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Indian super-cops now patrol the www highway
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 09, 2011
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last modified
Aug 19, 2011 06:48 AM
There's discontent brewing in the Indian cyberspace. And it has to do with the government blocking content that it deems "objectionable". What has raised hackles of Internet freedom activists is a new set of rules that allow Internet service providers (ISPs) and blogging sites to remove "objectionable" content from the Web.
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Better Understanding of the Idea of Privacy Sought
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Prasad Krishna
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Aug 07, 2011
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last modified
Aug 08, 2011 07:40 AM
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filed under:
Privacy
Understanding the ways in which an individual's privacy is violated will help provide a better definition of privacy in India. At a public conference called ‘Privacy Matters' held at the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) here on Saturday, speakers underscored the need for discussions surrounding the privacy bill.
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Converting Indian Slacktivists Takes (Offline) Time
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 04, 2011
No matter how much attention an online protest campaign might appear to be getting in terms of likes, fans or retweets, it’s rarely likely to be able to draw even a fraction of its Internet supporters to a street protest. That’s as true in India as anywhere else in the world, it appears.
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July 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2011
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last modified
Jul 30, 2012 07:00 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
CISRAW,
Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:
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Portal augurs well for transparency
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 25, 2011
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last modified
Jul 26, 2011 03:16 PM
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Internet Governance
Data.gov.in will have meta-data, which will facilitate discovery of data and access from portals of ministries, says T Ramachandra. The article was published in the Hindu on 25 July 2011.
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Facebook, my boyfriend is lousy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 24, 2011
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last modified
Jul 25, 2011 10:07 AM
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Internet Governance
While a sizeable chunk of users do not mind living their life in public, oversharing can have nasty repercussions in real life. This article by Sahana Saran was published in the Bangalore Mirror on 24 July 2011.
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UID: The World’s Largest Biometric Database
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 23, 2011
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Internet Governance
At the start of his presentation, Sunil Abraham pointed to two aerial drawings of cybercafes: one where each computer was part of a private booth, and one where the computers were in the open so the screens would be visible to any one. Which layout would be more friendly to women, and why, Abraham wanted to know. Some participants selected the first option, liking the idea of the privacy, while others liked the second option so that the cybercafe owner would be able to monitor users’ activities.
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People are Knowledge – Experimenting with Oral Citations on Wikipedia
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 22, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
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Openness,
Projects
The Centre for Internet and Society in association with the Wikimedia Foundation has produced a documentary film "People are Knowledge". The film evolved out of a project on Oral Citations in India and South Africa funded by the Wikimedia Foundation, and undertaken by Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board Member Achal Prabhala as a short-term fellowship, to help overcome a lack of published materials in emerging languages on Wikipedia. New Delhi-based filmmaker Priya Sen has directed the film, with additional assistance from Zen Marie who handled the shooting in South Africa. The film explores how alternate methods of citation could be employed on Wikipedia, documenting a series of specific situations with regards to published knowledge, and subsequently, with oral citations.
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Blog
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Privacy Matters, Guwahati — Event Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 21, 2011
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last modified
Aug 26, 2011 10:31 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
On June 23, a public seminar on “Privacy Matters” was held at the Don Bosco Institute in Karhulli, Guwahati. It was organised by IDRC, Society in Action Group, IDEA Chirang, an NGO initiative working with grassroots initiatives in Assam, Privacy India and CIS and was attended by RTI activists and grass roots NGO representatives from across the North Eastern region: Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Assam and Sikkim. The event focused on the challenges and concerns of privacy in India.
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Blog
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Privacy
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Webcam Anti-Corruption in India (NY Times)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jul 20, 2011
In India, Oomen Chandy (67), governor of the state of Kerala, who wants to fight against corruption, has installed a webcam filming his office 24 hours on 24 and another who is filming one of his assistants, reports The New York Times. This news by Gilles Klein was published in @rret Sur Images on 18 July 2011.
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