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Blog Entry Interview with the Citizen Lab on Internet Filtering in India
by Maria Xynou published Jun 24, 2013 last modified Jun 26, 2013 09:47 AM — filed under: ,
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Masashi Crete-Nishihata and Jakub Dalek from the Citizen Lab on internet filtering in India. View this interview and gain an insight on Netsweeper and FinFisher!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Cyber experts suggest using open source software to protect privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 22, 2013 last modified Jul 03, 2013 04:32 AM — filed under: ,
Big Brother is watching. With the Central Monitoring System (CMS) at home and PRISM from the US, millions of users worldwide have become vulnerable to online surveillance by state agencies without even realizing it. No surprise, several cyber security experts feel that building one's own personal firewall is a good way of fortifying online privacy.
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Blog Entry Interview with Mr. Billy Hawkes - Irish Data Protection Commissioner
by Maria Xynou published Jun 20, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:06 AM — filed under: , ,
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, at the CIS´ 4th Privacy Round Table meeting. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for data protection in India!
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Blog Entry Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy Legislation
by Elonnai Hickok published Jun 19, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:07 AM — filed under: , ,
India shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
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Blog Entry India Subject to NSA Dragnet Surveillance! No Longer a Hypothesis — It is Now Officially Confirmed
by Maria Xynou published Jun 13, 2013 last modified Nov 06, 2013 10:20 AM — filed under: , ,
As of last week, it is officially confirmed that the metadata of everyone´s communications is under the NSA´s microscope. In fact, the leaked data shows that India is one of the countries which is under NSA surveillance the most!
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, Facebook
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 10, 2013 last modified Jul 02, 2013 02:31 PM — filed under: ,
The Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws.
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Facebook, Google deny spying access
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 09, 2013 last modified Jul 02, 2013 10:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The CEOs of Facebook and Google on Saturday categorically denied that the US National Security Agency had "direct access" to their company servers for snooping on Gmail and Facebook users. But both acknowledged that the companies complied with the 'lawful' requests made by the US government and shared user data with sleuths.
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Indian Government Quietly Brings In Its 'Central Monitoring System': Total Surveillance Of All Telecommunications
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 08, 2013 last modified Jul 02, 2013 09:12 AM — filed under: ,
There's a worrying trend around the world for governments to extend online surveillance capabilities to encompass all citizens -- often justified with the usual excuse of combatting terrorism and/or child pornography.
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Privacy Round Table, Mumbai
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 05, 2013 last modified Jun 11, 2013 08:48 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society cordially invites you to attend the "Privacy Round Table" in Mumbai on Saturday, June 15, 2013, 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., to discuss the "Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy" by the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, the text of the "Citizen's Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013, drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society, and "Strengthening Privacy Protection through Co-Regulation" by DSCI.
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Online privacy should not come at the cost of security: Sunil Abraham
by Prasad Krishna published May 31, 2013 last modified Nov 02, 2014 02:27 AM — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society’s executive director, on privacy laws and Internet penetration.
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