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January 2019 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 31, 2019 last modified Mar 03, 2019 04:34 PM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the first issue of its e-Newsletter for 2019.
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Blog Entry CIS Submission to UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok published Feb 07, 2019 last modified Feb 07, 2019 07:26 AM — filed under: ,
The UN high-level panel on Digital Cooperation issued a call for inputs that called for responses to various questions. CIS responded to the call for inputs.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Response to the Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018
by Gurshabad Grover, Elonnai Hickok, Arindrajit Basu, Akriti published Feb 07, 2019 last modified Feb 07, 2019 08:06 AM — filed under: , ,
In this response, we aim to examine whether the draft rules meet tests of constitutionality and whether they are consistent with the parent Act. We also examine potential harms that may arise from the Rules as they are currently framed and make recommendations to the draft rules that we hope will help the Government meet its objectives while remaining situated within the constitutional ambit.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet Speech: Perspectives on Regulation and Policy
by Akriti Bopanna published Feb 07, 2019 last modified Apr 01, 2019 04:38 PM — filed under: , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society and the University of Munich (LMU), Germany are jointly organizing an international symposium at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on April 5, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry CIS Comment on ICANN's Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget
by Akriti Bopanna published Feb 12, 2019 — filed under: ,
At the Centre for Internet and Society, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide our comments on the proposed draft of ICANN’s FY20 Operating Plan and Budget along with their Five-Year Operating Plan Update. As part of the public comment process, ICANN provided a list of documents which can be found here that included their highlights of the budget, the total draft budget for FY20, an operating plan segregated by portfolios, amongst others.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
What the government's draft IT intermediary guidelines say
by Admin published Feb 13, 2019 — filed under:
Intermediaries will have to hand over to government agencies any information within 72 hours. Intermediaries will have to use automated tools to trace the person posting unlawful content.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
‘Willing to participate, but need more time’: Twitter on parliamentary panel hearing
by Smriti Kak Ramachandran and Vidhi Choudhary published Feb 15, 2019 — filed under:
Executives from social media firm Twitter’s US headquarters will not appear before a parliamentary panel that has summoned them on Monday over perceived bias towards right-wing handles on the micro-blogging platform.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
2019 International Asia Conference
by Admin published Feb 19, 2019 — filed under: ,
ITECHLAW organized the 2019 edition of International Asia Conference at JW Marriott hotel in Bangalore on January 31, 2019 and February 1, 2019. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "Policy Making for the Emerging Tech in India".
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry CIS Submission to UN High Level Panel on Digital Co-operation
by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok published Jan 30, 2019 last modified Feb 19, 2019 01:41 AM — filed under: , ,
The High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation was convened by the UN Secretary-General to advance proposals to strengthen cooperation in the digital space among Governments, the private sector, civil society, international organizations, academia, the technical community and other relevant stakeholders. The Panel issued a call for input that called for responses to various questions. CIS responded to the call for inputs.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression: Surveillance Industry and Human Rights
by Elonnai Hickok, Arindrajit Basu, Gurshabad Grover, Akriti Bopanna, Shweta Mohandas, Martyna Kalvaityte published Feb 20, 2019 last modified Feb 20, 2019 10:48 AM — filed under: , ,
CIS responded to the call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression. The submission was on the Surveillance Industry and Human Rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog