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Porn ban: People will soon learn to circumvent ISPs and govt orders, expert says
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
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Porn block in India sparks outrage
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
India’s government has triggered a storm of protest after blocking 857 alleged pornography websites, with privacy and internet freedom campaigners, as well as consumers, condemning the move as arbitrary and unlawful.
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Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Links,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
We are maintaining a rolling blog with press references to the row created by the proposal by the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology to pre-screen user-generated Internet content.
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Primer on the New IT Act
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 29, 2009
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:41 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Digital Governance,
Public Accountability,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
With this draft information bulletin, we briefly discuss some of the problems with the Information Technology Act, and invite your comments.
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Privacy after Big Data: Compilation of Early Research
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by
Saumyaa Naidu
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published
Nov 12, 2016
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last modified
Nov 12, 2016 01:37 AM
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filed under:
Human Rights,
IT Act,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Smart Cities,
Data Protection,
Information Technology,
Publications
Evolving data science, technologies, techniques, and practices, including big data, are enabling shifts in how the public and private sectors carry out their functions and responsibilities, deliver services, and facilitate innovative production and service models to emerge. In this compilation we have put together a series of articles that we have developed as we explore the impacts – positive and negative – of big data. This is a growing body of research that we are exploring and
is relevant to multiple areas of our work including privacy and surveillance. Feedback and comments on the compilation are welcome and appreciated.
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Rebuttal of DIT's Misleading Statements on New Internet Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 13, 2011
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last modified
Jul 11, 2012 01:18 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability
The press statement issued on May 11 by the Department of Information Technology (DIT) on the furore over the newly-issued rules on 'intermediary due diligence' is misleading and is, in places, plainly false. We are presenting a point-by-point rebuttal of the DIT's claims.
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Response to the Pegasus Questionnaire issued by the SC Technical Committee
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by
Anamika Kundu, Digvijay, Arindrajit Basu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Apr 13, 2022 02:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On March 25, 2022, the Supreme Court appointed Technical Committee constituted to examine the allegations of alleged unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus software released a questionnaire seeking responses and comments from the general public.
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RTI Applications on Blocking of Websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 21, 2012 06:34 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
RTI,
Public Accountability
In recent weeks, an increasing number of incidents have come to light on government-ordered blocking of websites. In one case involving Zone-H.org, it is clear who has ordered the block (a Delhi district court judge, as an interim order), even though the block itself is open to constitutional challenge. In all others cases, including the TypePad case, it is unclear who has ordered the block and why. We at CIS have sent in two right to information requests to find out.
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Ruling in India shields Web posts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 27, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court in India struck down a section of its country’s information technology act Tuesday that had made it illegal for anyone to spread ‘‘offensive messages’’ on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
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SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence Liang
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 28, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Lawyer-activist Lawrence Liang on why SC upheld section 69A and the implications of striking down section 66A.
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