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30 Jul 2016
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Mandatory Aadhaar card for govt scholarships violates SC orderThere seems to be no end to the government’s legal troubles.
30 Jul 2016
30 Jul 2016
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India and Regional Mega-Trade AgreementsAnubha Sinha was invited by the Observer Research Foundation for a panel discussion on "India and Regional Mega-Trade Agreements" with Ambassador Robert Holleyman, Deputy US Trade Representative and Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, …
30 Jul 2016
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Architectures of KnowledgeRohini Lakshane was a speaker at a workshop organized by Columbia's Group for Experimental Methods in the Humanities at Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai.
28 Jul 2016
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Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment OnlineJapreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
28 Jul 2016
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Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian KashmirFilm makers, activists and journalists accused Facebook of blocking their accounts this week after they posted messages and images related to the violence in the trouble-torn province of Kashmir. In recent weeks, the India administered, …
24 Jul 2016
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Belling the trollsOnline abuse - specially against women - is like one of those rapidly-mutating viruses that resists all antibodies.
16 Jul 2016
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Workshop on Declaration on Patents Protection: Regulatory Sovereignty under TRIPSTo discuss the focus areas of the Patent Declaration with key stakeholders in India, the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru …
16 Jul 2016
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Meeting on Net Neutrality and Related IssuesA meeting was convened by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on July 15, 2016 in New Delhi to discuss Net Neutrality and related issues. Sunil Abraham attended this meeting.
13 Jul 2016
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Tamil Nadu likely to hold Facebook accountable for suicide caseThe recent suicide of a 21-year-old woman from Salem district in Tamil Nadu over her morphed pictures being uploaded on Facebook could turn into a flash-point between the state police and the world's most-popular social networking site.
13 Jul 2016
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Place for a safety netVinupriya took her life last week, humiliated by the morphed images of her naked body posted on a social media site. Experts warn that the spike in Internet traffic brings with it an increase in online sexual crimes. Measures must be taken …
9 Jul 2016
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ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଅଭିଧାନରେ ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଶବ୍ଦA news article on Odia Wiktionary's 11th anniversary that got published in Odia-language daily Sambad on June 18.
9 Jul 2016
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TRAI Free Data paper: Paytm to Hike, the responses from other companiesHere's a look at responses of other players like Paytm, Hike Messenger, Nasscom, Centre for Internet Society to TRAI's paper.
9 Jul 2016
9 Jul 2016
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India No Haven For Net Freedom But It Did Not Oppose UN Move on Internet RightsIndia hasn’t had the best record when it comes to Internet rights. The country regularly carries out Internet shutdowns under flimsy pretexts, is still fumbling when it comes to the drafting of a comprehensive privacy bill, and most …
9 Jul 2016
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India may not be guilty of opposing UN move to save internet rightsIndia is a democratic country, but the standards for freedom of expression promised to us—online and offline—are highly questionable, especially with online content being censured and comedians being threatened to be arrested for sedition.
9 Jul 2016
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Flashpoint #TrollControl: Maneka versus NCWAmidst the debate over controlling online trolls - the proposal by Union Women and Child Development Minister to curb violence against women on the internet has triggered a fight between the minister and the National Commission for Women …
9 Jul 2016
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୧୧ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଅଭିଧାନ, ଯୋଡ଼ିହୋଇଛି ଲକ୍ଷେରୁ ଅଧିକ ଶବ୍ଦOdia Wikisource turned 11 on June 16. A news article was published about the project and the contributor community in Odia-language daily Prameya on June 17.
7 Jul 2016
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FB & Google have already monopolised Indian cyberspaceIn an interview with Catch, Sunil Abraham, executive director of Center for Internet & Society, puts the recent US-India cyber relationship framework into perspective. Abraham also talks about how Indian surveillance policies are outdated …
4 Jul 2016
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Cyberstalkers, the new bullies in townThe advent of social media and an increase in accessibility has led to increasing concerns with regard to cyber safety.
2 Jul 2016
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Why Geospatial Bill is draconian and how it will hurt startupsLast week, the Indian government rejected Google’s plans to map Indian cities, tourist spots and mountain ranges, using the 360-degree panoramic Google Street View feature.
2 Jul 2016
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NGOs tell PM not to succumb to pressure from US on IPRA group of NGOs have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to succumb to pressure from the US on the issue of intellectual property regime (IPR).
2 Jul 2016
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NGOs tell Modi not to succumb to US pressure on intellectual propertyA group of NGOs have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to succumb to pressure from the US on the issue of intellectual property regime (IPR).
2 Jul 2016
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ISPs start blocking escort websites following govt orderDoT on Monday ordered blocking of 240 URLs; blocking of websites takes place under Section 69A of the IT Act, and Information Technology Rules.
2 Jul 2016
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Here is the entire list of 'escorts service' websites that the government has bannedAnother day and another opaque order asking Indian service providers to block websites that allegedly offer or advertise escort services in India. In total, the government has ordered ban on 237 websites. But as it happens whenever the …
2 Jul 2016
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Climate change will be a priority in talks with Modi: U.S.Mr. Modi will have a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday and address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
1 Jul 2016
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Slow internet driving you nuts? Here is how your service provider is fleecing youJune 20 was World Wifi Day — an occasion to celebrate speedy, reliable internet connections. India, although a major internet market and the fastest growing now, is a very odd place for such celebration. Average internet speed in India is …
1 Jul 2016
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Mapping & MobilityCarnegie India invited Anubha Sinha for an interaction with Brian McClendon, Vice-President of Technology at Uber on June 28, 2016 at Taj Palace Hotel, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi.
1 Jul 2016
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Indian experts doubt government ban on porn sites will be effectiveThe Indian government directed service providers to block 240 websites but doubts have surfaced over the legality of such an order.
1 Jul 2016
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Call drops: Dealing with the menace or just shifting goal posts?It is nothing short of an irony that the world’s second largest mobile user market that boasts of being the world’s fastest growing economy is plagued by poor infrastructure and overloaded networks to an extent that many callers are cut off …