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by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Mar 30, 2016 11:09 AM

Power to the People

by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:35 AM
May 16, 2011

The digital revolution has helped make NGOs and civil society more influential, independent and transparent, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in the Indian Express on Sunday, May 15, 2011.

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Don't try to fool us

by http://inertcatalyst.blogspot.com/ — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM

It looks like the government thinks this is Bahrain or Iran. Just look at today's election results in TN. We will fcuk you Mr.Singh!

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Rebuttal of DIT's Misleading Statements on New Internet Rules

by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 11, 2012 01:18 PM

The press statement issued on May 11 by the Department of Information Technology (DIT) on the furore over the newly-issued rules on 'intermediary due diligence' is misleading and is, in places, plainly false. We are presenting a point-by-point rebuttal of the DIT's claims.

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Limits to Privacy

by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM

In his research article, Prashant Iyengar examines the limits to privacy for individuals in light of the provisions of the Constitution of India, public interest, security of state and maintenance of law and order. The article attempts to build a catalogue of all these justifications and arrive at a classification of all such frequently used terms invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.

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Privacy By Design — Conference Report

by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 22, 2011 12:03 PM

How do we imagine privacy? How is privacy being built into technological systems? On April 16th,The Center for Internet and Society hosted Privacy by Design, an Open Space meant to answer these questions and more around the topic of privacy. Below is a summary of the conversations and dialogs from the event.

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CDT Provides Answers to Questions on Internet Neutrality

by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jun 04, 2012 05:56 AM

Pranesh Prakash of CIS asked David Sohn of CDT a few pointed questions on the emerging hot topic of 'Internet neutrality', and received very useful responses. Those questions and Mr. Sohn's responses are documented in this blog post.

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The DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and Privacy

by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:40 AM
April 25, 2011

In 2007 a bill known as the Draft DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, an autonomous organization funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The below is a background to DNA collection/analysis in India, and a critique of the Bill a from a privacy perspective.

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An Interview with Activist Shubha Chacko: Privacy and Sex Workers

by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 28, 2012 06:26 AM
April 25, 2011

On February 20th I had the opportunity to speak with Shubha Chacko on privacy and sex workers. Ms. Chacko is an activist who works for Aneka, an NGO based in Bangalore, which fights for the human rights of sexual minorities. In my interview with Ms. Chacko I tried to understand how privacy impacts the lives of sex workers in India. The below is an account of our conversation.

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We are anonymous, we are legion

by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:38 AM
April 20, 2011

Online anonymity is vital for creativity and entrepreneurship on the Web, writes Sunil Abraham. The article was published in the Hindu on April 18, 2011.

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You Have the Right to Remain Silent

by Anja Kovacs — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:55 AM

India has a long history of censorship that it justifies in the name of national security. But new laws governing the Internet are unreasonable and — given the multitude of online voices — poorly thought out, argues Anja Kovacs in this article published in the Sunday Guardian on 17 April 2011.

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