Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
18 Oct 2015
Event
Cyber Security Policy ResearchTim Maurer will give a presentation on cybersecurity policy research at the Centre for Internet & Society's New Delhi office on October 18, 2015, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Geetha Hariharan and Sunil Abraham will participate in this event.
16 Oct 2015
News
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Internet EconomyInternet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) is …
16 Oct 2015
News
FOSS & a Free, Open Internet: Synergies for DevelopmentInternet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Civil Society is organizing a workshop on …
16 Oct 2015
News
Cyfy 2015: The India Conference on Cyber Security and Internet GovernanceIn its third year, Cyfy; South Asia’s biggest internet policy conference is being held in New Delhi, from 14-16 October, 2015. The event is organized by Observer Research Foundation at Hotel Taj Mansingh. Sunil Abraham is a panelist in the …
16 Oct 2015
Blog post
Crowdsourcing Incidents of Communication Privacy Violation in IndiaIn the context of several ongoing threads of debates and policy discussions, we are initiating this effort to crowdsource incidents of violation of digital/online/telephonic privacy of persons and organisations in India. The full list of …
16 Oct 2015
Blog post
Comments on the Zero Draft of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)On 9 October 2015, the Zero Draft of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released. Comments were sought on the Zero Draft from diverse stakeholders. The Centre for Internet & Society's response to …
15 Oct 2015
Blog post
Peering behind the veil of ICANN's DIDP (II)In a previous blog post, I had introduced the concept of ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (“DIDP”) and their extremely vast grounds for non-disclosure. In this short post, I have made an analysis of every DIDP request that …
14 Oct 2015
News
Enabling Multi-stakeholder Cooperation - Towards a Transnational Framework for Due ProcessInternet & Jurisdiction Project organized a multi-stakeholder meeting of the global multi-stakeholder dialogue process in 2015 on October 8-9 in Berlin, Germany. Sunil Abraham participated in this meeting.
14 Oct 2015
Blog post
Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for IndiaThe European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide adequate protections for European citizens’ privacy rights for the transfer of …
13 Oct 2015
News
CIS in Top 50 Tech Blogs of IndiaThe Centre for Internet and Society is on the 30th position among the top technology blogs in India.
11 Oct 2015
News
Modi's Valley hug sparks swadeshi talkHis warm hug of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will perhaps be the most abiding image of Narendra Modi's visit to the Silicon Valley.
11 Oct 2015
News
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 …
9 Oct 2015
News
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 …
8 Oct 2015
Blog post
The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part IIIn recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a …
8 Oct 2015
Blog post
The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part IIn recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a …
6 Oct 2015
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
Some Key Words Are MissingGoogle manipulating search results? The Competition Commission is on its case.
27 Sep 2015
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
Faking a standA 'Like' here, a forward there, new-age India's patriotism is confined to social media
27 Sep 2015
News
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