Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
22 Aug 2012
News
Internet Analysts Question India’s Efforts to Stem PanicThe Indian government’s efforts to stem a weeklong panic among some ethnic minorities has again put it at odds with Internet companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter.
22 Aug 2012
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India blocks more than 250 Web sites for inciting hate, panicNearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and India’s Hindu Bodo tribespeople in Assam, a northeastern state of India, in recent weeks. The violence has prompted many northeasterners living in major …
22 Aug 2012
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Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)Pranesh Prakash does preliminary analysis on a leaked list of the websites blocked from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 by the Indian government.
20 Aug 2012
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The Perils of 'Hactivism'Civil disobedience includes accepting the penalty for breaking the law. Untraceable hackers are far removed from this ethic.
17 Aug 2012
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Biometric Identification: Specified Error, Accuracy and Efficiency, Considered for the Operations of the UIDAI — A Talk by Hans Varghese MathewsHans Varghese Mathews gave a public lecture on biometric identification at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore on August 17, 2012 at 5.00 p.m.
10 Aug 2012
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Respite from Internet Censorship?Of late, a lot of the blocked websites have started reappearing. So should we sit back and relax? We take a look at how it's not really the start of something beautiful...writes Nimish Sawant. Sunil Abraham is quoted.
6 Aug 2012
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Post-website attack, cops hot on pursuit of Anonymous hackersThe cyber crime wing has formed special teams to nab the hackers who attacked and stole data from the Tamil Nadu police website.
2 Aug 2012
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The Asian Edge: 2012 Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Summer SchoolThe 2nd Biannual Inter Asia Cultural Studies (IACS) Summer School will be hosted in Bangalore, India by the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) with the Inter Asia Cultural …
1 Aug 2012
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Speak Easy: Citizenship, Freedom of Expression and Online GovernanceThe event organised by the YP Foundation, Youth Ki Awaaz, Change.Org and RTI Anonymous was held at the American Centre in Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi on July 31, 2012. Chinmayi Arun, a Fellow at the Centre for Internet …
20 Jul 2012
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The kids are all on FacebookIn one photo, Prerna stands in front of the mirror, back slightly arched, a fringe covering her left eye, one hand on her hip, pursing her lips. The other hand holds the camera in a steadfast grip. Below this picture are almost a hundred …
20 Jul 2012
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A Net of HatredCitizens worlwide have been resisiting the threat of internet censorship that governments seek to impose — and justifiably so. But while we have seen democratic revolutions such as the Arab Spring emerge from the power of the net, it is …
19 Jul 2012
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Session M4 – International Public Policy and Internet Governance Issues Pertaining to the InternetThe Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum 2012 is being organised at Aoyama Campus, Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. Sunil Abraham will be speaking in the session on international public policy and internet …
19 Jul 2012
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Fifth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP ShahThe fifth meeting of the two sub-groups on privacy issues will be held on July 22, 2012 under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah, former chief justice of Delhi High Court.
17 Jul 2012
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Open letter to Hillary Clinton on Internet FreedomLast month I wrote an open letter to Hillary Clinton. It was based on a presentation I that I made during a panel discussion at a Google sponsored conference titled Internet at Liberty 2012 in Washington DC on May 24, 2012.
16 Jul 2012
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Constitutional Analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules, 2011Ujwala Uppaluri provides a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, and examines its compatibility with Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India.
13 Jul 2012
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Internet Censorship: Anonymous Can’t be Just Harmful HackersIf there was ever an interesting time for people concerned with freedom of speech and expression to live in, it is now, and it is definitely in India. It has been a series of battles the last couple of years, where a slightly out-dated …
11 Jul 2012
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Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling ActThe Indian Code of Criminal Procedure was amended in 2005 to enable the collection of a host of medical details from accused persons upon their arrest. Section 53 of the Cr.PC provides that upon arrest, an accused person may be subjected to …
11 Jul 2012
News
An all-nighter for hackersTech event management firm HasGeek is back with its Hacknight for hackers and developers willing to burn the proverbial midnight oil writing some competitive code.
10 Jul 2012
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Privacy Matters — Medical PrivacyOn June 30, 2012, Privacy India in partnership with the Indian Network for People living with HIV/AIDS, Centre for Internet & Society, IDRC, Society in Action Group, with support from London-based Privacy International, held a public …
7 Jul 2012
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Privacy Matters — Consumer PrivacyPrivacy India, in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society, International Development Research Centre, Society in Action Group and Privacy International, invites you to a public conference focused on discussing the challenges and …
5 Jul 2012
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Fourth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP ShahThe next meeting of the two Sub-Groups (4th meeting) on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on July 9, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 228, …
2 Jul 2012
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India Privacy MeetMicrosoft, DSCI and Greyhead came together to organise India Privacy Meet at Hotel LeMeridien on June 29, 2012 in New Delhi. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the event.
1 Jul 2012
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Freedom debate takes a new courseThe focus is now on the dubious roles played by private entities on what goes online, says Deepa Kurup in this article published in the Hindu on July 1, 2012.
30 Jun 2012
Event
Medical PrivacyPrivacy India in partnership with the Indian Network for People living with HIV/AIDS, Centre for Internet & Society, IDRC, Society in Action Group and Privacy International is organising an event on Medical Privacy at Yashwantrao Chavan …
30 Jun 2012
Event
GeekUp with Alan Knott-CraigHasGeek and CIS invite you to a lecture by Alan Knott-Craig at CIS office in Bangalore on June 30, 2012, from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
29 Jun 2012
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Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & Ethics’Digital Empowerment Foundation, Association for Progressive Communications, Department of Information Technology and National Internet Exchange of India came together to organize an event on "Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & …
29 Jun 2012
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Clear and Present Danger: Attempts to Change Internet Governance and Implications for Press FreedomThe event was organised by National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2012. Emma Llansó, Rebecca MacKinnon, Emin Milli, Susan Morgan and Katitza Rodriguez were the speakers.
28 Jun 2012
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Internet Freedom press conference at the UN FellowsThe Internet Freedom Fellows Program of the U.S. State funded Department and administered by the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, provides human rights activists around the world in Geneva, Washington, and Silicon …
28 Jun 2012
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Internet Freedom Fellows Program Emphasizes Defense of Fundamental Freedoms OnlineAt the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United States has consistently placed special emphasis on the protection and promotion of the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association, because we understand that these fundamental …
28 Jun 2012
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Internet Freedom At Home: Governments, Companies Need Accountability, Speakers SayThe freedom to access the internet does not translate into freedom of expression in many countries of the world, including in western economies, according to speakers at a peer forum organised yesterday by the United States mission to the …