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Interview with Pranesh Prakash
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: , , , , ,
Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society talks to Mint’s Surabhi Agarwal about the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act and the government’s decision to tweak it.
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Blog Entry Interview with the Citizen Lab on Internet Filtering in India
by Maria Xynou published Jun 24, 2013 last modified Jun 26, 2013 09:47 AM — filed under: ,
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Masashi Crete-Nishihata and Jakub Dalek from the Citizen Lab on internet filtering in India. View this interview and gain an insight on Netsweeper and FinFisher!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Interview with the Tactical Technology Collective on Privacy and Surveillance
by Maria Xynou published Oct 18, 2013 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society recently interviewed Anne Roth from the Tactical Technology Collective in Berlin. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Introduction: About the Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables
by Manoj Kurbet published Nov 27, 2014 — filed under: ,
The Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables is a Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) initiative, in partnership with the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), as well as local partners. The Roundtable will be closed-door deliberation involving multiple stakeholders. Through the course of these discussions we aim to deliberate upon the current legal framework for surveillance in India, and discuss possible frameworks for surveillance in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Inventions that will make a difference
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 02, 2014 last modified Feb 12, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: ,
In an increasingly tech-driven world, what does 2014 have to offer? Geeta Padmanabhan turns the spotlight on some life-changing gadgets.
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Blog Entry Investigating TLS blocking in India
by Simone Basso, Gurshabad Grover and Kushagra Singh published Jul 09, 2020 last modified Jul 09, 2020 01:23 AM — filed under: , ,
A study into Transport Layer Security (TLS)-based blocking by three popular Indian ISPs: ACT Fibernet, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Invisible Censorship: How the Government Censors Without Being Seen
by Pranesh Prakash published Dec 14, 2011 last modified Jan 04, 2012 08:59 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
The Indian government wants to censor the Internet without being seen to be censoring the Internet. This article by Pranesh Prakash shows how the government has been able to achieve this through the Information Technology Act and the Intermediary Guidelines Rules it passed in April 2011. It now wants methods of censorship that leave even fewer traces, which is why Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology talks of Internet 'self-regulation', and has brought about an amendment of the Copyright Act that requires instant removal of content.
Located in Internet Governance
IOCOSE's talk at CIS
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 21, 2014 last modified Nov 25, 2014 01:02 AM — filed under: , ,
Please join us at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 7 p.m. for a presentation of the work of the artists group IOCOSE, current artists in residence at T.A.J./SKE Residency.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry IP Addresses and Expeditious Disclosure of Identity in India
by Prashant Iyengar published Aug 22, 2011 last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:20 AM — filed under: ,
In this research, Prashant Iyengar reviews the statutory mechanism regulating the retention and disclosure of IP addresses by Internet companies in India. Prashant provides a compilation of anecdotes on how law enforcement authorities in India have used IP address information to trace individuals responsible for particular crimes.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry IPv6: The First Steps
by Nishant Shah published Jun 05, 2012 — filed under:
The 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 of more than 900,000 users in the Asia-Pacific.
Located in Internet Governance