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Control Shift?
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Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 08, 2009
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Aug 02, 2011 07:22 AM
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filed under:
ICANN,
Internet Governance
The USA has ceded control of the Internet over to Icann, but only partially. (This post appeared as an article in Down to Earth, in the issue dated November 15, 2009.)
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CDT Provides Answers to Questions on Internet Neutrality
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 26, 2011
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last modified
Jun 04, 2012 05:56 AM
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash of CIS asked David Sohn of CDT a few pointed questions on the emerging hot topic of 'Internet neutrality', and received very useful responses. Those questions and Mr. Sohn's responses are documented in this blog post.
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We are anonymous, we are legion
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 19, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:38 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Online anonymity is vital for creativity and entrepreneurship on the Web, writes Sunil Abraham. The article was published in the Hindu on April 18, 2011.
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Killing the Internet Softly with Its Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 25, 2011
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last modified
Aug 20, 2011 12:51 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
While regulation of the Internet is a necessity, the Department of IT, through recent Rules under the IT Act, is guilty of over-regulation. This over-regulation is not only a bad idea, but is unconstitutional, and gravely endangers freedom of speech and privacy online.
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The Present — and Future — Dangers of India's Draconian New Internet Regulations
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by
Anja Kovacs
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published
May 31, 2011
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:22 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The uproar surrounding India's Internet Control Rules makes clear that in the Internet age, as before, the active chilling of freedom of expression by the state is unacceptable in a democracy. Yet if India's old censorship regimes are to be maintained in this new context, the state will have little choice but to do just that. Are we ready to rethink the ways in which we deal with free speech and censorship as a society? Asks Anja Kovacs in this article, published in Caravan, 1 June 2011.
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Big Brother is Watching You
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 01, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:32 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The government is massively expanding its surveillance power over law-abiding citizens and businesses, says Sunil Abraham in this article published by the Deccan Herald on June 1, 2011.
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Wherever you are, whatever you do
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Aug 25, 2010
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Facebook recently launched a location-based service called Places. Privacy advocates are resenting to this new development. Sunil Abraham identifies the three prime reasons for this outcry against Facebook. The article was published in the Indian Express on 23 August, 2010.
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No UID Campaign in New Delhi - A Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 26, 2010
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last modified
Jun 20, 2012 03:51 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Unique Identification (UID) Bill is not pro-citizen. The scheme is deeply undemocratic, expensive and fraught with unforseen consequences. A public meeting on UID was held at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg in New Delhi on 25 August, 2010. The said Bill came under scrutiny at the meeting which was organised by civil society groups from Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi campaigning under the banner of "No UID". The speakers brought to light many concerns, unanswered questions and problems of the UID scheme.
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Beyond Access as Inclusion
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by
Anja Kovacs
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published
Aug 31, 2010
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:29 AM
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filed under:
Development,
Digital Access,
Internet Governance,
human rights
On 13 September, the day before the fifth Internet Governance Forum opens, CIS is coorganising in Vilnius a meeting on Internet governance and human rights. One of the main aims of this meeting is to call attention to the crucial, yet in Internet governance often neglected, indivisibility of rights. In this blog post, Anja Kovacs uses this lens to illustrate how it can broaden as well reinvigorate our understanding of what remains one of the most pressing issues in Internet governance in developing countries to this day: that of access to the Internet.
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Moldova Online: An Interview with Victor Diaconu
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by
Sudha Rajagopalan
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published
Sep 09, 2010
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 10:10 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
In this interview for Russian Cyberspace, set up with the help of Sunil Abraham (Executive Director at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India), computer software professional Victor Diaconu explains the nature of Internet use, state control and the development of blogging and social media platforms in Moldova. Victor works at Computaris in Chisinau. He is Moldova educated, and has travelled to several western countries (including lengthy stays to US, UK) to learn about and understand what there is to be done in Moldova. Sudha Rajagopalan interviewed Victor Diaconu.
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