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3 Jan 2013
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Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminalsIf you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government of India.
1 Jan 2013
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2012 in Review: Biometric ID Systems Grew Internationally...and So Did Concerns about PrivacyAs the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy.
31 Dec 2012
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UN agrees to review agencies governing InternetAlthough India’s proposal has been criticized as an effort to control the Net, govt says this will ensure it has more say in policymaking.
31 Dec 2012
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The year social media came of age in IndiaSambhavi Saxena, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on December 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Delhi Police swooped down, rounded her up along with other agitators and took them to the Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi …
31 Dec 2012
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No fear of losing internet freedom till Jan 15: ExpertsThere is no need to get scared about losing internet freedom, at least till January 2015.
31 Dec 2012
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Delhi gang rape: What Facebook, Twitter expose about govtWhen constable Subhash Tomar collapsed during the anti-rape agitation in New Delhi, the government was keen to say he suffered injuries inflicted by the protesters. But the administration's version of events was challenged soon on social …
31 Dec 2012
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A note of dissent on cash transfers and UIDThe following is the text of a note released by 208 scholars, activists and concerned citizens on the United Progressive Alliance government’s plan to introduce cash transfers linked to the Aadhaar (UID) numbers of beneficiaries:
21 Dec 2012
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WIPO To Negotiate Treaty For The Blind In June; ‘Still Some Distance To Travel’In a swift 15 minute session this morning delegates at the World Intellectual Property Organization extraordinary assembly agreed to convene a high-level meeting in Morocco in June to finalise a treaty on international exceptions to …
21 Dec 2012
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State Surveillance and Human Rights CampA two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on MLATS and International Cooperation for Law Enforcement Purposes.
21 Dec 2012
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International treaty to make books accessible to the blindIt would make it legal to send accessible books across borders.
21 Dec 2012
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Disability groups in India welcome progress on treaty for blind personsFour years of struggle for a global treaty for the benefit of blind persons is finally bearing fruit. Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation have agreed to conclude a treaty for visually-impaired and print disabled …
21 Dec 2012
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‘The IT Act is fine, but its interpretation is not’Several organisations such as the Alternate Law Forum and Centre for Internet and Society are campaigning to amend the IT Act 2000. However, SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of PSA to the government of India, stated that the law in …
20 Dec 2012
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Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soonNorms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal.
18 Dec 2012
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The freedom of expression debate: The State must mend fences with The WebA fortnight after her arrest, Renu Srinivasan spends her free time singing Ashley Tisdale's number Suddenly. The lyrics - Suddenly people know my name, suddenly, everything has changed - resonate with the story of her life ever since she …
14 Dec 2012
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Hacktivists deface BSNL websiteThe Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) website, www.bsnl.co.in, was hacked and defaced on Thursday afternoon.
12 Dec 2012
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Leslie Chan Lectures in Tiruvananthapuram and MysoreProf. Leslie Chan from the University of Toronto, Canada is giving a series of lectures in Tiruvananthapuram and Mysore from December 17, 2012 to December 19, 2012.
12 Dec 2012
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Ayodhya trending on Twitter sparks censorship concernsOn the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the ShauryaDiwas, Ayodhya and Babri Masjid hashtags were trending on Twitter all day, with almost 2,500 messages sent over 48 hours.
11 Dec 2012
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I&N Partners’ Meeting – RioInformation and Networks Partners is organising this event in Rio de Janerio on December 11 - 13, 2012. Sunil Abraham is participating as a speaker in the session on Open Business and IP.
11 Dec 2012
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66A ‘cut & paste job’The controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act has borrowed words out of context from British and American laws, according to lawyers here who are calling it a “poor cut-and-paste job”.
10 Dec 2012
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What does it mean to be a digital native?The war between natives and immigrants is ending. The natives have won.
10 Dec 2012
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Debate on Section 66A rages onLast week, a reputed BPO in Chennai took down its Facebook page and introduced stricter moderation for posts on its bulletin board.
9 Dec 2012
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Annual Conference on Human Rights 2012Malavika Jayaram participated in this conference as a panelist in this event organised by Estonia and Google.
5 Dec 2012
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A Report of Odia Wikipedia Workshop at IIT, KharagpurThe Samaja, Odia daily, Kolkata edition, on December 3, 2012, published an article about the Odia Wikipedia Workshop organized in IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal.
3 Dec 2012
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Seminar/Artist Talks : "Outresourcing" with the Transmediale CollectiveSharath Chandra Ram is presenting a White Paper at this event initiated by the Berlin - Transmediale new media collective in Bangalore on December 3, 2012.
2 Dec 2012
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Second International e-Governance ConferenceThe second international conference on governance and electronics which is held under the motto "Together Toward Digital Inclusion" is organized by the National Committee for Corporate Governance Electronic Iraq and the United Nations …
30 Nov 2012
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Yes, You Can Get Arrested for a Facebook Status Update NowA 21-year-old Indian woman thought Mumbai shouldn't have been shutdown for the funeral of an Islamophobic leader. Broadcasting such opinions on Facebook was apparently grounds for arrest.
30 Nov 2012
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Thousands go online against 66AAn online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a …
30 Nov 2012
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The real Sibal’s law: Resisting Section 66A is futileThe Information Technology Act is “substantially the same” as laws instituted in other democracies like UK and the United States. What’s more, the language that is employed in various sections is exactly the same. Thus was the thrust of …
30 Nov 2012
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The flaw in cyber lawLegal experts and netizens want the controversial clause in the IT Act to be scrapped after two Mumbai girls were arrested for a post on Facebook.
30 Nov 2012
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Interview with Pranesh PrakashPranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society talks to Mint’s Surabhi Agarwal about the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act and the government’s decision to tweak it.