Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
22 May 2013
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CIS highlights changes ushered in by the InternetAs part of its fifth anniversary celebrations, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has organised an exhibition showcasing its accomplishments, besides a series of talks by experts on the changes ushered in by the Internet. The …
21 May 2013
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NGO invites public to peruse its accountsDomlur-based The Centre for Internet and Society opens its books for anyone to see and track every rupee of the Rs 13.13 crore it received from donors.
20 May 2013
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A lifetime of five years on the internetCentre for Internet and Society observes its fifth anniversary on Sunday.
18 May 2013
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Sex on-the-goAfter a freak fire in 2011 reduced the cubbyholes trading in electronic goods inside a Crawford Market shopping plaza to ashes, Junaid has gone alfresco.
15 May 2013
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WORLD WIDE PLAYGROUNDThe Delhi High Court recently asked the central government to explain why minors are allowed to create online accounts on social networking sites such as Facebook or Orkut. The High Court’s question stems from a petition filed by former …
13 May 2013
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Is India's government becoming Big Brother?India's new Central Monitoring System will give officials unprecedented access to calls, texts, and online activity.
10 May 2013
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India's Rs 400-crore Central Monitoring System to snoop on all communicationLatest reports confirm that the government's longstanding aim of initiating the Central Monitoring System in the country is materialising now.
9 May 2013
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Central Monitoring System to make government privy to phone calls, text messages and social media conversationsThe government last month quietly began rolling out a project that gives it access to everything that happens over India's telecommunications network—online activities, phone calls, text messages and even social media conversations. Called …
8 May 2013
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Messaging apps find another foe in India’s market regulatorParanoid governments and mobile operators aren’t the only one that dislike messaging apps. Regulatory bodies aren’t crazy about them either. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is worried that attempts to pass on confidential …
6 May 2013
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CIS anniversaryThe Centre for Internet and Society will celebrate five years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its works and accomplishments.
30 Apr 2013
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Is free speech an Indian value?Is freedom of speech and expression deeply accepted in Indian society? Or is it merely a European cultural import that made its way along with the English language and appeared in the Constitution because of the founding fathers' genius? …
27 Apr 2013
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When Netas NetworkIn September 2009, a freshly re-elected Congress took exception to a light-hearted tweet by its newly inducted minister Shashi Tharoor, chastising him not only for causing offence but also for being too quick to air his views on social …
25 Apr 2013
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CIS in GNI Annual ReportThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) joined the Global Network Intiative (GNI) in March 2012. Recently, GNI brought out its Annual Report. Sunil Abraham is quoted in it.
16 Apr 2013
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Untangling the web of India's 'ungovernable' NetIndia sells itself as a tech hub, outsourcing IT experts to the world. At home, it dreams of "equity on the Net." But millions remain unconnected and digital surveillance is on the rise.
15 Apr 2013
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Vote: Will Social Media Impact the Election?As India enters election mode, social media has become one of many platforms where possible prime ministerial candidates are being scrutinized.
15 Apr 2013
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Social media may influence 160 LS seats in 2014Social media is likely to influence politics and elections in 160 of India’s 543 Parliament constituencies, making Facebook and Twitter users the nation’s newest voting bloc, a new study suggests.
15 Apr 2013
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Regulating Social Media: Unrealistic, Impossible, Necessary?The Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju calls for regulating social media, saying it will prevent offensive material coming into the public domain. But is it really necessary to regulate the social media? If yes, is …
15 Apr 2013
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India takes its first serious step toward privacy regulation – but it may be misguidedThe world’s second-most populous nation may be on the cusp of embracing privacy legislation. After several false starts the Indian government appears ready to accept the need for some form of regulation.
1 Apr 2013
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Clarify and define terms in IT rules, panel tells govt.In the wake of concerns that the government is increasingly using ambiguously-phrased terms in legal codes to crack down on online speech, the Parliament’s Committee on Subordinate Legislation has asked for greater clarity and definition on …
30 Mar 2013
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What if the Net shut down for a few daysWhen spammers attacked Spamhaus, a European spam-fighting group in what was billed as the "biggest cyber attack in history", they managed to temporarily slow down the internet. But what if dedicated attackers succeeded in shutting down the …
28 Mar 2013
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Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet lawsThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation has come out with a report in which it has lambasted the government and asked it to make changes to IT rules that govern internet-related cases in India.
26 Mar 2013
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Press controls ‘send wrong message to rest of world’Britain could trigger an international media crackdown if the Government goes ahead with plans for a Royal Charter to introduce a new Press regulator, free speech campaigners warned yesterday.
26 Mar 2013
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Future of Privacy in IndiaDSCI and ICOMP are organizing a meet on Privacy at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi on April 5, 2013. Sunil Abraham will be participating in this event as a speaker.
25 Mar 2013
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Internet Censorship, Surveillance, and Corporate TransparencyGoogle’s Dorothy Chou will be in conversation with international experts Annenberg School of Communication, St., Philadelphia, on April 3, 2013, from 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Malavika Jayaram is participating in the event as a panelist. The …
25 Mar 2013
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India’s Civil Liberties Crisis: Of Bans, Blocks, Bullying and BiometricsMalavika Jayaram will be a speaker at this event which is organized by the Center for Global Communication Studies and will be held at Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia, on March 28, 2013, from 12 …
21 Mar 2013
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Namaste, Mr. Eric SchmidtAn article by R. Jai Krishna published in the Wall Street Journal on March 20, 2013 quotes Sunil Abraham.
21 Mar 2013
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DML 2013 – Fourth Annual ConferenceThe fourth annual conference – DML2013 – was organized around the theme “Democratic Futures: Mobilizing Voices, and Remixing Youth Participation” and was held between March 14-16, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The Centre for Internet and …
20 Mar 2013
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Global Partners Meeting @ LondonPrivacy International is organizing the Global Partners Meeting in London from March 22 to 25, 2013. The workshop will be held at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Sunil Abraham and Malavika Jayaram will be participating …
19 Mar 2013
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Indian police set up lab to monitor social mediaMumbai police have set up India's first "social media lab" to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech online.
16 Mar 2013
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New $1 Billion RIC Project Casts Doubts on AadhaarThe Indian Government is going ahead with a new project dubbed RIC that will effectively undermine the existing UIDAI – Unique Identification Authority of India project and will cost a whopping $1 billion.