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Point of View wins Laadli Media Award: “An encouragement to keep fighting for gender equality”
The first season of Deep Dives - Sexing the Interwebs won the South Asian Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity 2017 in the “Best web series" /"Special ... by Admin last modified Sep 14, 2017 12:10 PM — Filed under:
India: Privacy Bill will likely reflect EU Directive
The Indian Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) called for comments - on 25 February 2014 - on a draft Privacy Protection Bill ('the Bill'). The draft Bill ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:45 AM — Filed under: ,
‘Mobile’ voters may sway polls
BABALAL Patel’s tiny tea stall in Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:55 AM — Filed under: ,
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM — Filed under: , ,
A tale of two Internet campaigns
Techies supported anti-surveillance campaign, companies backed internet safety. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 07, 2014 12:19 AM — Filed under:
India's Internet Jam
As authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Mar 20, 2014 12:41 PM — Filed under: , ,
Internet Governance Round-table at British High Commission
A Internet Governance Round-table was hosted at the residence of the British High Commissioner in Delhi on March 4, 2014. Geeta Hariharan participated in the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 01, 2014 10:32 AM — Filed under:
Girls just wanna have... a voice
Many Indian women have taken to Twitter, the micro-blogging site, to air their views. And some of them have become social media celebrities by virtue of their ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 01, 2014 11:21 AM — Filed under: ,
ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
A conference to be held on Friday 21 March 2014 at the ICANN 49 meeting venue, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, in the Olivia Room, from 10:00 to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 09:54 AM — Filed under: ,
New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say experts
But creates wide exceptions for government agencies. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 11:06 AM — Filed under: ,
The politics of Facebook
With the social media becoming an important political battleground, is Facebook affecting friendships and trying to influence our political leanings? by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 11:30 AM — Filed under: ,
Panel Discussion – Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression in India
Bhairav Acharya will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression’ on Wednesday evening (26th March 2014) from 6:00 pm ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:10 AM — Filed under: ,
Governance issues for private data stores
Malavika Jayaram is a speaker at this event co-hosted by Harvard Faculty Club and Web Science Trust at 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge on March 28, 2014. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:30 AM — Filed under:
Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution - I
In this post, I will explore net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution. by Gautam Bhatia last modified Apr 29, 2014 08:03 AM — Filed under: ,
Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for polls
Internet and social media giants such as Google and Facebook have launched special campaigns, pages and services around the Indian Lok Sabha elections to make ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 14, 2014 11:28 AM — Filed under: ,
NETmundial - Word Clouds of Contributions by Types of Organisation
This set of analysis of the contributions submitted to NETmundial 2014 is part of the effort by the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India, to ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Apr 25, 2014 09:51 AM — Filed under: ,
Accountability of ICANN
The issue of how to ensure the legitimacy and accountability of ICANN is a concern which finds voice in many of the proposals. Four broad stands can be gleaned ... by Smarika Kumar last modified May 28, 2014 10:50 AM — Filed under: ,
NETmundial Day 0
Day O of NETmundial began at Arena NetMundial, an alternative-ish, Brazilian counterpart to the official "multistakeholder" meeting being organised at the very ... by Achal Prabhala last modified Apr 23, 2014 10:58 AM — Filed under: ,
Parties give short shrift to privacy
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner. by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 05:54 AM — Filed under: ,
'India wants core internet infrastructure'
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 10:29 AM — Filed under: ,
India for inclusive internet governance
India wants "core internet infrastructure" to be part of an international legal system that would accommodate governments, civil society and other ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 05, 2014 10:36 AM — Filed under: ,
April 2014 Bulletin
The newsletter for the month of April can be accessed below: by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2014 03:38 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution – III: Conceptions of Free Speech and Democracy
In this 3 part series, Gautam Bhatia explores the concept of net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution. by Gautam Bhatia last modified May 27, 2014 10:21 AM — Filed under: , ,
Digital death: Log off in peace
From email and e-banking to shopping and social media sites, Indians have expanded their online footprint. Now, a small but rising number are planning for ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 28, 2014 07:24 AM — Filed under:
Legislating for Privacy - Part II
Apart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified May 28, 2014 09:59 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Statement at ICANN 49's Public Forum
This was a statement made by Pranesh Prakash at the ICANN 49 meeting (on March 27, 2014), arguing that ICANN's bias towards the North America and Western ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Jun 04, 2014 05:31 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
India needs better cyber police
On Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 04, 2014 07:56 AM — Filed under: ,
A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act
Tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute ... by Divij Joshi last modified Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AM — Filed under: , ,
Indian government websites: Gold mine for cybercriminals
If you are a cybercriminal trying to commit identity theft or digitally impersonate a citizen, you have help from the unlikeliest of sources — the Government ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:18 AM — Filed under: ,
Despite apex court order, IOC proceeds with Aadhaar-linked DBT
Once DBT starts, there is no other method to avail of subsidy: IOC official. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:50 AM — Filed under: , ,