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Hakon 2016
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 15, 2016
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance
Udbhav Tiwari attended attended Hakon 2016, a conference held between September 30 and October 2, 2016 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India,on behalf of CIS under the Hewlett Cyber Security Project.
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IANA Transition: A Case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Oct 15, 2016
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last modified
Nov 03, 2016 06:20 AM
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filed under:
IANA,
Internet Governance,
IANA Transition
Transparency is key to engaging meaningfully with ICANN. CIS has filed the most number of Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP) requests with ICANN, covering a range of subjects including its relationships with contracted parties, financial disclosure, revenue statements, and harassment policies. Asvatha Babu, an intern at CIS, analysed all responses to our requests and found that only 14% of our requests were answered fully.
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Blog
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Tech companies like Gmail, WhatsApp may be asked to store user information
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 14, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance
The government is moving to formulate rules that will require technology ‘intermediaries’— including email services like Gmail, chat apps such as WhatsApp and Snapchat or even ecommerce firms like Amazon — to retain user information, a development that is expected to be met with determined opposition.
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National Cyber Defence Summit 2016
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 10, 2016
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance
National Cyber Defence Summit – 2016 was organized by the National Cyber Safety and Security Standards in association with State & Central Governments, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, AICTE & Anna University on 30 September and 1 October 2016 in Chennai. Vanya Rakesh attended the summit.
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Internet Democratisation: IANA Transition Leaves Much to be Desired
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Oct 08, 2016
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last modified
Nov 03, 2016 07:52 AM
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filed under:
ICANN,
IANA,
Internet Governance
At best, the IANA transition is symbolic of Washington’s oversight over ICANN coming to an end. It is also symbolic of the empowerment of the global multistakeholder community. In reality, it fails to do either meaningfully.
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If all goes well, Indian IT Act may enter 21st century
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 06, 2016
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last modified
Oct 06, 2016 04:49 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The government is aiming to refresh the main law governing information technology by giving it a revamp which it hopes will bring it in tune with the times and address criticisms about its weaknesses, a senior official said on condition of anonymity.
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Services like TwitterSeva aren’t the silver bullets they are made out to be
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Oct 06, 2016
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last modified
Oct 06, 2016 04:31 PM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
TwitterSeva is great, but it should not be considered a sufficient replacement for proper e-governance systems. This is because there are several serious shortcomings with the TwitterSeva approach, and it is no wonder that enthusiastic police officers and bureaucrats are somewhat upset with the slow deployment of e-governance applications. They are also right in being frustrated with the lack of usability and scalability of existing applications that hold out the promise of adopting private sector platforms to serve citizens better.
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Not Everyone Plays by the Rules in the Digital Playground: Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 05, 2016
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filed under:
Gender,
Internet Governance
Japreet Grewal spoke at a panel on 'Prevention through Awareness and Education' at a meeting titled 'Not Everyone Plays by the Rules in the Digital Playground:Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation' that was organised by the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Singapore (ICMEC) and TULIR - Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse, India on October 3-4, 2016 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
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An 'app'ening world
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 05, 2016
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filed under:
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A ‘forward’ has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp about the privacy concerns relating to that instant messaging app; it’s asking for permission to share user data with Facebook.
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Eye on Mumbai
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 02, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The feeds will be beamed to a video wall that stretches 21 feet across at the police’s command and control room.
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