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Internet Governance
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12 Jan 2016
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What are People's Rights in Digital WorldVanya Rakesh participated in this workshop organized by IT for Change on December 4, 2015 in Bangalore.
12 Jan 2016
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Elite Capture of Governance in BangaloreVanya Rakesh participated in the event held in Bangalore on December 16, 2015.
11 Jan 2016
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Will India win net neutrality battle?There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all.
11 Jan 2016
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Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to Discuss the Evolution of Privacy and SurveillanceThe Centre for Internet and Society organised a conference in roundtable format called ‘Human Rights in the Age of Digital Technology: A Conference to discuss the evolution of Privacy and Surveillance. The conference was held at Indian …
11 Jan 2016
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A Critique of Consent in Information PrivacyThe idea of informed consent in privacy law is supposed to ensure the autonomy of an individual in any exercise which involves sharing of the individual's personal information. Consent is usually taken through a document, a privacy notice, …
9 Jan 2016
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Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse15 million people have come online through Free Basics, Facebook's zero rated walled garden, in the past year. "If we accept that everyone deserves access to the internet, then we must surely support free basic internet services. Who could …
7 Jan 2016
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Nasscom wants board to protect Net neutrality, regulate pricingThe debate against differential pricing of data services at the cost of net neutrality doesn’t seem to be getting over yet. While internet activists have gone out on streets in Bengaluru and Hyderabad to protest in favour of net neutrality, …
7 Jan 2016
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Facebook Free Basics vs Net Neutrality: The top arguments in the debateOn Twitter, there's a whole conversation around Facebook Free Basics and whether zero-rating platforms should be allowed in India. Here's a look at the debate.
6 Jan 2016
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Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web VisionWhen Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab …
6 Jan 2016
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Nasscom against differential pricing for data servicesThe National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms.
3 Jan 2016
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Reply to RTI Application under RTI Act of 2005 from Vanya RakeshUnique Identification Authority of India replied to the RTI application filed by Vanya Rakesh.
3 Jan 2016
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Free Basics: Negating net parityResearchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, that the Internet “is a human right and that Free Basics can help bring Internet to …
3 Jan 2016
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Facebook’s Free Basics Shuts Down In Egypt, Continuing Troubled RunThe report was published by TV Newsroom on January 1, 2016. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs.
31 Dec 2015
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Eight Key Privacy Events in India in the Year 2015As the year draws to a close, we are enumerating some of the key privacy related events in India that transpired in 2015. Much like the last few years, this year, too, was an eventful one in the context of privacy.
30 Dec 2015
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Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ AppIt has been less than two months since the nationwide launch of the Free Basics app in India. The smart phone application (formerly known as Internet.org) offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select …
30 Dec 2015
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Mark Zuckerberg’s India backlash imperils vision for free global webThe growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet.
30 Dec 2015
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India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complexConnectivity to millions in India is main issue
30 Dec 2015
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Foreign Media on Zuckerberg's India BacklashWhen Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab …
30 Dec 2015
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Benefits and Harms of "Big Data"Today the quantity of data being generated is expanding at an exponential rate. From smartphones and televisions, trains and airplanes, sensor-equipped buildings and even the infrastructures of our cities, data now streams constantly from …
29 Dec 2015
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Start-up India turns the heat on Facebook Free BasicsFacebook launched its "Save Free Basics" campaign last week, asking users to support "digital equality" in India.
29 Dec 2015
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Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foulFacebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor hoardings, television spots and perhaps the most effective of them all - Facebook …
27 Dec 2015
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Second Regional Conference on Connectivity for All: Future Technologies, Markets and RegulationThis conference organized by the International Telecommunications Society, IIMA IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was held in New Delhi from December 13 to 15, 2015. Sunil Abraham was a panelist …
26 Dec 2015
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A Scam Masquerading as SantaChristmas is here and social media is abuzz with celebrations of its spirit.
25 Dec 2015
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Facebook Shares 10 Key Facts about Free Basics. Here's What's Wrong with All 10 of Them.Shweta Sengar of Catch News spoke to Sunil Abraham about the recent advertisement by Facebook titled "What Net Neutrality Activists won't Tell You or, the Top 10 Facts about Free Basics". Sunil argued against the validity of all the 'top 10 …
22 Dec 2015
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Ground Zero SummitThe Ground Zero Summit which claims to be the largest collaborative platform in Asia for cyber-security was held in New Delhi from 5th to 8th November. The conference was organised by the Indian Infosec Consortium (IIC), a not for profit …
21 Dec 2015
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Smart Cities in India: An OverviewThe Government of India is in the process of developing 100 smart cities in India which it sees as the key to the country's economic and social growth. This blog post gives an overview of the Smart Cities project currently underway in …
12 Dec 2015
12 Dec 2015
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Consultation on "Understanding the Freedom of Expression Online and Offline"The event organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation and Association for Progressive Communications was held at YMCA, New Delhi on December 10, 2015. Jyoti Panday attended the event as a speaker. She covered imposition of legitimate …
10 Dec 2015
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Unbundling Issues of Privacy, Data Security, Identity Matrics, for Financial InclusionThis event was organized by Indicus Foundation and MicroSave on December 10, 2015 at the Metropolitan Hotel and Spa, New Delhi. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.
9 Dec 2015
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Kick Off Meeting for the Politics of Data ProjectTactical Technology Collective (TTC) on December 7 and 8, 2015 organized this event in Phnom Penh. Amber Sinha participated in it.