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Russian social network VKontakte temporarily blocked in India for Blue Whale threat
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Admin
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published
Sep 14, 2017
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last modified
Sep 14, 2017 01:17 AM
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Internet Governance
Russian social network Vkontakte, where the suicidal online "game" Blue Whale+ is believed to have originated, was blocked on certain internet service provider networks on Tuesday.
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Rethinking National Privacy Principles: Evaluating Principles for India's Proposed Data Protection Law
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Sep 11, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This report is intended to be the first part in a series of white papers that CIS will publish which seeks to contribute to the discussions around the enactment of a privacy legislation in India. In subsequent pieces we will focus on subjects such as regulatory framework to implement, supervise and enforce privacy principles, and principles to regulate surveillance in India under a privacy law.
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In our anxiety about the Blue Whale Challenge, are we missing the elephant in the room?
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Admin
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Sep 09, 2017
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last modified
Jan 03, 2018 02:09 AM
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Internet Governance
In the beginning, the Blue Whale Challenge seemed like it had all the hallmarks of an urban legend: an online self-harm game that instructed victims to commit increasing degrees of violence upon themselves, finally convincing them to commit suicide. While it was whispered about in schools, college corridors and Reddit forums, reporters found it difficult to trace.
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Twitter tweaks user policy a day after SC clampdown
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Admin
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Sep 08, 2017
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last modified
Jan 03, 2018 02:00 AM
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Internet Governance
This, when India is looking to crack down on global firms exporting customer data to servers.
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Why the lack of understanding about the Blue Whale Challenge poses a bigger threat?
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Admin
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Sep 06, 2017
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last modified
Jan 03, 2018 01:52 AM
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Internet Governance
On 30 August, Vignesh A, a 19-year-old college student from Madurai committed suicide. Indications of self-harm on his body swaying investigating agencies to suspect that the suicide was related to the Blue Whale challenge-an online game which involves completing 50 tasks or challenges dictated by a remote 'handler' which ultimately leads to ending their own life.
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MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)
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Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Sep 05, 2017
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last modified
Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Digital Economy,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Data Governance,
Data Protection,
Digital Rights
MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government consultations: one at the TRAI, and another at MEITY. This discussion is supported by Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, will participate as a speaker in the session titled "regulating storage, sharing and transfer of data."
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Privacy is now a right in India. Here's what that means for the tech industry
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Admin
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Aug 31, 2017
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
India's top court has put tech companies on notice.
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August 2017 Newsletter
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by
Admin
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published
Aug 30, 2017
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last modified
Oct 09, 2017 02:48 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
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CIS Statement on Right to Privacy Judgment
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 28, 2017
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last modified
Aug 31, 2017 06:13 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to this bench began during the hearings in the ongoing Aadhaar case, when in August 2015, Mukul Rohatgi, the then Attorney General stated that there is no constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy.
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Blog
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UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators consulted at the 8th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 23, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance
“Internet Universality indicators should measure broad social implications of the Internet and serve as a powerful tool to foster sustainable development,” was a strong message delivered by Asia-Pacific stakeholders at UNESCO consultation to develop Internet Universality indicators during the 8th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) in Bangkok (Thailand), 29 July 2017.
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