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The Omnishambles of UID, shrouded in its RTI opacity
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Feb 19, 2013 11:04 AMThe Centre for Internet & Society sponsored Colonel Mathew Thomas to hold a workshop at the fourth National Right to Information (RTI) organized by the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, held in Hyderabad from February 15 to 18, 2013.
Freedom of Expression Gagged
— by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Feb 18, 2013 08:55 AMThe use of law to bully people into silence, called ‘heckler’s veto’, is not unique to India, writes Chinmayi Arun in this op-ed published in Business Line on February 15, 2013.
Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked URLs by Department of Telecommunications (IIPM Edition)
— by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Feb 17, 2013 07:35 AMThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its order dated February 14, 2013 has issued directions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block seventy eight URLs. The block order has been issued as a result of a court order. Snehashish Ghosh does a preliminary analysis of the list of websites blocked as per the DoT order.
https://me.yahoo.com/a/CnpbQphtlNtoH7iv1iF4QCu99yCa9gNTxJ5oOHWzGRU-#c105d on Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)
— by https://me.yahoo.com/a/CnpbQphtlNtoH7iv1iF4QCu99yCa9gNTxJ5oOHWzGRU-#c105d — last modified Sep 06, 2012 11:52 AMLiving in India sometimes feels like living in a giant cage… at least from an journalist point-of-view… man do I feel home-sick sometimes… anyway I [...]
A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:40 PMThis blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and developed subsequently seeks to establish an international standard for surveillance of communications in the context of human rights.
RTI Application Reply
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 30, 2013 07:29 AMReply by the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, dated January 15, 2013.
BSNL RTI
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 30, 2013 05:30 AMReply to RTI application filed on September 10, 2012.
MTNL RTI
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 30, 2013 05:20 AMRTI reply to SG-1502.
Data Retention in India
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:51 PMAs 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.
Five Frequently Asked Questions about the Amended ITRs
— by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jan 30, 2013 05:36 AMThis 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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