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Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 20, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal.
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News & Media
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State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 21, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on MLATS and International Cooperation for Law Enforcement Purposes.
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News & Media
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Indian Government's Submission to ITU
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 05, 2012
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last modified
Dec 09, 2012 12:48 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
ITU,
Internet Governance
The following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Solutions for Enabling Cross-border Data Flows
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 07, 2012
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last modified
Dec 07, 2012 10:42 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
ICC BASIS and the Internet Society are co-organising a workshop at the IGF (Baku - 7 November 2012 - 14:30 to 16:00) to explore solutions for enabling cross-border data flows. Malavika Jayaram is a panelist.
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News & Media
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November 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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last modified
Jan 06, 2013 01:59 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness,
Researchers at Work
Welcome to the newsletter of November 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of Section 66A of the IT Act by Pranesh Prakash, comments on the draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, an introduction to 12 mobile devices that we are researching as part of the Pervasive Technologies project, submissions of civil society in relation to the revision of International Telecommunication Regulations that are to take place at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, updates from the Wikipedia community on Indic languages, and news and media coverage.
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About Us
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Newsletters
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The Worldwide Web of Concerns
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 10, 2012
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last modified
Dec 10, 2012 05:10 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
ITU,
Internet Governance
The threat of a ‘UN takeover’ of the Internet through the WCIT is non-existent. However, that does not mean that activists have been crying themselves hoarse in vain.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Ayodhya trending on Twitter sparks censorship concerns
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 12, 2012
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filed under:
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
On the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the ShauryaDiwas, Ayodhya and Babri Masjid hashtags were trending on Twitter all day, with almost 2,500 messages sent over 48 hours.
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News & Media
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Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part II
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Sep 25, 2012
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last modified
Sep 27, 2012 10:42 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Social Networking
Snehashish Ghosh does a further analysis of the leaked list of the websites blocked by the Indian Government from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 (“leaked list”).
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Internet Governance
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Govt plans inter-ministerial panel on Internet policy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
The government may set up an inter-ministerial panel to improve coordination among the various arms of the government on Internet-related issues such as governance, commerce and security, according to a senior government official who didn’t want to be named.
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News & Media
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E-Governance, Identity & Privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 26, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This chapter will look at different legislations, projects, and policies pertaining to e-governance and identity that India has put in place, and examine both the strengths and the weaknesses of these, through the lense of privacy.
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Internet Governance
