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Linking Facebook use to free top-up data
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 14, 2016
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filed under:
Digital Media,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
Just before the Trai notification, the Ambani brothers signed a spectrum sharing pact and they have been sharing optic fibre since 2013.
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A Case for Greater Privacy Paternalism?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 14, 2016
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last modified
Feb 20, 2016 07:28 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This is the second part of a series of three articles exploring the issues with the privacy self management framework and potential alternatives.
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There is No Such Thing as Free Basics
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Feb 14, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
TRAI,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
India would not see the rain of Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they could benefit from this Firefox project. Because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken a historical step by banning the differential pricing without discriminating services.
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Net neutrality advocates hail Trai verdict
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 14, 2016
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Facebook 'disappointed' with the ruling on differential pricing.
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UNICEF & Nasscom Foundation Workshop on Child Online Protection
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 14, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
ICT
Jyoti Panday attended UNICEF & Nasscom Foundation Workshop on Child Online Protection (COP) held on 8 February 2016 at Hotel Claridges in New Delhi.
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Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International Standards
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Feb 11, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Big Data
The Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
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India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 11, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Net Neutrality,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
In India, advocates of net neutrality have welcomed new rules by the telecom regulator that have blocked efforts by Facebook to offer free but limited access to the web in the country’s fast growing Internet market.
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Facebook's Fall from Grace: Arab Spring to Indian Winter
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Feb 11, 2016
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last modified
Feb 11, 2016 03:51 PM
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
Facebook’s Free Basics has been permanently banned in India! The Indian telecom regulator, TRAI has issued the world’s most stringent net neutrality regulation! To be more accurate, there is more to come from TRAI in terms of net neutrality regulations especially for throttling and blocking but if the discriminatory tariff regulation is anything to go by we can expect quite a tough regulatory stance against other net neutrality violations as well.
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India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poor
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 10, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook
India’s telecom regulator said Monday that service providers cannot charge discriminatory prices for Internet services, a blow to Facebook’s global effort to provide low-cost Internet to developing countries.
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A Megacorp’s Basic Instinct
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 04, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Telecom,
Free Basics,
TRAI,
Net Neutrality,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Bolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s Free Basics publicity blitz.
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