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Public Debate on 'Differential Pricing': Series 1: by Vidushi Marda — published Jan 27, 2016 — last modified Jan 27, 2016 01:51 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Telecom, Event, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society, in association with ICRIER and the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, is pleased to announce “A Series of Public Debates on Differential Pricing” in the cities of Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. The first public debate will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore on February 1, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse: by Vidushi Marda — published Jan 09, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Social Media
15 million people have come online through Free Basics, Facebook's zero rated walled garden, in the past year. "If we accept that everyone deserves access to the internet, then we must surely support free basic internet services. Who could possibly be against this?" asks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in a recent op-ed defending Free Basics.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of India: by Vidushi Marda — published Sep 03, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This note analyses the data flow within the UID scheme and aims at highlighting vulnerabilities at each stage. The data flow within the UID Scheme can be best understood by first delineating the organizations involved in enrolling residents for Aadhaar. The UIDAI partners with various Registrars usually a department of the central or state Government, and some private sector agencies like LIC etc– through a Memorandum of Understanding for assisting with the enrollment process of the UID project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Roundtable discussion on WHOIS: by Vidushi Marda — published Jul 28, 2015 — last modified Aug 24, 2015 02:16 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda participated remotely in a round-table discussion organized by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Govt. of India on July 28, 2015. Aditya Garg, an intern at the Centre for Internet & Society also participated (in person) from New Delhi and made an intervention.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
First draft of Technology Business Incubators: An Indian Perspective and Implementation Guidance Report: by Vidushi Marda — published Jul 25, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society presents the first draft of its analysis on technology business incubators("TBI") in India. The report prepared by Sunil Abraham, Vidushi Marda, Udbhav Tiwari and Anumeha Karnatak looks at operating procedures, success stories and lessons that can be learnt from TBIs in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in India: by Vidushi Marda — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
In a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of speech and expression in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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