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Information Technology
48 items.
21 Dec 2012
News
‘The IT Act is fine, but its interpretation is not’Several organisations such as the Alternate Law Forum and Centre for Internet and Society are campaigning to amend the IT Act 2000. However, SV Raghavan, scientific secretary, office of PSA to the government of India, stated that the law in …
3 Dec 2012
Blog post
Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000: CasesIn this blog post Snehashish Ghosh summarizes the facts of a few cases where Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000, has been mentioned or discussed.
30 Nov 2012
News
Thousands go online against 66AAn online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a …
30 Nov 2012
News
Interview with Pranesh PrakashPranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society talks to Mint’s Surabhi Agarwal about the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act and the government’s decision to tweak it.
30 Nov 2012
News
Govt tweaks enforcement of IT Act after spate of arrestsThe government on Thursday tweaked the law to make it tougher for citizens to be arrested for online comments that are deemed offensive after recent arrests came in for heavy criticism by Internet activists, the media and other groups.
30 Nov 2012
News
Amnesty International calls for review of 66A of IT actThe review seeks to bring the Act in line with international human rights law standards on freedom of expression.
28 Nov 2012
Blog post
Fixing India’s anarchic IT ActSection 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an offence can attract a prison sentence of as many as three years.
21 Nov 2012
Blog post
DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority UnclearEarlier this year, ISPs such as Airtel and MTNL blocked a number of domain sites including BuyDomains, Fabulous Domains and Sedo.co.uk. Whereas the Indian Government and courts have previously issued orders blocking websites, these actions …
19 Nov 2012
Blog post
Typing in Indic Languages from Mobiles made Easy!A new app is up for typing in Indic languages from mobile phones. This is is available online at: http://bitly.com/indictyping and supports on iOS. Android version is to be released soon.
8 Nov 2012
News
Information security policy on govt agendaAs an increasing quantity of sensitive information is transmitted through electronic channels, the government is considering putting in place an internal information security policy to reduce the risk of leaks and counter possible cyber …
17 Sep 2012
Blog post
One. Zero.The digital world is the world of twos. All our complex interactions, emotional negotiations, business transactions, social communication and political subscriptions online can be reduced to a string of 1s and 0s, as machines create the …
16 Jul 2012
Blog post
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.
24 May 2012
News
Kapil Sibal & Co shoot down motion to kill IT Rules: cite terrorism, drugsThe Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 (The Rules) continue to breathe after the statutory motion to annul them moved by member of parliament (MP) from Kerala P Rajeeve was defeated by voice vote in the Rajya …
29 Feb 2012
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Secure IT 2012 — Securing Citizens through TechnologyThe event is co-organised by DST and NSDI, Govt. of India in partnership with Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd. on March 1, 2012 at Claridges in New Delhi.
23 Jan 2012
Blog post
The Quixotic Fight to Clean up the WebThe ongoing attempt to pre-screen online content won’t change anything. It will only drive netizens into the arms of criminals, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Tehelka Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 04, Dated 28 Jan 2012.
23 Nov 2011
News
3rd Canadian Science Policy ConferenceThe Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) organised the 2011 conference at the Ottawa Convention Centre from 16 to 18 November 2011. Sunil Abraham spoke in the session on Global Implications of Open and Inclusive Innovation.
21 Nov 2011
News
Names Not Numbers MumbaiNames Not Numbers Mumbai is part of an annual series of invitation-only ideas conferences for 100 key players and thinkers across politics, business, media, culture, academia and technology to discuss and debate what individuality in a mass …
21 Nov 2011
News
M-governance gains momentumGovernments worldwide have successfully deployed mobile-based technologies for providing a wide variety of public services, and the Indian States are following suit.