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Indian activists slam FCC decision to ditch net neutrality
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by
Admin
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published
Nov 24, 2017
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last modified
Dec 18, 2017 03:27 PM
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Indian net neutrality activists are assured the ongoing net neutrality tussle in the US will have no impact on India.
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Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 25, 2013
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last modified
Oct 03, 2013 10:58 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Supreme Court in India rules -- for now -- against plan to make biometric ID mandatory for receiving services.
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Indian companies need to boost encrpytion adoption rate: experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 10, 2016
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filed under:
Encryption,
Internet Governance
Most banks do not follow Reserve bank of India’s standard 64/128-bit encryption policy due to laxity and unavailability of funds.
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News & Media
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Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive Posts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that was regarded as a landmark ruling on free speech in India.
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Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players
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by
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published
May 18, 2018
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last modified
May 18, 2018 05:01 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around 15,000 to 20,000 Indian applicants participating in cricket seasons 2015-2018.
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Indian experts doubt government ban on porn sites will be effective
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 01, 2016
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last modified
Jul 01, 2016 03:00 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Indian government directed service providers to block 240 websites but doubts have surfaced over the legality of such an order.
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News & Media
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Indian Feminist Judgment Project Workshop
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 16, 2018
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filed under:
Gender,
Internet Governance
Swaraj Paul Barooah was a discussant at the Indian Feminist Judgment Project 'righting together' workshop organised in Delhi by Jindal from October 6 - 7, 2018.
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News & Media
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Indian government at second position after U.S.A for demanding user data from Google
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
The Indian government has secured 2nd position in the list of the governments demanding for Web user information. It is behind only from the United States government.
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Indian government defends Internet blocking
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ethnic tensions.
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Indian government orders ISPs to block 857 porn websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 02, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 08:18 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Indian government has ordered a large number of porn websites to be blocked, creating an uproar among users and civil rights groups in the country.
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News & Media
