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SECTION 66A: DELETE
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court has killed a law that allowed the Government to control social media. What’s the Net worth of freedom hereafter?
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India at Leisure: Media, Culture and Consumption in the New Economy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 09, 2015
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last modified
Mar 30, 2015 03:34 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
Maggie Huang attended the event and presented a paper titled “The Future of Music Streaming: Business Practices and Copyright Management in India”. The paper was co-authored by Maggie and Amba Kak.
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Access to Knowledge
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News & Media
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Ericsson v. Kingtech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2015
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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You can still get into trouble for online posts: Digital law experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2015
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last modified
Apr 02, 2015 01:44 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The internet in India is freer now, but individuals could still to get into trouble for online posts, say digital media and law experts. Hailing the Supreme Court judgment on Tuesday as a landmark verdict for free speech in India, experts who have closely read the judgment say there is much to be careful about too.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India backs open source software for e-governance projects
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2015
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last modified
Apr 04, 2015 04:00 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
E-Governance
India has said it will use open source software in all e-governance projects, though it did not rule out the use of proprietary software to meet specialized requirements.
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Openness
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News & Media
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Bloomberg.pdf
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 03, 2015
Located in
Internet Governance
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Blog
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India High Court: No Takedown Requests On Social Sites Without Court, Gov't Order
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 25, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 06:18 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Indian 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.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 19, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 06:32 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The 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 privacy.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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eGovWatch: Delhi Dialogue Commission forms WiFi task force
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 18, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 06:37 AM
In a step towards making Delhi a WiFi city, the Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) has taken onboard Mahesh Murthy, Nikhil Pahwa and Pranesh Prakash who will form the DDC’s task-force on WiFi.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Vox Pol Workshop on the Role of Social Media and Internet Companies in Responding to Violent Online Extremism
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 09, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 03:51 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
On 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 expression.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
