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Facebook’s Free Internet Access Program in Developing Countries Provokes Backlash
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 29, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
In India and Indonesia, users criticize Internet.org initiative, saying it violates the principles of net neutrality.
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Indian PM Narendra Modi’s digital dream gets bad reception
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 29, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Surveillance
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Silicon Valley’s most powerful chief executives this week how his government “attacked poverty by using the power of networks and mobile phones’’, the entire population of the state of Kashmir remained offline — by order of the state.
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What Bengaluru Thinks of the Big Tech Announcements in Silicon Valley
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 29, 2015
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last modified
Oct 18, 2015 01:26 PM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
There is a split verdict on the big tech announcements made out of California during the Prime Minister's visit, in the desi version of Silicon Valley - Bengaluru.
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ভারতে পাঁচশোরও বেশি স্টেশনে ফ্রি ওয়াই-ফাই চালু হবে
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 28, 2015
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last modified
Oct 02, 2015 02:19 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
"তবে ভারতে সেন্টার ফর ইন্টারনেট অ্যান্ড সোসাইটির গবেষণা-প্রধান সুমন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় মনে করেন এই পদক্ষেপগুলো মসৃণভাবে রূপায়ণ করাটাই হবে প্রধান চ্যালেঞ্জ।
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‘By weakening our security, govt is putting us at risk of espionage’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2015
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last modified
Oct 02, 2015 03:09 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Encryption Policy,
Privacy
After the BlackBerry encryption and IT Act fiascos of recent years, the government last week sent yet another cyber policy howler, the Draft National Encryption Policy, only to withdraw it in the face of severe protests. S. Raghotham and Mayukh Mukherjee spoke with Pranesh Prakash, policy director, Centre for Internet & Society, on the government’s continued misadventures with data privacy and encryption.
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Some Key Words Are Missing
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Google manipulating search results? The Competition Commission is on its case.
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Faking a stand
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance
A 'Like' here, a forward there, new-age India's patriotism is confined to social media
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Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review was held in Pattaya, Thailand from September 3 to 5, 2015. The event was organized by The Internet Democracy Project, Bytes for All, APNIC, the Association for Progressive Communications, ISOC, Global Partners Digital and ICT Watch. Jyoti Panday participated in the meeting.
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Hiding behind rules on naming sites it banned, govt reveals fears
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
With the union government's ban on 857 porn sites in July creating brouhaha across the country, there had been a concern over the voice of the youth being stifled and censorship making a comeback.
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Government may tieup with global police, Interpol to fight child pornography
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2015
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filed under:
Obscenity,
Pornography,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
International partnerships, including with the global police network Interpol, could be the basis for India's strategy to counter child pornography after the government's move to ban websites peddling smut backfired last month.
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