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The High Level Privacy Conclave — Conference Report
— by Natasha Vaz — last modified Apr 30, 2012 09:46 AMPrivacy 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.
The Idea of the Book
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 10, 2012 09:53 AMIts future lies in a trans-media format that is ever evolving, writes Nishant Shah in an article which was published in the Indian Express on April 8, 2012.
Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet 2011
— by Rishabh Dara — last modified Apr 21, 2012 06:05 PMIntermediaries are widely recognised as essential cogs in the wheel of exercising the right to freedom of expression on the Internet. Most major jurisdictions around the world have introduced legislations for limiting intermediary liability in order to ensure that this wheel does not stop spinning. With the 2008 amendment of the Information Technology Act 2000, India joined the bandwagon and established a ‘notice and takedown’ regime for limiting intermediary liability.
Global Censorship Conference
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 30, 2012 11:34 AMThe Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression at Yale Law School is holding a conference on global censorship from March 30 to April 1, 2012, at Yale Law School. The programme is sponsored by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and Thomson Reuters.
Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AMRajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
Why your Facebook Stalker is Not the Real Problem
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 21, 2012 05:02 AMWe live in networked conditions. This is a statement that can now be taken at face-value, and immediately explains our highly connected, inter-meshed environments finds Nishant Shah in this article published in FirstPost on March 20, 2012.
Privacy in India — An Early Draft
— by Natasha Vaz — last modified Feb 28, 2014 05:05 AMPrivacy India in partnership with Privacy International, UK, Society in Action Group, Gurgaon, and the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is pleased to bring you the draft chapters of its book on privacy in India. These include the Country Report, Telecommunication and Internet Privacy, E-Governance Identity and Privacy, Finance and Privacy, Health and Privacy, Transparency and Privacy.
Unique ID System: Pros and Cons
— by Natasha Vaz — last modified Feb 29, 2012 11:28 AMOn September 16, 2011, the Citizen’s Voluntary Initiative for the City and Centre for Advocacy and Research organized a public consultation titled “Unique ID System: Pros and Cons” in Bangalore. The consultation was on the utility and impact of the UID system in India and featured a panel discussion with T. Prabhakar, public relations officer, e-governance, Ashok Dalwai, UIDAI regional deputy director, Somashekar V.K., managing trustee of Grahak Shakti and Col. Mathew Thomas, civic activist and retired army officer.
All India Privacy Symposium
— by Natasha Vaz — last modified Mar 01, 2012 06:16 AMAre we citizens or subjects? Experts gather in Delhi for public symposium on privacy, transparency, e-governance and national security in India.
The High Level Privacy Conclave
— by Natasha Vaz — last modified Mar 01, 2012 06:09 AMIndia in dire need of privacy law; experts say government is ironically creating huge national security risks in attempts to prevent crime and terrorism.
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