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Internet Governance
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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 …
28 Jun 2012
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How Facebook is Blatantly Abusing our Trust‘Don’t fix it, if it ain’t broken’ is not an adage Facebook seems to subscribe to. Nishant Shah's column on privacy and Facebook was published in First Post on June 27, 2012.
28 Jun 2012
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2012 Internet Freedom FellowsThe names of the 2012 Internet Freedom Fellows were announced on June 19, 2012. Pranesh Prakash was selected as a Fellow.
26 Jun 2012
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UID: Are your biometric I-cards stacked against you?Imagine a rural family of five. Mom. Dad. Two kids. And Grandma. Assume too that they are below the poverty line. The day is coming when this family will have to give its biometrics out to myriad agencies.
26 Jun 2012
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Securing e-GovernanceOn June 16, 2012, Privacy India in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, International Development Research Centre, Canada, Privacy International, UK and the Society in Action Group, Gurgaon organised a public …
26 Jun 2012
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No more blocking of entire websites?The Madras HC has taken one step to ensure that entire websites are no longer blocked, but it doesn't mean that arbitrary takedowns will cease.
25 Jun 2012
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NET LOSSUnless the IT Act is amended and the definition of ‘offensive’ online content clearly set out, attempts to gag the Internet will continue in our country, argues Abimanyu Nagarajan
25 Jun 2012
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CENSORSHIP 2020: The Future of Free Speech OnlineThe DC Chapter of the Internet Society, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, invite you to an informal discussion on CENSORSHIP 2020: The Future of Free Speech Online on Monday, June 25, 2012.
20 Jun 2012
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Internet At Liberty 2012Activists and experts from all over the world came together for this event organised by Google on May 23 and 24, 2012 to explore free expression in the digital age.
20 Jun 2012
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Google Hangout with Ashoka Fellow Sunil AbrahamSunil Abraham, an Ashoka Fellow from India, visited the DC Office and shared his work on public accountability, access, and learning at the intersection of internet and society.
20 Jun 2012
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Global Networks, Individual Freedoms: A Peer Forum on Internet Freedom and Human RightsIn Connection with the 2012 Internet Freedom Fellows Program, the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva is pleased to invite Pranesh Prakash to a peer forum at the United States Mission to the United Nations on Thursday, …
20 Jun 2012
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Cos spying on competitors, staff: StudyMost companies are spying on their competitors and their own employees, according to a recent survey conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
18 Jun 2012
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Recruitment Tracker: 21 students placed out of the 49 who sat for recruitment in Christ University’s School of Law, Class of 2012The Class of 2012 at the School of Law, Christ University saw 21 students placed out of the 49 who sat for recruitment. The graduating class has a batch strength of 77 students. The batch saw 8 pre-placement offers, 4 students being …
18 Jun 2012
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PPOs save placement-record as Christ Law’s 2nd graduating batch hosts fewer law firmsThe number of recruiting law firms visiting Christ College of Law Bangalore slumped to two this year, but the second batch graduating from the college made it up in terms of pre placement offers (PPOs) to secure 21 total jobs, one short of …
18 Jun 2012
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India's struggle for online freedom"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
18 Jun 2012
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India: The New Front Line in the Global Struggle for Internet FreedomThe government tussles with Internet freedom activists in the world's largest democracy.
18 Jun 2012
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Hackers Take Protest to Indian Streets and CyberspaceFirst there was self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare who took to the streets to protest corruption. Now a group agitating against censorship on the Internet has arrived in India.
18 Jun 2012
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'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet lawsGlobal hacking movement Anonymous has called for protesters to take to the streets in 16 cities around India on Saturday over what it considers growing government censorship of the Internet, writes Pratap Chakravarty.
17 Jun 2012
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The new Internet watchdogsThe Government has taken a series of measures to control the Internet, but should it be doing so? This article by Ronendra Singh was published in the Hindu Business Line on June 12, 2012. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this.
17 Jun 2012
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Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in IndiaThe debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. …
17 Jun 2012
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'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised'Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a …
15 Jun 2012
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Window on the WorldSubsequent to the publishing of a peer reviewed essay titled Resisting Revolutions: Questioning the Radical Potential of Citizen Action, the Centre for Internet & Society has been listed as one of the global organisations working on issues …
15 Jun 2012
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Tata Communications embraces the change to IPv6The Internet was operational since 1983 and at the time there was no way that one could image as to what extent it will reach. With a rapid growth and after serving nearly 2.5 billion people and 11 billion devices, the Internet is …
15 Jun 2012
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Connecting People Apart - Events SeriesPost-Media Lab is organising an event series at Lüneburg/Berlin from June 20 to June 23, 2012. Nishant Shah will be speaking at this event.
14 Jun 2012
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The War for India's InternetWhy is the world's biggest democracy cracking down on Facebook and Google? Rebecca Mackinnon's article was published in Foreign Policy on June 6, 2012.
14 Jun 2012
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Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah in DelhiThe next meeting of the two Sub-Groups on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on June 27, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. in the Committee Room No. 228, Yojana …
14 Jun 2012
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Internet opens doors to trillions more Net addresses with IPv6The global Internet industry reached a key milestone on June 6 when a group of Web sites, Internet service providers (ISPs) and router manufacturers banded together to participate in the World IPv6 Launch.