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What lurks beneath the Network
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Aug 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
There is a series of buzzwords that have become a naturalised part of discussions around digital social media—participation, collaboration, peer-2-peer, mobilisation, etc. Especially in the post Arab Spring world (and our own home-grown Anna Hazare spectacles), there is this increasing belief in the innate possibilities of social media as providing ways by which the world as we know it shall change for the better. Young people are getting on to the streets and demanding their rights to the future.
Located in
Internet Governance
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What privacy? 13 crore Aadhaar numbers accessible on government portals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
At least 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers are readily accessible on government portals, a report claims.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What the experts said on live chat
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Three eminent panellists shared their views and answered questions from readers on the Supreme Court verdict striking down Section 66 A of the IT Act that allowed the arrest of people posting “offensive content” on the Internet, in a live chat hosted by The Hindu.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What the government's draft IT intermediary guidelines say
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 13, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Intermediaries will have to hand over to government agencies any information within 72 hours.
Intermediaries will have to use automated tools to trace the person posting unlawful content.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What You Need To Worry About Before Linking Your Mobile Number With Aadhaar
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by
Admin
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published
Nov 26, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As part of the directive issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) dated March 23, 2017, major telecom service providers have issued a deadline of February 6, 2018, for linking mobile numbers with Aadhaar as part of the E-KYC verification.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What’s Hard To Digest About The Zomato Hacking
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2017
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Yet another day, yet another major security breach. But, this time it’s not a presidential candidate in the U.S. or the U.K.’s National Health Service. Instead. it’s Zomato, the popular Indian online food delivery and restaurant search service.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What’s In a Name? — DNS Singularity of ICANN and The Gold Rush
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by
Sharath Chandra Ram
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published
Mar 31, 2013
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filed under:
ICANN,
Internet Governance
March 2013 being the 28th birthday of the first ever registered Internet domain as well as the exigent launch of the Trademark Clearing House disguised as a milestone in rights protection by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for it’s new gTLD program, Sharath Chandra Ram, dissects the transitory role of ICANN from being a technical outfit to the Boardroom Big Brother of Internet Governance.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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What’s up with WhatsApp?
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by
Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 23, 2018
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filed under:
Social Media,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
WhatsApp,
Homepage
In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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WhatsApp races against time to fix fake news mess ahead of 2019 general elections
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 25, 2018
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filed under:
Social Media,
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On Friday, when WhatsApp announced that it would pilot a ‘five media-based forwards limit’ in India, the government came up with an unequivocal reminder.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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WhatsApp ruling: Experts seek privacy law
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app.
Located in
Internet Governance
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News & Media
