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- Despite SC order, thousands booked under scrapped Sec 66A of IT Act — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 07, 2016 03:31 PM
- College student Danish Mohammed’s arrest this March under the scrapped Section 66A of the Information Technology Act for allegedly sharing a morphed picture of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat wasn’t an exception.
- Making Telugu Suitable for Internet — by Rahmanuddin Shaikh — last modified Sep 06, 2016 02:21 PM
- In brief, the article speaks of steps in making a language other than English suitable for Internet and computers, what input methods, fonts and content are available in Telugu as on date and what challenges are ahead in making language fully available on Internet and in computers.
- Indians Ask: Is Visiting a Torrent Site Really A Crime? — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 06, 2016 02:09 PM
- India has banned various large-scale torrent sites for a long time — this is old news. But under a new federal policy in India, one can be jailed for three years and fined 300,000 Indian Rupees (~US $4464) for downloading content on any of these blocked websites.
- IIRC: Reflections on IRC16 — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 06, 2016 09:28 AM
- The first edition of the Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) series was held on February 26-28, 2016. It was hosted by the Centre for Political Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and was supported by the CSCS Digitial Innovation Fund. Here we share our reflections on the Conference, albeit rather delayed, and lessons towards the next edition to be held in March 2017.
- Talking Point: Futile Battle Against Torrents — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:36 PM
- Sunil Abraham spoke to Deccan Herald to clear the air about rumours surrounding a jail threat for those logging on to Torrent sites.
- Digital India Needs These Policy Changes — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Oct 02, 2016 10:09 AM
- Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions.
- Wikiwomen’s Meetup at St. Agnes College Explores Potentials and Plans of Women Editors in Mangalore, Karnataka — by Ting-Yi Chang — last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:39 PM
- Karnataka is known for its diverse linguistic cultures. Aside from Kannada, many are native speakers of Konkani, Tulu, and other languages. A small Wikiwomen's meetup was held on Saturday, August 27th at St. Agnes College, Mangalore, to invite female Wikipedians from the region. Many of them were new to the online encyclopedia but demonstrated strong interest in learning and contributing more Indic language content online.
- Submitted Comments on the Telangana State Open Data Policy 2016 — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Sep 01, 2016 05:49 AM
- Last month, the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department of the Government of Telangana released the first public draft of the Telangana State Open Data Policy 2016, and sought comments from various stakeholders in the state and outside. The draft policy not only aims to facilitate and provide a framework for proactive disclosure of data created by the state government agencies, but also identify the need for integrating such a mandate within the information systems operated by these agencies as well. CIS is grateful to be invited to submit its detailed comments on the same. The submission was drafted by Anubha Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
- A workshop to improve Telugu Wikipedia articles on Nobel laureates — by Pavan Santhosh — last modified Sep 12, 2016 03:01 PM
- Many articles about Nobel laureates are missing in the Telugu Wikipedia. Recently undergraduate students from four different disciplines of the Andhra Loyola College (ALC), Vijayawada gathered to create and improve articles related to Nobel laureates.
- India has a long road ahead in becoming a disabled-friendly country — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 31, 2016 04:47 PM
- India is home to 2.7 crore people living with one or the other kind of disability. According to the 2011 Census, 2.21 percent of India’s population is disabled. Unlike the developed world, India’s disabled are made further socially vulnerable by lack of quality education, lack of women’s safety, and attitudinal barriers as they continue to grapple with the challenges of access, acceptance, and inclusion.
- Report on Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges — by Japreet Grewal, Vanya Rakesh, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, and Elonnai Hickock — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:42 AM
- The Trans-disciplinary Research Cluster on Sustainability Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University collaborated with the Centre for Internet and Society, and other individuals and organisations to organise a two day workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU on May 26 and 27, 2016. The objective of the workshop was to bring together experts from various fields, who have been rigorously following the developments in the Unique Identification (UID) Project and align their perspectives and develop a shared understanding of the status of the UID Project and its impact. Through this exercise, it was also sought to develop a plan of action to address the welfare exclusion issues that have arisen due to implementation of the UID Project.
