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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 20, 2014
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last modified
Jun 20, 2014 03:57 PM
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filed under:
WSIS+10,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Data Protection,
Multi-stakeholder,
ICANN,
Internet Access,
ITU,
Internet Studies,
E-Governance,
ICT
The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development Agenda. Geetha Hariharan attended the event on CIS' behalf.
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UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 19, 2014
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
UNHRC
63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the Internet. Centre for Internet & Society joined in the statement, delivered on behalf of the 63 groups by Article 19.
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 07, 2014
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last modified
Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Privacy,
FOEX Live,
Surveillance,
Censorship
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
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Who Governs the Internet? Implications for Freedom and National Security
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 04, 2014
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last modified
Apr 05, 2014 04:23 PM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The second half of last year has been quite momentous for Internet governance thanks to Edward Snowden. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became aware that they were targets of US surveillance for economic not security reasons. They protested loudly.
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Spreadsheet data on sample of 50 security companies
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Feb 28, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Surveillance
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Big Democracy, Big Surveillance: India's Surveillance State
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Feb 28, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Surveillance
In India, surveillance is on the rise by the state to tackle crime and terrorism, and private companies are eager to meet the demand.
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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Feb 25, 2014
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last modified
Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual surveillance, and individual-individual surveillance.
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Counter Surveillance Panel: DiscoTech & Hackathon
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 24, 2014
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last modified
Feb 28, 2014 05:36 AM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Event,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
We invite you to a Counter Surveillance DiscoTech and Hackathon at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on Saturday, March 1, 2014 (9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.). The event is being co-organized by the Centre for Internet and Society in tandem with the MIT Centre for Civic Media Co-Design Lab, with support from members of Tactical Technology Collective, Hackteria.org and Srishti School of Art Design and Technology. Registrations begin at 9.00 a.m. The event shall close with a featured talk by renown information activist and maker lab innovator Smari McCarthy, titled "Privacy for Humanity" at 5.00 p.m.
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India's Central Monitoring System (CMS): Something to Worry About?
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Jan 30, 2014
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last modified
Feb 22, 2014 01:50 PM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
SAFEGUARDS
In this article, Maria Xynou presents new information about India's controversial Central Monitoring System (CMS) based on official documents which were shared with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS). Read this article and gain an insight on how the CMS actually works!
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UAS License Agreement Amendment regarding the Central Monitoring System (CMS)
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Jan 30, 2014
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
SAFEGUARDS
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