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India faces Twitter backlash over Internet clampdown
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said had spread scare-mongering material that threatened national security.
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INDIA Fears of Privacy Loss Pursue Ambitious ID Project
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 09, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 10:00 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Fears about loss of privacy are being voiced as India gears up to launch an ambitious scheme to biometrically identify and number each of its 1.2 billion inhabitants.
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News & Media
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India for inclusive internet governance
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 25, 2014
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last modified
May 05, 2014 10:36 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
NETmundial
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other stakeholders. In typical Indian diplomatic style, its position can be interpreted to mean everything and nothing.
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India for UN body to resolve internet governance issues
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 05, 2013
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last modified
Dec 26, 2013 08:51 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Multi-stakeholder or multi-lateral - two words encapsulating diametrically opposite views on internet governance stands at the heart of a raging debate across the globe.
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News & Media
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India hack
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Sep 07, 2010 11:57 AM
Chennai's bus map goes from this…
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Home images
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India hack
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Sep 07, 2010 11:57 AM
Chennai's bus map goes from this…
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Home images
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India has a long road ahead in becoming a disabled-friendly country
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 31, 2016
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filed under:
Accessibility
India is home to 2.7 crore people living with one or the other kind of disability. According to the 2011 Census, 2.21 percent of India’s population is disabled. Unlike the developed world, India’s disabled are made further socially vulnerable by lack of quality education, lack of women’s safety, and attitudinal barriers as they continue to grapple with the challenges of access, acceptance, and inclusion.
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Accessibility
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News & Media
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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 internet: clean-up or censorship?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 16, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
Is India going the way of China? Not when it comes to development indicators. Or enhanced infrastructure. Or economic power. But in another category at which Beijing excels: web censorship.
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India is building a biometric database for 1.3 billion people — and enrollment is mandatory
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 12, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Inside the buzzing enrollment agency, young professionals wearing slim-fitting jeans and lanyards around their necks tapped away at keyboards and fiddled with fingerprint scanning devices as they helped build the biggest and most ambitious biometric database ever conceived.
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News & Media
