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Net Neutrality debate in India: Here are all the arguments you need to know
While online activists and even big Internet companies have come out to support Net Neutrality, the debate isn’t really as simple when it comes to India.
Privacy International Network Meeting
Sunil Abraham will be attending this meeting organized by Privacy International, UK in London on April 22 and 23, 2015.
CII Digital India Summit
The Digital India Summit was organized at the Taj Mahal Hotel and Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on April 21 and 24, 2015. Pranesh Prakash participated in it.
Airtel defends Airtel Zero, calls it toll-free service
Releasing an official statement, Airtel said its vision is to have every Indian on the Internet while appmakers will decide how to pay for data.
Net neutrality: Net activism packs a punch
For the first time in the history of internet campaigns in India, a protest movement has successfully changed the course of a debate without having to take to the streets. The net neutrality movement is being fought almost totally in the virtual world. Hashtag activism isn't new in India. In recent times, several big campaigns have been bolstered by the internet which helped mobilize mass support and kept people constantly updated on events. Pink Chaddi, Jan Lokpal and the Nirbhaya movements were some examples of successful on-the-ground campaigns that were galvanized by social media. But they still needed public action — dharnas, candlelight vigils and actual pink undies — to make a difference.
Now you can search Google in Kannada, in your handwriting
All you need to do is to make changes in settings on your phone or tablet.
Better intellectual property values luring Indian startups abroad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Make in India. But anyone who wants to, finds that their intellectual property is valued much more if the patent is filed in the US, or anywhere else, but India.
Live Chat: For a neutral net
How much do you know about net neutrality? How does it affect you?
Net neutrality: Debate rages on
A controversy was sparked after Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator, launched 'Airtel Zero' on Monday that allows companies to offer their applications to Airtel subscribers for free.
Net neutrality debate rages
While Airtel has put out a statement on the pull out by Flipkart, other operators are playing a cautious game.
Indians Join ‘Save the Internet’ Campaign
In India, hundreds of thousands have joined a public campaign to ensure equal access to the Internet as an impassioned debate engulfs the country on what is called “net neutrality.”
Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015
Sunil Abraham is a panelist at this event.
Reconciling Policy Priorities of the Global North and South: Implications for Norms of Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace
This meeting is an official side-event of the 2015 Global Conference on Cyberspace and is co-organized by the Hague Institute for Global Justice and the Observer Research Foundation. The meeting will take place at the Hague Institute for Global Justice. Sunil Abraham will participate in an expert roundtable.
Net neutrality: Trai receives over 2 lakh mails
The idea of an open internet can bring together not just worried netizens but politicians of all hues.
People voice their support for net neutrality, say Internet a utility not a luxury
As the campaign and support for net neutrality is picking up, Politicians, celebrities and a cross section of people are voicing their support for it. Net neutrality means all data and sites are treated and charged equally be it mobile app or any other app.
Surveillance rises, privacy retreats
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have, at considerable personal cost, revealed how surveillance has eroded the private space in a world driven by digital technology.
One reason startups are moving out of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Make in India. But anyone who wants to, finds that their intellectual property is valued much more if the patent is filed in the US, or anywhere else, but India.
Smriti Irani brings back focus on voyeurism prevailing in our country
The case of Union minister Smriti Irani finding a CCTV camera at Goa's Fab India has again brought back the focus on digital voyeurism and how a critical issue like surveillance can be exploited. Irani's case comes days after a woman found a mobile phone strapped to a changing room door of a Van Heusen store in Lajpat Nagar's Central market, a popular shopping hub.
Odia waits for Google Translate debut - Nine Indian languages available
Odia getting the "classical" status last year was certainly a proud moment for the people of the state, but, it is yet to feature among the languages available in Google's popular translation service.
The block heads
An entire government department is on the job, but can it really take down ‘offending’ online content?
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