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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.
TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jan 21, 2013 03:09 AMFor 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.
Web of Sameness
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Jan 18, 2013 06:17 AMThe 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.
Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in Bangladesh
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 15, 2013 11:51 AMThis is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human Rights
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:55 PMThese principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the surveillance of communications. The Centre for Internet and Society has been contributing feedback to the principles.
7th India Digital Summit 2013
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 15, 2013 08:53 AMThis summitt organised by Internet and Mobile Association of India is held in New Delhi, January 16 - 17, 2013.
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