You are here: Home

Search results

RSS Subscribe to an always-updated RSS feed.

2974 items matching your search terms.
Filter the results.
Item type



















New items since



Sort by relevance · date (newest first) · alphabetically
SC reserves judgement in cases against Section 66A
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 26, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 03:08 PM — filed under:
The verdict will have far reaching consequences on civil liberties and right to freedom of speech on the Internet.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT Act
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 31, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 04:45 AM — filed under: ,
Section 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Scared by a spoof? You’ve got to be kidding me!
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 05, 2012 — filed under: ,
Whether it is Mamata Banerjee's recent crackdown on a comic strip or the new legal guidelines that allow touchy readers to have objectionable content taken down, what you say online is under scrutiny. What, then, will happen to news satire websites?
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry SCOSTA and UID Comparison not Valid, says Finance Committee
by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 14, 2011 — last modified Nov 22, 2011 04:37 PM — filed under:
The Standing Committee on Finance Branch, Lok Sabha Secretariat has responded to the suggestions offered by CIS on the National Identification Authority of India, Bill 2010 and has requested it to mail its views by 14 October 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Scrap UID project, say people's organisations
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under:
The unique identification number project is executed without any legislative or parliamentary sanction.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Sean McDonald - Ebola: A Big Data Disaster
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Mar 01, 2016 — last modified Apr 21, 2016 09:57 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
We are proud to initiate the CIS Papers series with a fascinating exploration of humanitarian use of big data and its discontents by Sean McDonald, FrontlineSMS, in the context of utilisation of Call Detail Records for public health response during the Ebola crisis in Liberia. The paper highlights the absence of a dialogue around the significant legal risks posed by the collection, use, and international transfer of personally identifiable data and humanitarian information, and the grey areas around assumptions of public good. The paper calls for a critical discussion around the experimental nature of data modeling in emergency response due to mismanagement of information has been largely emphasized to protect the contours of human rights.
Located in Papers
Blog Entry Search and Seizure and the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age: A Comparison of US and India
by Divij Joshi — published May 31, 2014 — last modified Jun 02, 2014 06:45 AM — filed under: ,
The development of information technology has transformed the way in which individuals make everyday transactions and communicate with the world around us. These interactions and transactions are recorded and stored – constantly available for access by the individual and the company through which the service was used.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry SEBI and Communication Surveillance: New Rules, New Responsibilities?
by Kovey Coles — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:51 AM — filed under: , ,
In this blog post, Kovey Coles writes about the activities of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), discusses the importance of call data records (CDRs), and throws light on the significant transition in governmental leniency towards access to private records.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Second Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Internet
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Jun 08, 2011 10:01 AM — filed under:
The second expert meeting on human rights and the Internet is being organised by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression on 30 and 31 March 2011 in Stockholm (Sweden). Anja Kovacs will participate in this meeting.
Located in notices
Second India China Think-Tank Forum
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 26, 2017 — last modified Jul 07, 2017 02:43 AM — filed under:
The second India-China Think-Tank Forum was held in Beijing from June 22 to 27, 2017. The Forum was jointly organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies, the Indian Council of World Affairs, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Saikat Dutta represented an Indian think tank.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
« Previous 10 items Next 10 items » 1 … 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 … 298