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Govt goes after porn, makes ISPs ban sites
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 26, 2013
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last modified
Jul 01, 2013 10:11 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The government has decided to put a blanket ban on several websites that allow users to share pornographic content.
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Way to watch
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by
Chinmayi Arun
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published
Jun 26, 2013
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last modified
Jul 01, 2013 10:17 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The domestic surveillance regime in India lacks adequate safeguards.
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Indian student in Cornell University hacks into ICSE, ISC database
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 06, 2013
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last modified
Jul 02, 2013 07:39 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
A 20-year-old Indian student from Cornell University hacked into the database of ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) school exam results, exposed glaring anomalies in the marking system and went on to merrily write about his exploits in an online post.
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Sweden 'must raise its net freedom profile'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 29, 2013
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last modified
Jul 02, 2013 09:57 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
While promoting internet freedom is a policy priority for Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Sweden's efforts remain largely unknown, according a new report that concludes Sweden needs to do more to raise its global profile as a leader on the issue.
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Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 10, 2013
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last modified
Jul 02, 2013 02:31 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws.
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A Technological Solution to the Challenges of Online Defamation
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by
Eduardo Bertoni
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published
May 28, 2013
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last modified
Jul 02, 2013 02:47 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
When people are insulted or humiliated on the Internet and decide to take legal action, their cases often follow a similar trajectory.
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Indian surveillance laws & practices far worse than US
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 13, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 11:09 AM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
SAFEGUARDS
Explosive would be just the word to describe the revelations by National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Pranesh Prakash on the US snooping into Indian cyber space
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 15, 2013
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last modified
Jul 02, 2013 04:19 PM
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filed under:
Video,
Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash, Policy Director, Center for Internet and Society, talks about the ramifications of US incursion into the privacy of Indians through cyber space. He says that Indian laws on privacy and free speech shall be applied to the web companies in India so that they actually not surrender the privacy of Indian citizens just because American law requires them to.
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Governance in the Age of the Internet and Free Trade Agreements
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 08, 2013
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last modified
Jul 03, 2013 05:04 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Thai Netizen Network on June 8, 2013 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The Ministry of Information and Communication and the National Science and Technology Development Agency were co-hosts for the event.
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Privacy Protection Bill, 2013 (With Amendments based on Public Feedback)
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Jun 30, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 10:50 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In 2013 CIS drafted the Privacy Protection Bill as a citizens' version of a privacy legislation for India. Since April 2013, CIS has been holding Privacy Roundtables in collaboration with FICCI and DSCI, with the objective of gaining public feedback to the Privacy Protection Bill and other possible frameworks for privacy in India.
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