford on May 31 2013, in the session on 'media and security'.
31 May 2013
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Shooting cyber cafes before they dieWorking for an NGO, Christy Raj cans the history of city internet parlours through the eyes of a transgender.
31 May 2013
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Online privacy should not come at the cost of security: Sunil AbrahamSunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society’s executive director, on privacy laws and Internet penetration.
30 May 2013
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Sweden 'must raise its net freedom profile'While promoting internet freedom is a policy priority for Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Sweden's efforts remain largely unknown, according a new report that concludes Sweden needs to do more to raise its global profile as a leader on …
30 May 2013
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INET Bangkok to Explore Internet’s Impact on Thailand’s Economy and SocietyThe Internet Society, in collaboration with the Thailand Internet community, the National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and the Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MICT), will host the INET Bangkok, 7-8 …
29 May 2013
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Towards a Global Network of Internet and Society CentresThis event was held in Istanbul by Bilgi University as part of the collaboration on Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet and Society Research Centres.
24 May 2013
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Burma to host first Internet freedom forumMyanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) will host “Myanmar Internet Freedom Forum” in Yangon from June 1-2. In the first forum of its kind in Burma, MIDO aims to raise awareness of Internet freedom in a country that has endured decades …