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11 Oct 2015
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Dadri reopens debate on online hate speechThe friction between free speech and hate speech has become newly intense because of social media. Twitter reflected the turmoil after the lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, when some tweets justified the murder as a …
10 Oct 2015
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Otago Southland are the CoolestLIANZA Otago Southland are delighted to announce our speaker, Subhashish Panigrahi (@subhapa), from the Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge programme, will be tuning in via the interwebs from India to share his vision of …
9 Oct 2015
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Access at the cost of Net neutrality?In the Net neutrality debate, there is a conflict between two core values: ease of access and neutrality. The ease of access promised by applications like Free Basics compromises neutrality and may later morph into a method of predatory …
6 Oct 2015
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4th Annual US - China IP Conference: Best Practices for Innovation and CreativityBhairav Acharya attended this conference organized by Berkeley Law, University of California on October 6, 2015.
1 Oct 2015
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Understanding and Mitigating Online Hate Speech and Youth RadicalisationThe tenth annual IGF meeting will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil, on November 10 - 13, 2015. IGF's MAG has decided to retain the title “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development” as the overarching theme. UNESCO …
1 Oct 2015
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Online outcry forces government to withdraw draft encryption policyThe article by Naina Khedekar discussing encryption policy was published in First Post on September 23, 2015. Pranesh Prakash has been quoted.
1 Oct 2015
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National Conference: WTO, FTAs and Investment Treaties: Implications for development policy spaceThe conference was jointly organized by Focus on the Global South, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), Madhyam, MSF Access Campaign, National Working Group on Patent Laws and WTO (NWGPL), Public Services International …
1 Oct 2015
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Do you agree with our fee hike? Press 1 to answer Yes; or 2 for YesIt has long been a concern that domain-name overseer ICANN is largely funded by companies reliant on the organization to make money.
30 Sep 2015
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Unable to read Odia on your android device? Don’t fret!If you get only boxes in place of Odia fonts in your Android device then it does not support the language. So you need to install Odia font in your smart phone; one way is to root it, but it’s not without cons.
30 Sep 2015
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Cyber 360Synergy Foundation organized the Cyber 360 conference in Bangalore on September 29 and 30, 2015. Sunil Abraham participated in the event.
29 Sep 2015
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What Bengaluru Thinks of the Big Tech Announcements in Silicon ValleyThere is a split verdict on the big tech announcements made out of California during the Prime Minister's visit, in the desi version of Silicon Valley - Bengaluru.
29 Sep 2015
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Indian PM Narendra Modi’s digital dream gets bad receptionAs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Silicon Valley’s most powerful chief executives this week how his government “attacked poverty by using the power of networks and mobile phones’’, the entire population of the state of Kashmir …
29 Sep 2015
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Facebook’s Free Internet Access Program in Developing Countries Provokes BacklashIn India and Indonesia, users criticize Internet.org initiative, saying it violates the principles of net neutrality.
28 Sep 2015
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ভারতে পাঁচশোরও বেশি স্টেশনে ফ্রি ওয়াই-ফাই চালু হবে"তবে ভারতে সেন্টার ফর ইন্টারনেট অ্যান্ড সোসাইটির গবেষণা-প্রধান সুমন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় মনে করেন এই পদক্ষেপগুলো মসৃণভাবে রূপায়ণ করাটাই হবে প্রধান চ্যালেঞ্জ।
27 Sep 2015
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Some Key Words Are MissingGoogle manipulating search results? The Competition Commission is on its case.
27 Sep 2015
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Hiding behind rules on naming sites it banned, govt reveals fearsWith the union government's ban on 857 porn sites in July creating brouhaha across the country, there had been a concern over the voice of the youth being stifled and censorship making a comeback.
27 Sep 2015
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Government may tieup with global police, Interpol to fight child pornographyInternational partnerships, including with the global police network Interpol, could be the basis for India's strategy to counter child pornography after the government's move to ban websites peddling smut backfired last month.
27 Sep 2015
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Government invites comments on Draft National Encryption Policy, attracts controversyThe Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY) has posted a Draft National Encryption Policy on its website inviting comments from the public. The purpose of the policy is to frame rules under Section 84A of the Information …
27 Sep 2015
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Faking a standA 'Like' here, a forward there, new-age India's patriotism is confined to social media
27 Sep 2015
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Does this click with you?While the web caters to customers who purchase basic lifestyle products, the app is ideal to make impulsive shopping decisions.
27 Sep 2015
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Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 ReviewThe Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review was held in Pattaya, Thailand from September 3 to 5, 2015. The event was organized by The Internet Democracy Project, Bytes for All, APNIC, the Association for Progressive …
27 Sep 2015
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‘By weakening our security, govt is putting us at risk of espionage’After the BlackBerry encryption and IT Act fiascos of recent years, the government last week sent yet another cyber policy howler, the Draft National Encryption Policy, only to withdraw it in the face of severe protests. S. Raghotham and …
26 Sep 2015
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IPEX 2015Rohini Lakshané attended IPEX 2015 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry, APTDC and TDPC on September 25 - 26, 2015 at Hotel Westin in Chennai.
26 Sep 2015
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Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free BasicsHinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
25 Sep 2015
25 Sep 2015
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Govt presses 'undo' button on draft encryption policyThe decision came a day before PM embarked on a visit to the US, where he is expected to meet leaders of firms such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla.
25 Sep 2015
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Encryption policy would have affected emails, operating systems, WiFiOur email data would have to be stored. If we connect to a WiFi, that data would have to be stored, and that's plain ridiculous. There is a problem when the government tries to target citizens to ensure national security, said Pranesh …
24 Sep 2015
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Open letter from CIS to PM Modi on Intellectual Property Rights issues on his Visit to USCentre for Internet and Society, through its Policy Director Mr. Pranesh Prakash and Programme Officer Nehaa Chaudhari has addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the intellectual property right issues concerning his …
24 Sep 2015
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Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposalGovt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy
22 Sep 2015
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India encryption policy draft faces backlashThe department of information technology is facing a backlash from industry experts, Internet watchers and netizens on its draft of the National Encryption Policy that it recently made public.