Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
13 Feb 2013
News
Indian net service providers too play censorship tricksThe study by a Canadian university has found that some major Indian ISPs have deployed web-censorship and filtering technology.
13 Feb 2013
News
Hate speech: ban or ignore?The Social Network discusses the hate speeches: whether they should be banned or ignored. Why does the state take action against some and not against some others. This on a day when Togadia and Owaisi were simultaneously trending on the …
13 Feb 2013
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Anonymous joins protests against Internet shutdown in KashmirHacktivist group Anonymous joined thousands of others to protest the shutdown of internet services in Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day by authorities after the hanging of Afzal Guru, a key accused in the Parliament attack case.
12 Feb 2013
Blog post
2012: Privacy Highlights in IndiaIn this blog post, Elonnai Hickok summarizes the top privacy moments of 2012 in India. In doing so she lists out the major ones like the Report of Group of Experts on Privacy, the RIM Standoff, the Nira Radia controversy, the Centralized …
8 Feb 2013
News
Online Abuse of Teen Girls in Kashmir Leads to ArrestsOnline abuse and a fatwa aimed at a rock band of Muslim teenage girls in Kashmir have led to arrests and a threat of a lawsuit.
6 Feb 2013
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Censorship and sensibility in IndiaThe past few weeks in India have seen films, an all-girl rock band, a fashion show, a Booker prize-winning novelist and a reputed academic become targets of harassment, legal action or threats of violence.
31 Jan 2013
Blog post
A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of CommunicationsThis blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and …
30 Jan 2013
Blog post
Data Retention in IndiaAs part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data retention practices by service providers. Globally, data retention has become a …
30 Jan 2013
News
An innovative concept comes to the foreThere’s very little awareness about Bitcoin — a new digital currency and payment system, designed for the voting process of ‘Bitfilm 13’ — in the City. Aaron Koenig, the managing director at Bitfilm Networks Hamburg, addressed this issue …
29 Jan 2013
News
Surveillance Camp: Privatized State SurveillanceThis is the second in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF’s Surveillance Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
28 Jan 2013
Blog post
Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRsThis piece discusses the five major questions that have been the subject of debate after the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT). The politics surrounding the WCIT are not discussed here but it must be kept in …
26 Jan 2013
News
9th International Asian ConferenceITechLaw is organizing the 9th Annual Asian ITechLaw Conference on February 14 and 15, 2013 in India's high technology capital - Bangalore, India. Sunil Abraham will be speaking at this event.
25 Jan 2013
News
Internet Freedom in India – Open to DebateIn the aftermath of an Index on Censorship debate in New Delhi, Kirsty Hughes says India’s web users are standing at a crossroads
23 Jan 2013
News
Cyber security, surveillance and the right to privacy: country perspectivesThis blog post is fourth in a series of eight blog posts to report on the “Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression” recently concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
23 Jan 2013
Event
An Introduction to Bitfilm and Bitcoin – A Discussion by Aaron KoenigThe Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore invites you to a talk by Aaron Koenig, Managing Director, Bitfilm Networks of Hamburg, Germany on January 23, 2013, from 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
21 Jan 2013
Blog post
TV versus Social Media: The Rights and WrongsFor most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' will result in overregulation of new media.
18 Jan 2013
Blog post
Web of SamenessThe social Web has been an ominous space at the start of 2013. It has been awash with horror, pain and grief. The recent gang rape and death of a medical student in Delhi prevents one from being too optimistic about the year to come. My …
18 Jan 2013
News
Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?This week Index held a high level panel debate in partnership with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre to discuss the question “Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?” Mahima Kaul reports
17 Jan 2013
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Is freedom of expression under threat in digital age?With social networking site Facebook boasting of 1 billion members globally and micro-blogging site Twitter claiming millions, opinion was divided on whether the freedom of expression was under threat in the digital age.
16 Jan 2013
Blog post
Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human RightsThese principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the surveillance of communications. The Centre for Internet and Society has been contributing …
15 Jan 2013
Blog post
Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in BangladeshThis is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
15 Jan 2013
News
7th India Digital Summit 2013This summitt organised by Internet and Mobile Association of India is being held in New Delhi from January 16 to 17, 2013 at the Lalit Hotel
13 Jan 2013
News
Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of ExpressionInternet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
10 Jan 2013
Blog post
No Civil Society Members in the Cyber Regulations Advisory CommitteeThe Government of India has taken our advice and reconstituted the Cyber Regulations Advisory Commitee. But there is no representation of Internet users, citizens, and consumers — only government and industry interests.
7 Jan 2013
News
Panel Discussion on E-Commerce at NLSIUPranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event held at the National Law School of India University on January 7, 2013.
7 Jan 2013
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Clash of the cyberworldsIn an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur across the political spectrum of nations, even in liberal democracies.
4 Jan 2013
News
Mobile Broadband: Leveraging for Business TransformationMobile India 2013 is being held at the Chancery Pavillion, Bangalore on 9 January 2013. Sunil Abraham is speaking at this event.
4 Jan 2013
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Cool Jobs | Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture LabThe man behind Mumbai’s most original ideas space on being a cross-pollinator
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
News
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.