News and media coverage
2,600 items.
25 Apr 2012
News
Mobilising support for freedom on the WebA motion in the Rajya Sabha has sought annulment of the IT intermediary guidelines, writes Deepa Kurup in this article published in the Hindu on April 22, 2012.
25 Apr 2012
News
International ‘code-athon' in BangaloreThe Centre for Internet & Society hosted this event in Bangalore. The Hindu covered the event.
25 Apr 2012
News
India arrests professor over political cartoonSharing funny, satirical cartoons over the Internet can land you in court and even in jail these days in the world’s largest democracy. The article by Rama Lakshmi was published in Washington Post on April 13, 2012.
25 Apr 2012
News
Expect anti-net censorship echo in houseFor the anti-Internet censorship movement in the country, hope is now in sight. Their fight against the intermediary provisions (section 79) of the IT laws, according to which, an intermediary (website, domain owner) would have to take off …
25 Apr 2012
News
Campaign against curbs on websites gathers steamFor political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and his blogger-cum-journalist friend Alok Dixit, who both ran a website against corruption, a tryst with the blind side of law triggered their mission against “gagging” of the new-age Indian Internet …
11 Apr 2012
News
A beauty’s blog creates furoreHer first Tamil poetry anthology Otraiyilaiyena (As a single leaf) saw three editions and the second one Ulagin Azhagiya Muthal Penn (The first beautiful woman in the world) invited mixed reactions like Iyal Poetry Award and a call for a …
10 Apr 2012
News
Look Who’s Chasing... The Twitter GodThe celebrity isn’t the known face, it’s the Twitter handle that gets the following, writes Arpita Basu in this article published in Outlook's April 2012 issue. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this article.
10 Apr 2012
News
Government washes hands of Google's new privacy policyThe government has more or less washed its hands of internet giant Google's new privacy policy that is being criticised in Europe and elsewhere, but wants Indian residents to watch out for themselves, writes Jayadevan in this article …
9 Apr 2012
News
Hacking, Modding & MakingSeeber's electronics laboratory is a room in a unit he shares with his mother. Every available space is taken up with teetering towers of electronic parts, writes Brendan Shanahan for GQ.
4 Apr 2012
News
Water Data ConsultationPranesh Prakash spoke on Policy Issues and Developments around Open Data at an event organized by Arghyam in Bangalore on March 23, 2012.
3 Apr 2012
News
GIGA International Conference Series - 1The Institute of Global Internet Governance and Advocacy (GIGA) at NALSAR University will hold the first International Conference in association with Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEIT) of Government of India on the …
3 Apr 2012
News
Digital Natives and the Myth of the Revolution: Questioning the Radical Potential of Citizen ActionNishant Shah made a presentation on 'Questioning the radical potential for citizen action' at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of South California on March 8, 2012.
3 Apr 2012
News
5 Challenges for the Future of Learning: Digital Natives and How We Shall Teach ThemAt the Digital Media and Learning Conference on beyond education technologies, Nishant Shah gave a ignite talk on 5 Challenges for the Future of Learning: Digital Natives and How We Shall Teach Them on March 1, 2012. There was an author's …
27 Mar 2012
News
Data protection experts slam state for sending mass SMSesExperts in the field of data protection, privacy law and media have criticised the West Bengal government's mass SMS sent to individuals, companies and media houses through private mobile networks last Friday. Lara Choksey reports this in …
26 Mar 2012
News
Open access to government data on the cardsThe way has been cleared for public access to the data collected by Union government ministries and departments, with official approval being accorded to the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP). T Ramachandran's article …
26 Mar 2012
News
Is your facebook page your mini resume?As privacy debates heat up across the world, Bangaloreans reveal the trend of employers asking job aspirants for their Facebook IDs and passwords has caught on here too. When Adil Pasha, 24, revealed at an advertising job interview that his …
20 Mar 2012
News
Click, Play, WatchFilmmakers are casting the net for viewers and opting for online releases to reach out to a wider audience, finds Rinky Kumar in this article published in MidDay on March 18, 2012. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this.
13 Mar 2012
News
Short-Term Consultant Required: Wordpress WebmasterCIS wishes to commission the improvement of the Privacy India website. The Privacy India website should have a well-organized interface and easily navigable
13 Mar 2012
News
Short-Term Consultant Required: Events CoordinatorCIS wishes to commission the planning of 3 privacy meetings in total, scheduled during May and June. Meetings should be well-organized, planned and promoted effectively.
13 Mar 2012
News
Save Your Voice — A movement against Web censorship‘Save Your Voice (SYV)’ is a movement against Web censorship and its main demand is the repealing of the Information Technology Act, said SYV founders, Aseem Trividi, a cartoonist, and Alok Dixit, a journalist, on Monday.
10 Mar 2012
News
Digital Natives and the Myth of the Revolution: Questioning the Radical Potential of Citizen ActionAt UC Santa Cruz, on Monday, March 5, 2012, Nishant Shah gave a lecture on "Digital Natives and the Myth of the Revolution: Questioning the Radical Potential of Citizen Action". The lecture focused more on the India Against Corruption …
7 Mar 2012
News
India’s Big Bet on IdentityThe world’s largest biometric authentication system reaches its first major milestone, but lots of challenges remain, writes Joshua J. Romero in ieeespectrum. Sunil Abraham was quoted in this story which was featured in March 2012 edition.
7 Mar 2012
News
Consumers International Global Meeting 2012Pranesh Prakash participated in the Consumers International Global Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on March 8 and 9, 2012. He spoke on UN Consumer Guidelines. Robin Brown, Tobias Schönwetter and Guilherme Varella were the other speakers in the …
6 Mar 2012
News
An Experiment in Social Engineering: The Cultural Context of an AvatarPramod K. Nayar reviews Nilofar Shamim Ansher’s essay ‘Engineering a Cyber Twin’ (Digital Alternatives with a Cause? Book One: To Be).
1 Mar 2012
News
International Conference on Mobile LawPranesh Prakash spoke in the panel on Mobiles - Privacy and Social Media on March 1, 2012.
29 Feb 2012
News
What is Stewardship in Cyberspace?The aim of the annual Canada Centre Cyber Dialogue is to convene an influential mix of global leaders from government, civil society, academia and private enterprise to participate in a series of facilitated public plenary conversations and …
29 Feb 2012
News
Secure IT 2012 — Securing Citizens through TechnologyThe event is co-organised by DST and NSDI, Govt. of India in partnership with Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd. on March 1, 2012 at Claridges in New Delhi.
29 Feb 2012
News
Content Developers/TrainersThe Centre for Internet and Society is hiring for the full-time position of a content developer/trainer to work on an upcoming project Building Knowledge and Capacity around Telecommunication Policies in India.
28 Feb 2012
News
India debates limits to freedom of expressionFrom Google to Facebook, from world-famous author Salman Rushdie to a little-known political cartoonist, it has become increasingly easy in recent months to offend the Indian government, and to incur the wrath of the censor or even the …
28 Feb 2012
News
Grooming the geekGeneration 2.0, the iPad child, is enriched by technology, and many parents are embracing it wholeheartedly. But can technology transform the way a child’s abilities develop?