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Indian super-cops now patrol the www highway
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Prasad Krishna
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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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Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring ‘Offensive Messages’ Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 25, 2015
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last modified
Mar 25, 2015 04:18 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Censorship
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down legislation barring “offensive messages” online, saying it violated constitutional guarantees of free expression.
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indian techies
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Prasad Krishna
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Dec 22, 2011 05:21 AM
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Indian Users’ Perspective On WIPO Negotiations On Treaty For Visually Impaired
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Feb 18, 2013
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Accessibility
South-East Asia is host to one-third of the world’s 39 million blind people. Over 20 million live in India alone. This week’s special session of the World Intellectual Property Organization aims to clean up the text of an international treaty to facilitate access to books for the blind and visually impaired community. It is thus of prime importance for India, and some there worry that issues such as commercial availability could undermine the treaty’s effectiveness.
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Indian Women in Science Wiki edit-a-thon
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Prasad Krishna
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Oct 13, 2014
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness,
Event
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being held at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on October 11, 2014 from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. The event is being organized by IndiaBioScience in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge team.
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Events
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Indians Call For More Stringent Data Protection Laws
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 18, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The government is India is facing calls to establish better cybersecurity laws to protect consumers’ data after fears have crept up that Reliance Jio, the telecom startup in India, suffered a major data leak.
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Indians Get Particular about Online Marriage
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Prasad Krishna
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Feb 22, 2010
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last modified
Apr 04, 2011 06:48 AM
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Internet Governance
The article quotes Nishant Shah's views on online behaviour of people seen elsewhere in the world.
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Indians Join ‘Save the Internet’ Campaign
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 15, 2015
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last modified
May 09, 2015 07:42 AM
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Internet Governance
In India, hundreds of thousands have joined a public campaign to ensure equal access to the Internet as an impassioned debate engulfs the country on what is called “net neutrality.”
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Indians Rank Second For Online Snooping
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Prasad Krishna
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Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Indians rank second globally when it comes to seeking details of private individuals online, as per Google transparency report.
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Indic Language Statistical Report
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Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Jan 21, 2013 04:02 AM
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