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Crisis for identity or identity crisis?
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Prasad Krishna
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Oct 24, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 08:16 AM
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Internet Governance
The hurry with which the government is pushing its most ambitious project to assign a number (UID) to every citizen without any feasibility study or public debate has raised many questions.
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India Can Restrict 'Objectionable' Web Content under New Rules
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 27, 2011
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May 23, 2011 09:48 AM
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Internet sites and service providers in India now have the authority to order the quick deletion of offensive online content – in a move that is causing great concern among free speech proponents. This article by Ed Silverstein was featured in TMCnet Legal on April 27, 2011.
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India curbs on Bloggers and Internet
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 29, 2011
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May 13, 2011 11:59 AM
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The Information Technology Rules 2011 (due diligence observed by intermediaries guidelines) by the Indian government could lead to online censorship, feel human rights activists. This article by Ayyappa Prasad was published in TruthDrive on April 29, 2011.
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Tough neighbourhood tests India's e-tolerance
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 11, 2011
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Jun 15, 2011 10:51 AM
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The combination of having restrictive neighbours as well as security threats could make freedom on the web in India a casualty, writes Anahita Mukherji in this article published by the Times of India on June 12, 2011.
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INDIA Fears of Privacy Loss Pursue Ambitious ID Project
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 09, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 10:00 AM
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Internet Governance
Fears about loss of privacy are being voiced as India gears up to launch an ambitious scheme to biometrically identify and number each of its 1.2 billion inhabitants.
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Indians Get Particular about Online Marriage
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Prasad Krishna
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Feb 22, 2010
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Apr 04, 2011 06:48 AM
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Internet Governance
The article quotes Nishant Shah's views on online behaviour of people seen elsewhere in the world.
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Information is Beautiful hacks in India with David Cameron
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Prasad Krishna
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Aug 24, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 10:22 AM
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The Prime Minister took some of the UK's top hackers and data experts with him to India this week. David McCandless was with them.
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Conference: Internet at Liberty 2010
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Sep 21, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 10:00 AM
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This conference is being held in Budapest from 20 to 22 September 2010. It is co-sponsored by Google and Central European University. Sunil Abraham and Anja Kovacs are attending the conference.
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India Puts Tight Leash on Internet Free Speech
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 27, 2011
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May 01, 2011 02:20 AM
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Free speech advocates and Internet users are protesting new Indian regulations restricting Web content that, among other things, can be considered “disparaging,” “harassing,” “blasphemous” or “hateful.” This article by Vikas Bajaj was published in the New York Times on April 27, 2011.
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The internet’s new billion
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Nov 23, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 07:31 AM
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New web users — in countries like Brazil and China — are changing the culture of the internet.
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