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An innovative concept comes to the fore
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Prasad Krishna
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Jan 30, 2013
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Jan 30, 2013 06:04 AM
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Internet Governance
There’s very little awareness about Bitcoin — a new digital currency and payment system, designed for the voting process of ‘Bitfilm 13’ — in the City. Aaron Koenig, the managing director at Bitfilm Networks Hamburg, addressed this issue recently, during a talk held at The Centre for Internet and Society. The talk was based on the creation of Bitcoin and its various uses.
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Data Retention in India
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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Jan 30, 2013
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last modified
Jul 12, 2013 03:51 PM
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SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data retention practices by service providers. Globally, data retention has become a contested practice with regards to privacy, as many governments require service providers to retain more data for extensive time periods, for security purposes. Many argue that the scope of the retention is becoming disproportional to the purpose of investigating crimes.
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Surveillance Camp: Privatized State Surveillance
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Prasad Krishna
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Jan 29, 2013
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
This is the second in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF’s Surveillance Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRs
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by
Chinmayi Arun
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Jan 28, 2013
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Jan 30, 2013 05:36 AM
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WCIT,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
ITU,
Homepage,
Information Technology
This piece discusses the five major questions that have been the subject of debate after the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT). The politics surrounding the WCIT are not discussed here but it must be kept in mind that they have played a significant role in the outcome of the conference and in some of the debates about it.
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9th International Asian Conference
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 25, 2013
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
ITechLaw is organizing the 9th Annual Asian ITechLaw Conference on February 14 and 15, 2013 in India's high technology capital - Bangalore, India. Sunil Abraham will be speaking at this event.
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Internet Freedom in India – Open to Debate
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 25, 2013
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
In the aftermath of an Index on Censorship debate in New Delhi, Kirsty Hughes says India’s web users are standing at a crossroads
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Cyber security, surveillance and the right to privacy: country perspectives
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 23, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
This blog post is fourth in a series of eight blog posts to report on the “Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression” recently concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs
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by
Sunil Abraham
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Jan 21, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' will result in overregulation of new media.
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Web of Sameness
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by
Nishant Shah
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Jan 18, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The social Web has been an ominous space at the start of 2013. It has been awash with horror, pain and grief. The recent gang rape and death of a medical student in Delhi prevents one from being too optimistic about the year to come. My live feeds on various social networks are filled with rue and rage at the gruesome incident and the seeming depravity of our society.
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Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Jan 18, 2013
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Feb 03, 2013 10:50 AM
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
This week Index held a high level panel debate in partnership with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre to discuss the question “Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?” Mahima Kaul reports
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