Topic
Internet Governance
2,664 items.
12 Feb 2014
News
Internet Intermediary Liability: Towards Evidence-based Policy and Regulatory Reform to Secure Human Rights on the internetElonnai Hickok participated as a speaker at this event organized by Association for Progressive Communications at the Wedgwood, 75A 2nd Ave. Melville, Johannesburg, February 10-11, 2014.
11 Feb 2014
News
A tale of two Internet campaignsTechies supported anti-surveillance campaign, companies backed internet safety.
10 Feb 2014
News
Towards an Equitable and Just InternetIT for Change is organizing an international meeting to formulate a progressive response to issues of global governance of the Internet. Bhairav Acharya will be participating in this event to be held in New Delhi on February 14 and 15.
4 Feb 2014
News
The Dangers Of BirdsongInstant gratification? Social media can quickly turn the game into checkmate if you don’t keep your emotions in check.
4 Feb 2014
News
The Changing Role of the Media in India: Constitutional PerspectivesThe School of Law, Christ University is conducting National Conference on The Changing Role of the Media in India: Constitutional Perspectives from 28 February – 1 March 2014. Snehashish Ghosh will be moderating a session at this …
4 Feb 2014
News
First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group for India Internet Governance ForumThe Department of Electronics and Information Technology organized a meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) at Electronics Niketan in New Delhi on February 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham …
3 Feb 2014
News
CIS joins the the Global Commission on Internet Governance Research Advisory NetworkThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has joined the Research Advisory Committee for the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
31 Jan 2014
Blog post
Video Games: A Case Study of a Cross-cultural Video CollaborationA new book focusing on Palestinian artists’ video, edited by Bashir Makhoul and published by Palestinian Art Court- al Hoash, 2013, includes a chapter co-authored by Larissa Hjorth and Nishant Shah.
30 Jan 2014
Blog post
Making the Powerful AccountableIf powerful figures are not subjected to transparent court proceedings, the opacity in the face of a critical issue is likely to undermine public faith in the judiciary.
30 Jan 2014
News
Is Bhutan selling its soul to Google?Migrating Bhutan government’s communications to Google servers, allowing the United States access to confidential data, raises questions
30 Jan 2014
Blog post
India's Central Monitoring System (CMS): Something to Worry About?In this article, Maria Xynou presents new information about India's controversial Central Monitoring System (CMS) based on official documents which were shared with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS). Read this article and gain an …
29 Jan 2014
News
TACTIS Symposium 2014Tata Consultancy organized the TACTIS Symposium at TCS Siruseri, Chennai on January 28 and 29, 2014. Sunil Abraham participated in the event and gave the key note address.
29 Jan 2014
News
Data Privacy Day 2014January 28 is annually celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD). Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the annual meeting J N Tata Hall, Bldg 1, Infosys Campus, Infosys Ltd., Electronics City, Bangalore. Elonnai Hickok was a panelist.
27 Jan 2014
Blog post
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest TestGautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict …
27 Jan 2014
Blog post
Interview with Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign - UID Court CasesThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) recently interviewed Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign about his ongoing efforts to challenge the UID scheme legally in the Bangalore High Court and Supreme Court of India. Read this …
24 Jan 2014
News
The net is taking overFor many days to come, people will speculate what caused Sunanda Pushkar's death last week in a New Delhi hotel. Did Union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife die of poisoning or a drug overdose? Wasn't she unwell? Was it suicide? Or was it …
22 Jan 2014
News
Internet Governance and India: The Way ForwardSnehashish Ghosh is participating in this event organized by the Observer Research Foundation on January 22 in New Delhi.
20 Jan 2014
News
What is net neutrality and why it is importantInternet is built around the idea of openness. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal.
20 Jan 2014
News
Multistakeholders Consultation on International Public Policy IssuesThe Department of Electronics & Information Technology has called for a meeting on January 21 in New Delhi to discuss international public policy issues. Snehashish Ghosh will participate in the meeting.
20 Jan 2014
Blog post
GNI Assessment Finds ICT Companies Protect User Privacy and Freedom of ExpressionElonnai Hickok analyses a public report recently published by GNI on the independent assessment process for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The report finds Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo to be in compliance with the GNI principles on privacy …
19 Jan 2014
News
Social Notworking - 'Murder by Twitter'Suketu Mehta (@suketumehta) - terrible news about sunanda tharoor. this is murder by twitter.
17 Jan 2014
News
EU parliament report slams US surveillanceReport that outlines need for stringent laws for protecting citizen privacy, democratizing Internet governance holds lessons for India, say analysts.
16 Jan 2014
Blog post
Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security ConcernsIn this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for …
13 Jan 2014
Blog post
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 1: FoundationsIn this insightful seven-part series, Gautam Bhatia looks at surveillance and the right to privacy in India from a constitutional perspective, tracing its genealogy through Supreme Court case law and compares it with the law in the USA.
9 Jan 2014
News
Election panel rejects Google’s proposal for electoral services tie-upEC had earlier signed a non-disclosure agreement with Google but had not shared or handed over any data to the Internet giant so far.
8 Jan 2014
7 Jan 2014
Blog post
Letter requesting public consultation on position of GoI at WGECSnehashish Ghosh on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society sent a letter to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, requesting for a public consultation on India's position at the Working Group on Enhanced …
6 Jan 2014
News
Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBTOnce DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official.
6 Jan 2014
Blog post
Big Brother is watching youIndia has no requirements of transparency whether in the form of disclosing the quantum of interception or in the form of notification to people whose communication was intercepted.
5 Jan 2014
News
Seminar on "Hate Speech and Social Media"NALSAR University of Law, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission organized a seminar on Hate Speech and Social Media in Hyderabad on January 4 and 5, 2014. Chinmayi Arun was one of the speakers at the seminar.