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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
5 Feb 2015
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ASSOCHAM National Council on IT / ITesThis meeting was held in New Delhi on January 30, 2015 at ASSOCHAM Corporate Office.
5 Feb 2015
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‘Internet is an absolute human right’The right to the internet is an absolute human right, Bengaluru-based lawyer Lawrence Liang said.
30 Jan 2015
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Winter School on Privacy, Surveillance and Data ProtectionThe Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow conducted a week-long winter school on 'Privacy, Surveillance …
29 Jan 2015
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Search Engine and Prenatal Sex Determination: Walking the Tight Rope of the LawIn Sabu George v. Union of India, the Supreme Court is looking at the constitutionality of sex-selection ads appearing on search engines, either as search results or ads placed on the search pages. Balaji Subramanian and Geetha Hariharan …
28 Jan 2015
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India’s cyber-security budget 'woefully inadequate': ExpertsIndia's cyber-security budget was more than doubled last year. Yet, it is "woefully inadequate" in the wake of revelations made by US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and increasing cyber-attacks on government …
20 Jan 2015
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350% surge in Cyber crimes in last 3 yearsIndia’s registered cyber crimes leapt 350% in three years but the legal system is struggling to cope with more and more lawbreakers exploiting the anonymity of the internet.
19 Jan 2015
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Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human RightsThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on December 19, 2014 held a talk on “Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights.
17 Jan 2015
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Symposium on Human Rights and the Internet in IndiaOn January 17, 2015 the Center for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg hosted a pubic symposium on “Human …
16 Jan 2015
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Workshop on Digital Security for JournalistsThe Foundation for Media Professionals and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) are jointly hosting a workshop on 'Digital Security for Journalists' in New Delhi on January 16, 2015.
12 Jan 2015
8 Jan 2015
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Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and PolicyThe Centre for Internet & Society and the Observer Research Foundation invite you to a one day conference on January 8, 2015 in New Delhi.
6 Jan 2015
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Indian Netizens Criticize Online Censorship of ‘Jihadi’ ContentThe article on online censorship by Subhashish Panigrahi was published in Global Voices on January 6, 2015.
3 Jan 2015
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Pastebin, Dailymotion, Github blocked after DoT order: ReportA number of Indian users are reporting they're not able to access websites such as Pastebin, DailyMotion and Github while accessing the internet through providers such as BSNL and Vodafone.
3 Jan 2015
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Minds that (should) matterThinkers who best explain a rapidly-changing India to the world (and the world to India).
3 Jan 2015
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Indian Government still blocks 20+ websites – Indian Censorship on InternetIndian Government has blocked 20+ major websites to counter ISIS propaganda. The government has removed blocking of github.com, vimeo.com and other 10+ websites blocked till December 31, 2014.
3 Jan 2015
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India 'jihadi' web blocking causes angerA government block on more than 30 high-profile websites has caused anger across India.
3 Jan 2015
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Govt cracks down on cyber jehad network, blocks access to 32 websitesThe Modi government is starting the New Year with the resolve to wipe out terror and it has cracked down on websites that have been carrying anti-India views and spreading the propaganda of the Islamic State (IS).
2 Jan 2015
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Vimeo, DailyMotion, Pastebin Among Sites Blocked In India For 'Anti-India' Content From ISISThe Indian government has convinced ISPs to block dozens of popular websites accused of hosting “anti-India” content posted by members of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
2 Jan 2015
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Internet users fume as govt blocks 32 sitesThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered Internet service providers to block 32 websites, in cluding popular video-sharing plat forms such as Dailymotion and Vimeo, reportedly over concerns that they are being misused by …
2 Jan 2015
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Govt blocks 32 websites, including Vimeo and GithubThe websites that have been blocked were based on an advisory by Anti Terrorism Squad, and were carrying anti-India content from ISIS.
2 Jan 2015
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Government blocks over 60 websites including github & sourceforge on anti-terror advisoryOver 60 websites and links, including popular online tools like Github and Sourceforge used by thousands of programmers have been blocked in India, triggering angry protests by Internet users.
2 Jan 2015
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Government blocks 32 websites to check ISIS propagandaThe Centre has blocked 32 websites, including vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, pastebin.com and github.com, in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda, prompting a wave of online protests.
2 Jan 2015
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DoT Reportedly Orders Blocking of 32 Websites Including GitHub, Archive.org, SourceForgeMany users on Twitter are claiming that several websites, including many software development resources such as GitHub and SourceForge, along with research resources like the Internet Archive have all been blocked on order of the Department …
2 Jan 2015
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Centre blocks 32 websites for security reasons, restores some laterThe Centre on Wednesday asked Internet Service Providers (ISP) to block 32 websites citing national security concerns, especially from terror group ISIS.
31 Dec 2014
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National Seminar on Cyber Security & Cyber Laws - Issues and ConcernsSharath Chandra Ram was a panelist at this seminar organized by the Advanced Centre for Research, Development & Training in Cyber Laws & Forensics on December 27 and 28, 2014 at the National Law School of India University in Bangalore.
30 Dec 2014
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Targeting surveillanceIn the fall of 2005, Scotland Yard raided a flat in west London and arrested a suspected al-Qaeda militant known by a teasing Arabic nickname, Irhabi (“Terrorist”) 007.
30 Dec 2014
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Relationship Between Privacy and ConfidentialityThe laws of breach of confidentiality and breach of privacy at first glance seem very similar to each other. If a doctor releases health information relating to a patient that s/he is treating then such an act would give rise to a claim …
30 Dec 2014
29 Dec 2014
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Locating Constructs of Privacy within Classical Hindu LawThis white paper seeks to locate privacy in Classical Hindu Law, and by doing so, displace the notion that privacy is an inherently ‘Western’ concept that is the product of a modernist legal system.
27 Dec 2014
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Why did India fail to discover the ISIS Twitter handle?India's surveillance system fails to track the servers of internet giants like Google or Facebook because these do not have servers in the country, says a leading cyber law expert.