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Internet Governance
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26 Mar 2015
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India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speechIndia's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes …
26 Mar 2015
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I dare you, I double dare you: Social media celebrates Sec 66A verdictUsers across social media platforms on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's scrapping of the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, hailing it as a measure that will strengthen freedom of expression online.
26 Mar 2015
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Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in IndiaIn a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of speech and expression in India.
26 Mar 2015
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Fear, Uncertainty and DoubtMuch confusion has resulted from the Section 66A verdict. Some people are convinced that online speech is now without any reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2) of the Constitution. This is completely false.
25 Mar 2015
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT ActIn a major boost to freedom of speech online in India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, reading down a draconian law that was poorly conceived, tragically worded and caused ordinary …
25 Mar 2015
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Netizens Rejoice Over SC Ruling to Keep the Net FreeThe Supreme Court ruling to strike down Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act has been welcomed by the city’s netizens.
25 Mar 2015
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Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring ‘Offensive Messages’ OnlineIndia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down legislation barring “offensive messages” online, saying it violated constitutional guarantees of free expression.
25 Mar 2015
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India High Court: No Takedown Requests On Social Sites Without Court, Gov't OrderIndian police will no longer be able to threaten Internet users and online intermediaries with jail merely on the basis of a complaint that they have posted “offensive” posts online.
25 Mar 2015
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‘A safe Internet and a free Internet can co-exist’Striking down of 66A kicked off celebrations in the IT capital.
23 Mar 2015
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Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhashaWith the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages.
19 Mar 2015
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Tech Law Form @ NALSARThe event was organized by NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad on March 7 and 8, 2015. Geetha Hariharan participated as a speaker. She gave a lecture on Perspectives on Internet Governance.
19 Mar 2015
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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say expertsThe Indian government launched a test version of a service called the digital locker last month that allows citizens to store scanned versions of important documents online, something that experts say poses a serious threat to people’s …
19 Mar 2015
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Delhi Govt Sets Up WiFi Task ForceDelhi government is believed to have set up a task force to enable WiFi in the city. The task force, which has been recently constituted, includes entrepreneur and start-up advisor Mahesh Murthy, Medianama founder Nikhil Pahwa and Center …
17 Mar 2015
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What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction requests are not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.
17 Mar 2015
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Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
17 Mar 2015
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India tops list of content restrictions requests, says FacebookIndia has again topped the list of content restriction requests in the second half of 2014 with over 5,800 requests recorded in Facebook's Government Requests Report released on Sunday.
17 Mar 2015
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If you thought India is a country where freedom of speech and expression are fundamental rights, think twice!Having contributed significantly in growing pollution and corruption indices, there's one place where India seems to hold the top spot is: imposing restrictions on social media contents. There have been over 5,800 restriction requests …
13 Mar 2015
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Roundtable on ICANN AccountabilityThe roundtable was organised by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), National Internet Exchange of India and Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University, Delhi at the Indian International …
10 Mar 2015
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Uploaded and blocked, a daylong battle rages on the web over BBC documentaryIt was a daylong tussle between uploads and takedowns. Netizens kept uploading the controversial BBC documentary, 'India's Daughter', on video-sharing websites even as several of them were blocked within hours on Thursday. By 9pm, the …
9 Mar 2015
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Vox Pol Workshop on the Role of Social Media and Internet Companies in Responding to Violent Online ExtremismOn March 5-6, 2015, the VOX-Pol network convened a workshop at Central European University in Budapest on the role of social media and internet companies in responding to violent online political extremism and the impacts on freedom of …
4 Mar 2015
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CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future ActionConference on UNESCO’s Internet Study: access, free expression, privacy and ethics.
26 Feb 2015
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SC reserves judgement in cases against Section 66AThe verdict will have far reaching consequences on civil liberties and right to freedom of speech on the Internet.
25 Feb 2015
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Right to Information (RTI) Requests to BSNL and MTNL Regarding Security EquipmentAs part of research, on July 2, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) had sent Right to Information (RTI) requests to two of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in India: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and …
25 Feb 2015
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Reply to RTI Applications filed with respect to Foreign Contractors and Vendors of IT and Telecommunication EnterprisesAn RTI application was filed by the Sh. Matthew Thomas on August 06, 2014 enquiring about the details of the foreign contractors and vendors of certain Information Technology and Telecommunication enterprises. Mr. Mathews in his application …
25 Feb 2015
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Hacking of SIM card by spy agencies raises fears of sensitive documents being leakedThe hacking of SIM-card and digital security services provider Gemalto by American and British spy agencies has raised fears that sensitive communications, by the Indian government and hundreds of domestic companies, may have been at the …
25 Feb 2015
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Google's war on nude photos goes against user rightsYesterday, Google announced that starting March 23, 2015 users will be unable to share sexually explicit content on its blogging platform -- Blogger.
25 Feb 2015
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Delhi government in consultation with Centre to block Uber's Internet addressThe Delhi transport department has started consultation with the central government to block the internet address of taxi hailing app Uber if the San Francisco-based startup does not obtain a radio taxi licence to ply its cabs in the …
20 Feb 2015
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Analytics to help govt read public mood onlineThe Union government is in the process of commissioning a project to analyse public sentiment about it on various online platforms.
19 Feb 2015
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The Surveillance Industry in India – An Analysis of Indian Security ExposThe author talks about the surveillance industry in India and analyses Indian security expos.
19 Feb 2015
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A Selection of Tweets on How to Make Crowdmaps Effectual for Mapping Violence against WomenThis is a collection of tweets by Rohini Lakshane on making crowdmaps more effective for mapping gender violence. The compilation of tweets has been republished by GenderIT.org.