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India Seeks to Limit Use of Maps and Satellite Images
by Prasad Krishna — published May 28, 2016 — filed under:
Indians are discussing a plan to ban use of maps or satellite images of the country without approval from the government.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India sees biggest improvement in Internet freedom, says report
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 07, 2014 — filed under: ,
Big stride ascribed to removal of restrictions imposed in 2013; globally, Internet freedom sees decline.
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India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 11, 2016 — filed under: , , , , ,
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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Blog Entry India should reconsider its proposed regulation of online content
by Gurshabad Grover — published Jan 24, 2019 — last modified Jan 24, 2019 04:59 PM — filed under: ,
The lack of technical considerations in the proposal is also apparent since implementing the proposal is infeasible for certain intermediaries. End-to-end encrypted messaging services cannot “identify” unlawful content since they cannot decrypt it. Presumably, the government’s intention is not to disallow end-to-end encryption so that intermediaries can monitor content.
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India Should Watch Its Internet Watchmen
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2011 — last modified May 06, 2011 05:08 AM — filed under:
The month after terrorists attacked Mumbai in 2008, India's government initiated legislation enabling it to eavesdrop on electronic communication and block websites on grounds of national security. There was no public debate before the bill in question was introduced, and hardly any debate inside parliament itself before it passed in 2009. In the law, there were no guidelines about the extent to which an individual's right to privacy would be breached. And there was certainly no mention, and therefore, reassurance, that due process would be followed when it came to restricting access to websites. This article by Rahul Bhatia was published in the Wall Street Journal on March 28, 2011.
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India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’
by Vindu Goel, Karan Deep Singh and Sameer Yasir — published Aug 22, 2019 — last modified Aug 22, 2019 01:20 AM — filed under:
Masroor Nazir, a pharmacist in Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, has some advice for people in the region: Do not get sick, because he may not have any medicine left to help.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India slowly gets to grips with ecommerce
by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 06:46 AM — filed under:
Growth in computer use and Internet penetration will help e-commerce.
Located in News & Media
India steps up vigilance against WhatsApp abuse
by Admin — published Aug 27, 2018 — filed under: ,
Delhi wants firm to open local office, appoint grievance officer as misinformation spreads.
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India Still Trying To Turn Optional Aadhaar Identification Number Into A Mandatory National Identity System
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2016 — last modified Mar 24, 2016 06:34 AM — filed under: , ,
from the sliding-down-the-slippery-slope-to-disaster dept
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Blog Entry India Subject to NSA Dragnet Surveillance! No Longer a Hypothesis — It is Now Officially Confirmed
by Maria Xynou — published Jun 13, 2013 — last modified Nov 06, 2013 10:20 AM — filed under: , ,
As of last week, it is officially confirmed that the metadata of everyone´s communications is under the NSA´s microscope. In fact, the leaked data shows that India is one of the countries which is under NSA surveillance the most!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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