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New rules to ensure due diligence: IT dept
by Prasad Krishna — published May 11, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 06:12 AM — filed under:
Facing widespread criticism over new IT rules that put certain amount of liability on intermediaries like Google and Facebook for user-generated content, the government clarified that the rules are simply seeking "due diligence" on the part of websites and web hosts. This news was published in the Times of India on May 11, 2011.
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The Niira Radia Tapes: Scrutinizing the Snoopers
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 07:29 AM — filed under:
There’s been plenty of outrage in India over taped phone calls between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and local journalists, revealing what some people believe is evidence that star reporters at the country’s newspapers and TV channels are too cozy with the subjects they’re supposed to be reporting on.
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NYT lauds Oommen Chandy’s 24/7 office webcast
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 20, 2011 — filed under:
The Kerala chief minister Mr Oommen Chandy’s much hyped 24/7 webcast of his office has received global attention with the New York Times coming out with an article on the initiative.
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On the Internet, how much is too much?
by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 14, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:19 PM — filed under:
The Hindu carried a piece on 05/08/2009, discussing the Avinash Kashyap / defamation of the President case.
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New Indian Rules May Make Online Censorship Easier
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 07, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:57 PM — filed under:
Draft rules proposed by the Indian government for intermediaries such as telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and blogging sites could in effect aid censorship, according to experts. The article by John Ribeiro was published in Yahoo News on March 7, 2011.
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Online Interest in Advani Rises
by Sanchia de Souza — published May 15, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:58 PM — filed under:
Article by Sruthi Krishnan in the Hindu, 15 May 2009, quoting CIS Research Director Nishant Shah
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India Chills Online Speech
by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2011 — last modified May 05, 2011 03:19 AM — filed under:
While most governments try to control online freedom of speech in a somewhat restrictive manner, either as a collaborator or as a regulator, rarely do they formulate a law to curb online speech. Rarer still does a government provide sweeping powers to intermediaries like an ISP and administrators of Internet sites to control content based on a long list of criteria. This news was published in 'digital communities' on May 3, 2011.
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Peeping Toms In Your Inbox
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 11:42 AM — filed under:
Nothing’s safe any more—not your mobile number, nor your e-mail—as they’re put on offer for the benefit of telemarketers, writes Namrata Joshi and Neha Bhatt in an article published in the Outlook.
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Point By Point Rebuttal Of Indian Government’s Statement On Internet Control Rules
by Prasad Krishna — published May 13, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 12:46 PM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society has published a point-by-point rebuttal of the statement issued by India’s Department of Information Technology on India’s Internet Control Rules. The text below is reproduced from CIS India’s website, under a CC-BY license (which means anyone can re-publish it, with attribution. You can, too). We’ve highlighted (in bold) certain statements in the rebuttal. This article by Nikhil Pahwa was published in Medianama on May 13, 2011.
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'Pakistan' hackers target India's top police agency
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 16, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:26 AM — filed under:
Cyber-attackers who identified themselves as the "Pakistan Cyber Army" have hacked the website of India's top police agency, officials said on Saturday. The website of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was hacked by programmers who left a message saying that the attack was in revenge for similar Indian assaults on Pakistani sites, Press Trust of India said. The hackers signed their message on the Indian police website: "Long Live Pakistan."
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