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Why the DNA Bill is open to misuse: Sunil Abraham
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Aug 01, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 08:37 AM
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filed under:
DNA Profiling,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Human DNA Profiling Bill, the law that regulates the collection, storage and use of the human genetic code, has attracted some strong criticism from civil liberties groups including the Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) which had participated in the expert committee for DNA profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012.
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News & Media
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The scariest bill in Parliament is getting no attention – here’s what you need to know about it
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jul 24, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 07:56 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A bill proposes creation of a national DNA data bank, without requisite safeguards for privacy, and opens the information to everything from civic disputes to compilation of statistics.
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News & Media
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India’s digital check
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jul 08, 2015
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last modified
Sep 15, 2015 02:55 PM
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance,
E-Governance
All nine pillars of Digital India directly correlate with policy research conducted at the Centre for Internet and Society, where I have worked for the last seven years. This allows our research outputs to speak directly to the priorities of the government when it comes to digital transformation.
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Blog
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The generation of e-Emergency
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 22, 2015
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last modified
Jun 29, 2015 04:40 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The next generation of censorship technology is expected to be ‘real-time content manipulation’ through ISPs and Internet companies.
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Multiple Aspects Need to be Addressed as the Clamour Grows for Network Neutrality
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 16, 2015
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filed under:
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
In the global debate there are four violations of Network Neutrality that are considered particularly egregious.
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Blog
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Shreya Singhal and 66A
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 11, 2015
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last modified
Apr 19, 2015 08:09 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Most software code has dependencies. Simple and reproducible methods exist for mapping and understanding the impact of these dependencies. Legal code also has dependencies --across court orders and within a single court order. And since court orders are not produced using a structured mark-up language, experts are required to understand the precedential value of a court order.
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Big win for freedom of speech. Really?
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 29, 2015
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last modified
Mar 29, 2015 01:20 AM
The 66A ruling was historic, but what about the provisions regulating speech online and offline that still exist within the ITA, the IPC and other laws.
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Blog
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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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last modified
Apr 17, 2015 01:44 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Much confusion has resulted from the Section 66A verdict. Some people are convinced that online speech is now without any reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2) of the Constitution. This is completely false.
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Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashion
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
A division bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on three sections of the Information Technology Act 2000 - Section 66A, Section 79 and Section 69A. The draconian Section 66A was originally meant to tackle spam and cyber-stalking but was used by the powerful elite to crack down on online dissent and criticism.
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Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in Public Domain
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 09, 2014
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last modified
Dec 30, 2014 01:25 AM
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filed under:
Government Information,
Accessibility,
Featured,
Digitisation,
Homepage
The information provided on most Government websites such as Acts, notifications, rules, orders, minutes of meetings and consultations, etc. is usually in the form of electronic documents. However, these lack authenticity and accessibility and cannot be (text) searched., This policy brief identifies the problem areas with the current work flow being used to publish documents and proposes suitable modifications to make them easy to locate, authentic and accessible.
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Blog