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Internet Governance
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14 Jun 2012
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Biz moving to IPv6 but lower costs, support neededOrganisations such as Cisco Systems, Equinix and Singapore Internet Exchange are all gearing up for migration to IPv6 in time for the World IPv6 Launch day slated on Jun. 6,which involved everything from redesigning their backend …
13 Jun 2012
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Beyond Anonymous: Shit people say on Internet piracyThis post is a series of provocations around piracy, censorship and the state of Internet in India. Like all good tasting things, these observations need to be taken with a pinch of salt. But it is the hope of the author that this serves as …
13 Jun 2012
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An Interview with Nishant ShahJamillah Knowles from BBC Radio interviewed Nishant Shah about Indian Internet issues.
11 Jun 2012
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IPv6: Embrace The ChangeA moment of transition is always filled with anxiety. There is concern over the unknown and there is a reluctance to move out of the familiar. However, a transition does not necessarily mean migration; or in other words, as we transition to …
8 Jun 2012
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Govt websites to get new addressesThe government today said by December all its websites would switch over to IPv6 — the next generation Web standard that enables the creation of trillions of new Internet addresses and provides higher levels of security.
7 Jun 2012
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Anonymous India’s Takedowns Could Be CounterproductiveNikhil Pahwa's blog post was published in Medianama on June 6, 2012.
5 Jun 2012
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Watch out for cyber bulliesIt's time to take a closer look at this form of cyber crime in India, writes KV Kurmanath in an article published in the Hindu Business Line on June 4, 2012.
5 Jun 2012
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Scared by a spoof? You’ve got to be kidding me!Whether it is Mamata Banerjee's recent crackdown on a comic strip or the new legal guidelines that allow touchy readers to have objectionable content taken down, what you say online is under scrutiny. What, then, will happen to news satire …
5 Jun 2012
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Protest@ censorship.comActivism goes online as more angry young citizens decide to make their voices heard, writes Sandhya Soman in an article published in the Times of India. Pranesh Prakash is quoted in the article.
5 Jun 2012
Blog post
IPv6: The Transition ChallengeThe future of our connected networks is Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Not only is it more efficient and faster than IPv4 which we are currently working with, it is also more reliable and secure.
5 Jun 2012
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IPv6: The First StepsThe Centre for Internet & Society has entered into a small collaboration with Tata Telecommunications in India to celebrate the IPv6 day on June 6th. We will write 5500 word vignettes, which will be sent to their global database consisting …
4 Jun 2012
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The Web of Our StrifeAt the 66th session of the UN General Assembly, India proposed the formation of a Committee on Internet-Related Policies (CIRP) to address what it sees as a policy vacuum in internet governance.
1 Jun 2012
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Beyond Sharing: Towards our Digital FuturesThe battle is not about file sharing and a petty film producer wanting to rake in the box office earnings. It is about the law’s incapacity to deal with post-analogue practices and processes.
31 May 2012
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Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & Ethics’This event was organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation, National Internet Exchange of India and Association for Progressive Communications at Mirza Ghalib Hall, SCOPE Complex, New Delhi from 9.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on May 3, 2012. …
31 May 2012
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Do IT Rules 2011 indirectly leads to Censorship of InternetPranesh Prakash along with Dr. Arvind Gupta, National Convener, BJP IT Cell and Ms. Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director, SFLC participated in a panel discussion on censorship of the Internet on May 8, 2012.
28 May 2012
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Why this blocking di?In a bid to curb piracy, film producers are now approaching courts to block websites that host pirated content. But the court orders are so vaguely worded that users lose access to even legitimate content. R Krishna reports.
26 May 2012
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Internet at Liberty 2012: Promoting Progress and FreedomFollowing the highly successful Internet at Liberty 2010, activists and experts from around the world converged on May 23-24 to explore the most pressing dilemmas and exciting opportunities around free expression in the digital age.
24 May 2012
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Vimeo Ban: More Web CensorshipWhen Indian users logged on to Vimeo and some other video-sharing websites Thursday morning, they were greeted by a rather unusual message: "Access to this site has been blocked as per Court Orders."
24 May 2012
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The Private EyeThe world’s largest digital social networking system, oh ok, Facebook, to just name names, was recently in a lot of buzz.
24 May 2012
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Taming the Web, are we?Two decades after its advent changed our lives, the world wide web - as we know it - faces a grave threat. Not from governments alone, but also from tech companies seeking to play gatekeepers.
24 May 2012
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar Urges PM To Withdraw India’s Proposal For UN Committee On Internet-PolicyRajya Sabha MP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to withdraw India’s proposal to UN seeking governance of Internet control.
24 May 2012
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MPs oppose curbs on internet; Sibal promises discussionsWith MPs raising concerns over open-ended interpretations of restrictive terms in the rules seeking to regulate social media and internet, the government promised to evolve a consensus on points of contention.
24 May 2012
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Letter for Civil Society Involvement in WCITThis page features a letter from academics and civil society groups from around the world to International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun Touré regarding the lack of opportunity for civil society participation in the …
24 May 2012
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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 …
24 May 2012
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Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for ApplicationsThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
24 May 2012
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Empires: Individuals in Search of SocietyIn their 2000 bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri announced a new international condition no longer built on the imperialist model of the superpowers of old but on the new condition of globalization. This new and emerging …
24 May 2012
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Cyber Appellate Tribunal in BengaluruBengaluru will be home to the southern chapter of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT), which will reach out to victims of cyber crime, the state government announced at the Cyber Security Summit here on Tuesday.
24 May 2012
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Cordon tightens: Rajya Sabha nod to harsh IT rulesThe draconian intermediaries rules of the Information Technology Act that allows the government to aggressively police the internet and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will continue for some more time as a motion to …
23 May 2012
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Open letter to Kolaveri Di makers: How Dare You!When it comes to piracy, you are sure to have an opinion. You might either make a virtue out of it, talking about cultural commons and collaborative conditions of production. Or you might vilify it as the social fault-line that is …
30 Apr 2012
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It’s mainstream vs socialMainstream and social media share an increasingly uneasy relationship. Mahima Kaul, a Guest Columnist with the Sunday Guardian wrote this article. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this.