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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
26 Jun 2013
26 Jun 2013
News
Govt goes after porn, makes ISPs ban sitesThe government has decided to put a blanket ban on several websites that allow users to share pornographic content.
25 Jun 2013
Blog post
Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meetingThis report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013.
24 Jun 2013
Blog post
Interview with the Citizen Lab on Internet Filtering in IndiaMaria Xynou recently interviewed Masashi Crete-Nishihata and Jakub Dalek from the Citizen Lab on internet filtering in India. View this interview and gain an insight on Netsweeper and FinFisher!
22 Jun 2013
News
Cyber experts suggest using open source software to protect privacyBig Brother is watching. With the Central Monitoring System (CMS) at home and PRISM from the US, millions of users worldwide have become vulnerable to online surveillance by state agencies without even realizing it. No surprise, several …
20 Jun 2013
Blog post
Interview with Mr. Billy Hawkes - Irish Data Protection CommissionerMaria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, at the CIS´ 4th Privacy Round Table meeting. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for data protection in India!
19 Jun 2013
Event
The Geopolitics of Information Controls: A Presentation by Masashi Crete-NishihataMasashi Crete-Nishihata will give a talk on Citizen Lab's activities and present its approach to the study of information controls through recent research and case studies. The talk will be held on June 19, 2013 at TERI Auditorium in …
19 Jun 2013
Blog post
Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy LegislationIndia shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
15 Jun 2013
Event
Privacy Round Table, MumbaiThe Centre for Internet and Society cordially invites you to attend the "Privacy Round Table" in Mumbai on Saturday, June 15, 2013, 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., to discuss the "Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy" by the Justice A.P. Shah …
15 Jun 2013
News
Pranesh Prakash on the US snooping into Indian cyber spacePranesh Prakash, Policy Director, Center for Internet and Society, talks about the ramifications of US incursion into the privacy of Indians through cyber space. He says that Indian laws on privacy and free speech shall be applied to the …
14 Jun 2013
Blog post
World Wide RuleNishant Shah's review of Schmidt and Cohen's book was published in the Indian Express on June 14, 2013.
13 Jun 2013
Blog post
Indian surveillance laws & practices far worse than USExplosive would be just the word to describe the revelations by National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden.
13 Jun 2013
Blog post
India Subject to NSA Dragnet Surveillance! No Longer a Hypothesis — It is Now Officially ConfirmedAs of last week, it is officially confirmed that the metadata of everyone´s communications is under the NSA´s microscope. In fact, the leaked data shows that India is one of the countries which is under NSA surveillance the most!
10 Jun 2013
News
Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, FacebookThe Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws.
9 Jun 2013
News
Facebook, Google deny spying accessThe CEOs of Facebook and Google on Saturday categorically denied that the US National Security Agency had "direct access" to their company servers for snooping on Gmail and Facebook users. But both acknowledged that the companies complied …
8 Jun 2013
News
Internet firms deny existence of PRISMNothing is private anymore. According to a leak in the US, which revealed the wide reach of a mass surveillance programme by intelligence agencies, messages, posts, chats on your computer or phone are all vulnerable to interception, thanks …
8 Jun 2013
News
Indian Government Quietly Brings In Its 'Central Monitoring System': Total Surveillance Of All TelecommunicationsThere's a worrying trend around the world for governments to extend online surveillance capabilities to encompass all citizens -- often justified with the usual excuse of combatting terrorism and/or child pornography.
8 Jun 2013
News
Governance in the Age of the Internet and Free Trade AgreementsSunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Thai Netizen Network on June 8, 2013 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The Ministry of Information and Communication and the National Science and Technology Development …
7 Jun 2013
News
‘Hacking’ sparks row over exam evaluationOver the past two days, Cornell University student Debarghya Das’ blog post on ‘Hacking the Indian Education System’ has kicked off a debate across the country over the security of data published online and the practice of moderation of …
6 Jun 2013
News
Indian student in Cornell University hacks into ICSE, ISC databaseA 20-year-old Indian student from Cornell University hacked into the database of ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) school exam results, exposed glaring anomalies in the marking system and went on to merrily write about his exploits in an …
31 May 2013
News
The Bapsybanoo Marchioness of Winchester LecturesChinmayi Arun was a speaker at the Bapsybanoo Marchioness of Winchester Lectures on 'India's Politics of Free Expression' in the University of Oxford on May 31 2013, in the session on 'media and security'.
31 May 2013
News
Shooting cyber cafes before they dieWorking for an NGO, Christy Raj cans the history of city internet parlours through the eyes of a transgender.
31 May 2013
News
Online privacy should not come at the cost of security: Sunil AbrahamSunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society’s executive director, on privacy laws and Internet penetration.
30 May 2013
News
Sweden 'must raise its net freedom profile'While promoting internet freedom is a policy priority for Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Sweden's efforts remain largely unknown, according a new report that concludes Sweden needs to do more to raise its global profile as a leader on …
30 May 2013
News
INET Bangkok to Explore Internet’s Impact on Thailand’s Economy and SocietyThe Internet Society, in collaboration with the Thailand Internet community, the National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and the Ministry of Information & Communication Technology (MICT), will host the INET Bangkok, 7-8 …
29 May 2013
News
Towards a Global Network of Internet and Society CentresThis event was held in Istanbul by Bilgi University as part of the collaboration on Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet and Society Research Centres.
28 May 2013
Blog post
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 1) - Christopher SoghoianCIS interviews Christopher Soghoian, cybersecurity researcher and activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
28 May 2013
Blog post
A Technological Solution to the Challenges of Online DefamationWhen people are insulted or humiliated on the Internet and decide to take legal action, their cases often follow a similar trajectory.
25 May 2013
Event
Consilience – 2013The Law and Technology Committee of National Law School of India University, Bangalore is organising ‘Consilience – 2013′, an annual conference on law and technology, to be held on May 25 and 26, 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is …
24 May 2013
News
Burma to host first Internet freedom forumMyanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) will host “Myanmar Internet Freedom Forum” in Yangon from June 1-2. In the first forum of its kind in Burma, MIDO aims to raise awareness of Internet freedom in a country that has endured decades …