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- Report on the Sixth Privacy Roundtable Meeting, New Delhi
- In 2013 the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) drafted the Privacy Protection Bill as a citizens' version of a privacy legislation for India. Since April ... by Prachi Arya — last modified Aug 30, 2013 03:04 PM — Filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Cyberspying: Government may ban Gmail for official communication
- The government will soon ask all its employees to stop using Google's Gmail for official communication, a move intended to increase security of confidential ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 02, 2013 04:19 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Surveillance
- Election campaign: parties draw battle lines on media platforms
- In the run-up to the 2014 polls, parties are drawing up media strategies that have a focus on young voters. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:23 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Balancing vigilance and privacy
- As the government steps up its surveillance capabilities, the entire social contract between the state and citizens is being reformulated, with worrying ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 05, 2013 10:53 AM — Filed under: Central Monitoring System, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Transparency Reports — A Glance on What Google and Facebook Tell about Government Data Requests
- Transparency Reports are a step towards greater accountability but how efficacious are they really? by Prachi Arya — last modified Sep 13, 2013 09:44 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- CYFY 2013: India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance
- The Observer Research Foundation in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is holding the India Conference on Cyber ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 26, 2013 06:50 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
- DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority Unclear
- Earlier this year, ISPs such as Airtel and MTNL blocked a number of domain sites including BuyDomains, Fabulous Domains and Sedo.co.uk. Whereas the Indian ... by Smitha Krishna Prasad — last modified Nov 21, 2012 10:03 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology, Censorship
- Google's 'Transparency Report' sketchy, inconclusive: Government
- Google calls it the 'Transparency Report', but as far as Indian authorities are concerned, it is anything but. The world's largest Internet company this week ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 22, 2012 07:39 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
- Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act
- Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Featured, Homepage
- Indian government at second position after U.S.A for demanding user data from Google
- The Indian government has secured 2nd position in the list of the governments demanding for Web user information. It is behind only from the United States ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:05 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
- Amnesty International calls for review of 66A of IT act
- The review seeks to bring the Act in line with international human rights law standards on freedom of expression. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:19 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
- Civil society & industry oppose India’s plans to modify ITRs
- Industry fears ITU control over Internet; excessive content control and surveillance an issue for civil society. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:42 AM — Filed under: Telecom, Internet Governance, ICT
- How to Steer Clear of India’s Strict Internet Laws
- The arrest of two women in Mumbai for a Facebook post is the latest heavy-handed move by India’s government to curb what Indian citizens say on the Internet. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 10:13 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- Second International e-Governance Conference
- The second international conference on governance and electronics which is held under the motto "Together Toward Digital Inclusion" is organized by the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 11, 2012 10:50 AM — Filed under: Open Standards, Internet Governance, ICT
- Transcripts from WCIT-12
- We are archiving copies of the live-transcripts from the World Conference on International Telecommunications, 2012 (WCIT-12) which is being held in Dubai from ... by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Dec 03, 2012 02:00 PM — Filed under: Live Blog, Internet Governance
- Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000: Cases
- In this blog post Snehashish Ghosh summarizes the facts of a few cases where Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000, has been mentioned or discussed. by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Dec 06, 2012 09:20 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Information Technology
- Online Censorship: How Government should Approach Regulation of Speech
- Why is there a constant brouhaha in India about online censorship? What must be done to address this? by Sunil Abraham — last modified Dec 05, 2012 07:06 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- OurSay: how India’s technology is cutting into corruption
- In the world’s largest democracy, corruption has long been part of the system of governance. However, transformative new technologies are playing an exciting ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 17, 2012 02:40 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Getting the (Digital) Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Right
- On the eve of the Tokyo Quad Summit in May 2022, President Biden unveiled the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), visualising cooperation across the ... by Arindrajit Basu — last modified Oct 03, 2022 02:56 PM — Filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital Governance, Digital Economy
- UN Questionnaire on Digital Innovation, Technologies and Right to Health
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) contributed to the questionnaire put out by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on ... by Pahlavi and Shweta Mohandas — last modified Nov 21, 2022 04:10 PM — Filed under: Digital Media, Digital Technologies, Internet Governance, Digital Governance
- Big Tech’s privacy promise to consumers could be good news — and also bad news
- Rajat Kathuria, Isha Suri write: Its use as a tool for market development must balance consumer protection, innovation, and competition. by Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri — last modified Jan 18, 2023 11:25 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Comments to the proposed amendments to The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
- This note presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India, on the proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary ... by Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar — last modified Feb 07, 2023 03:21 PM — Filed under: Digital Media, Internet Governance, Information Technology, IT Act
- Civil Society’s second opinion on a UHI prescription
- On January 13, Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas from CIS participated in an online collaboration organised by Internet Freedom Foundation for a joint ... by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas — last modified Feb 15, 2023 08:20 AM — Filed under: Health Tech, Health Management, Internet Governance, Healthcare
- India's social media "spring" masks forgotten protests
- Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for 10 years to protest against military abuses, force-fed by tubes through her nose. But the tragedy for the world's ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 01, 2011 06:24 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Interview with Big Brother Watch on Privacy and Surveillance
- Maria Xynou interviewed Emma Carr, the Deputy Director of Big Brother Watch, on privacy and surveillance. View this interview and gain an insight on why we ... by Maria Xynou — last modified Oct 15, 2013 02:24 PM — Filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Interview with the Tactical Technology Collective on Privacy and Surveillance
- The Centre for Internet and Society recently interviewed Anne Roth from the Tactical Technology Collective in Berlin. View this interview and gain an insight ... by Maria Xynou — last modified Oct 18, 2013 09:56 AM — Filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Fair process frameworks for cross-border online spaces
- This workshop is being organised by the Internet & Jurisdiction Project, Civil Society of France, Western Europe and Others Group and Internet & Jurisdiction ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 21, 2013 09:02 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
- Privacy: from regional regulations to global connections ?
- This workshop is being organised by Internet Society at Bali on October 24. Sunil Abraham is one of the panelists for this. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 21, 2013 08:18 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Fragmentation in a Democracy : The Role of Social Movements and the Media
- The Observer Research Foundation, Delhi, together with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Berlin, will be convening a Round-table on Fragmentation in a Democracy : ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2013 07:45 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Google survey: 37% of urban Indian voters are online
- Almost four out of every 10 urban voters (or 37%) in India are online, just a little less than the number (42%) that are undecided about whom they will vote ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 07, 2013 10:41 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
