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Facebook, Google face censorship in India
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 09, 2012 — filed under: ,
Religious leaders in India are on a collision course with social media websites including Google, Facebook and Yahoo. Two Indian courts recently asked these American companies as well as 19 other websites to take down “anti-religious” material. They are now required to report their compliance by February. Betwa Sharma's blog post was published in SmartPlanet on 5 January 2012. Sunil Abraham has been quoted in it extensively.
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NGO questions people's privacy in UID scheme
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 12, 2012 — filed under: ,
Taking a leaf out of the recommendations of the parliamentary standing committee on finance (SCF) that raised objections on the National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010, Delhi-based NGOs have called upon the Jharkhand government to stay the execution of UID projects in the state. Jaideep Deogharia's article was published in the Times of India on 11 January 2012.
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Blog Entry Keeping it Private
by Nishant Shah — published Jan 16, 2012 — last modified Jan 27, 2012 03:50 AM — filed under: ,
As we disclose more information online, we must ask who might access it and why. This article by Nishant Shah was published in the Indian Express on Sunday, 15 January 2012.
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Is India Ignoring its own Internet Protections?
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2012 — filed under: , ,
India’s information technology law of 2008 limits the liability of Internet companies for material posted on their Web sites by users, including anything government regulators deem objectionable. The firms are supposed to be notified of offensive content — by users or the authorities — and then remove it when legally warranted.
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Whose Data is it Anyway?
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2012 — last modified Apr 28, 2012 04:12 AM — filed under: , , ,
Tactical Technology Collective and the Centre for Internet & Society invite you to the second round of discussions of the Exposing Data Series at the CIS office in Bangalore on 24 January 2012. Siddharth Hande and Hapee de Groot will be speaking on this occasion.
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Internet Freedom Fellows Program Emphasizes Defense of Fundamental Freedoms Online
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 28, 2012 — last modified Jul 02, 2012 06:47 AM — filed under: ,
At the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United States has consistently placed special emphasis on the protection and promotion of the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association, because we understand that these fundamental freedoms are essential to facilitating the exercise of other universal rights.
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Global Networks, Individual Freedoms: A Peer Forum on Internet Freedom and Human Rights
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 20, 2012 — last modified Jun 28, 2012 09:12 AM — filed under: ,
In Connection with the 2012 Internet Freedom Fellows Program, the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva is pleased to invite Pranesh Prakash to a peer forum at the United States Mission to the United Nations on Thursday, June 21, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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CENSORSHIP 2020: The Future of Free Speech Online
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 25, 2012 — last modified Jun 28, 2012 10:01 AM — filed under:
The DC Chapter of the Internet Society, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, invite you to an informal discussion on CENSORSHIP 2020: The Future of Free Speech Online on Monday, June 25, 2012.
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Blog Entry How Facebook is Blatantly Abusing our Trust
by Nishant Shah — published Jun 28, 2012 — filed under: ,
‘Don’t fix it, if it ain’t broken’ is not an adage Facebook seems to subscribe to. Nishant Shah's column on privacy and Facebook was published in First Post on June 27, 2012.
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Clear and Present Danger: Attempts to Change Internet Governance and Implications for Press Freedom
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 29, 2012 — filed under: ,
The event was organised by National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2012. Emma Llansó, Rebecca MacKinnon, Emin Milli, Susan Morgan and Katitza Rodriguez were the speakers.
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