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Blog Entry Every Town had its Jio Dara
by Ayswarya Murthy — published Dec 20, 2017 — last modified Dec 21, 2017 04:24 PM — filed under: ,
Strap: In the hills of Darjeeling, residents facing an indefinite internet shutdown were thrown an unexpected lifeline in the form of 'Jio dara', a feeble signal from Sikkim towers that nevertheless kept a small line of communication open between the besieged towns in the region and the rest of the world.
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EVMs: How transparent is the Indian election process?
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have become a bone of contention after the results of the Assembly elections in five states were declared last Saturday and the BSP president Mayawati alleged tampering. The Congress party and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have called for a probe into her allegation. Social media too is abuzz with messages and videos showing how the machines can be allegedly manipulated to sway the votes in favour of a particular candidate.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Examining the Constitutionality of the Ban on Broadcast of News by Private FM and Community Radio Stations
by Gurshabad Grover, Torsha Sarkar, Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi — published Sep 27, 2019 — filed under: ,
Gurshabad Grover and Torsha Sarkar along with Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi co-authored a paper that examined the constitutionality of the government prohibition on the broadcast of news against private and community FM channels.
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Expect anti-net censorship echo in house
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
For the anti-Internet censorship movement in the country, hope is now in sight. Their fight against the intermediary provisions (section 79) of the IT laws, according to which, an intermediary (website, domain owner) would have to take off content that a third party (or complainant) finds ‘objectionable,’ without any room for appeal, has now garnered the attention of the government itself. What is at stake is our fundamental rights, warns CPM Member of Parliament P Rajeeve, who was perhaps the first at the government level to realise that there was a gaping hole in the provision, and took up the matter in the Rajya Sabha.
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Expel or not? That is the question
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 05, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:48 PM — filed under:
The decision of an international school to expel 14 students for their alleged ‘promiscuous’ behaviour has led to much debate and discussion.
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Expert Committee meeting on 25th November, 2013
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2013 — filed under:
A meeting of the Expert Committee has been scheduled for 25th November, 2013 at 11.00 a.m. in R.No. 714 (7th Floor), Group Meeting Room, DBT, New Delhi to discuss the draft 'Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012' under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. S. Rao, Sr. Adviser, DBT.
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Experts debate on UID and rights
by Radha Rao — published Apr 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:32 PM — filed under:
Bangalore, Apr 16, DHNS: A debate on ‘UID and Fundamental Rights’ organised by several city-based organisations, discussed the social, ethical issues, economic and legal issues that accompanies the UID.
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Experts stress on need for enhanced security
by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:13 AM — filed under: , ,
With more and more people falling prey to phishing scams, experts believe that lack of adequate security features in online payment systems will only increase the number of such cases in the coming days. While admitting that the rise in such crimes would be hard to stop or control, cyber security consultants also blame the lack of preparedness before taking the digital economy route as a cause for such problems.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Experts' committee moots law to protect privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
In its report submitted to the Planning Commission on Thursday, the first ever experts’ group to identify the privacy issues and prepare a report to facilitate authoring of the privacy bill, has said that existing laws have created an ‘unclear regulatory regime’ which allows a state to be intrusive.
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Explore money apps but watch your data
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 08, 2017 — filed under: ,
Financial apps may appear to be free but before you install them, read their privacy policies to know what you may be signing away.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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