- We Tested 18 Government Apps, and Most are not Fully Accessible to the Disabled — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Sep 03, 2016 03:32 AM
- When you wake up in the morning, the odds are one of the first things you look at is your phone. You might check WhatsApp, review the news, look at the day’s schedule, and book a taxi to work.
- We Truly are the Product being Sold — by Vidushi Marda — last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:08 AM
- WhatsApp has announced it will begin sharing user data such as names, phone numbers, and other analytics with its parent company, Facebook, and with the Facebook family of companies. This change to its terms of service was effected in order to enable users to “communicate with businesses that matter” to them. How does this have anything to do with Facebook?
- 3 Copyright Tips for Students and Educators — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 07, 2016 12:42 AM
- Copyright is a really complicated topic, and when it comes to online use of creative works, accidentally crossing the line between fair use and a copyright violation is easy. How do you know what is copyrighted? Recently Frederico Morando (Creative Commons, Italy) and I presented a training session on understanding copyright policies at Wikimania 2016, which was originally proposed by Wikipedian User:Jim Carter. We covered topics such as fundamentals of copyright, exclusive rights, Berne convention, copyleft, Creative Commons licenses, Public Domain, fair use, and copyfraud.
- Campaign for relicensing copyrighted books under Creative Commons licenses — by Pavan Santhosh S. & Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 20, 2016 12:43 PM
- A campaign has been started to relicense Telugu-language books of several noted authors from "all rights reserved" to Creative Commons Share-Alike (CC-BY-SA) license.
- The Curious Incidents on Matrimonial Websites in India — by Abhimanyu Roy — last modified Aug 30, 2016 10:52 AM
- This essay by Abhimanyu Roy is part of the 'Studying Internet in India' series. The author explores how the curious interplays between the arranged marriage market in India the rise of matrimonial sites such as Jeevansathi.com and Shaadi.com. The gravity of the impact that such web-based services have on the lives of users is substantially greater than most other everyday web-enabled transactions, such as an Uber ride or a Foodpanda order. From outright fraud to online harassment, newspaper back pages are filled with nightmare stories that begin on a matrimonial website. So much so that the Indian government has set up a panel to regulate matrimonial sites. The essay analyses the role of matrimonial websites in modern day India, and the challenges this awkward amalgamation of the internet and love gives rise to.
- Data Xgen launches paid Hindi email service — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 30, 2016 02:35 AM
- Jaipur based Enterprise email provider Data Xgen Technologies has launched a paid email service in Hindi Devnagari script. This is especially for .bharat domain names, but can also be used for other domains. As of now, the company offers email packages starting at Rs 99, Rs 499, Rs 999 and Rs 1,499, which look like monthly plans.
- Meet the Newly Born Tulu Wikipedia, the 23rd in a South Asian Language! — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Aug 30, 2016 02:14 AM
- The Tulu language Wikipedia became the latest entrant in the family of 294 world-language Wikipedia projects after the project went live from Wikimedia Incubator earlier this month.
- CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Proliferation of Broadband through Public WiFi Networks — by Sunil Abraham, Sharath Chandra Ram, Vidushi Marda, and Thejaswi Melarkode — last modified Oct 02, 2016 06:16 AM
- The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) is grateful for the opportunity to comment on this Consultation Paper (“Paper”). The comments were prepared by Sunil Abraham, Sharath Chandra Ram, Vidushi Marda, and Thejaswi Melarkode. Special thanks to Shyam Ponappa and Arjun Venkatraman for their inputs and feedback.
- Universal Design & Accessibility Conclave — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 27, 2016 04:34 AM
- Nirmita Narasimhan is a speaker at this conclave organized by IIMA in collaboration with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
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