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Campaign against curbs on websites gathers steam
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
For political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and his blogger-cum-journalist friend Alok Dixit, who both ran a website against corruption, a tryst with the blind side of law triggered their mission against “gagging” of the new-age Indian Internet user.
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Expect anti-net censorship echo in house
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
For the anti-Internet censorship movement in the country, hope is now in sight. Their fight against the intermediary provisions (section 79) of the IT laws, according to which, an intermediary (website, domain owner) would have to take off content that a third party (or complainant) finds ‘objectionable,’ without any room for appeal, has now garnered the attention of the government itself. What is at stake is our fundamental rights, warns CPM Member of Parliament P Rajeeve, who was perhaps the first at the government level to realise that there was a gaping hole in the provision, and took up the matter in the Rajya Sabha.
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Mobilising support for freedom on the Web
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
A motion in the Rajya Sabha has sought annulment of the IT intermediary guidelines, writes Deepa Kurup in this article published in the Hindu on April 22, 2012.
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MPs to be taught ‘draconian’ IT Act Rules as India.net support galvanises for annul motion
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: , ,
The blog post by Prachi Shrivastava was published in Legally India on April 23, 2012.
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India arrests professor over political cartoon
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: ,
Sharing funny, satirical cartoons over the Internet can land you in court and even in jail these days in the world’s largest democracy. The article by Rama Lakshmi was published in Washington Post on April 13, 2012.
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Privacy International's Trip to Asia
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: ,
In February 2012, the PI team travelled to India, Bangladesh and Hong Kong to meet with our local partners in the region and speak at four conferences they had organized. We also got the chance to interview our partners in India and Bangladesh on the privacy issues facing them at the moment - this video is the result of those conversations.
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Blog Entry The Centre for Internet & Society Joins the Global Network Initiative
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — last modified Apr 25, 2012 09:13 AM — filed under: , ,
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) is pleased to announce its newest member, the Centre for Internet & Society based in Bangalore, India. A technology policy research institute, CIS brings to GNI in-depth expertise on global Internet governance as well as online freedom of expression and privacy in India.
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Blog Entry The All India Privacy Symposium: Conference Report
by Natasha Vaz — published Apr 15, 2012 — last modified Apr 30, 2012 05:16 AM — filed under: , ,
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and Society in Action Group, with support from the International Development Research Centre, Privacy International and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had organised the All India Privacy Symposium at the India International Centre in New Delhi, on February 4, 2012. Natasha Vaz reports about the event.
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Blog Entry The High Level Privacy Conclave — Conference Report
by Natasha Vaz — published Apr 12, 2012 — last modified Apr 30, 2012 09:46 AM — filed under: ,
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Society in Action Group, with support from IDRC and Privacy International, have spent 18 months studying the state of privacy in India, and conducting consultations across India in Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Chennai, and Mumbai. On February 3, 2012, a high-level conclave was held in New Delhi with representatives from government, industry, media, and civil society participating in the event. At the conclave the discussions were focused on Internet Privacy, National Security & Privacy, and the future of Privacy in India.
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Braitenberg Cybernetic Vehicles: Workshop, Film Screening & Discussion
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 11, 2012 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 01:13 PM — filed under: ,
The Metaculture Media Lab at the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore is organizing a fun event, next Saturday, April 14, 2012. The event will begin at 2.30 p.m. and will end at 6.00 p.m.
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