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- Assocham event sparks row over conflict of interest by CCI — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 19, 2015 04:34 PM
- CCI Chairman Ashok Chawla is the key speaker of the conference, organised by industry chamber Assocham with Ericsson being the event partner.
- Telugu Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at ALC — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:11 PM
- The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team conducted an edit-a-thon at Andhra Loyola College on August 6, 2015. Eenadu published a report.
- Mock-Calling – Ironies of Outsourcing and the Aspirations of an Individual — by Sreedeep — last modified Aug 06, 2015 05:00 AM
- This post by Sreedeep is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. He is an independent photographer and a Fellow at the Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi. In this essay, Sreedeep explores the anxieties and ironies of the unprecedented IT/BPO boom in India through the perspective and experiences of a new entrant in the industry, a decade ago. The narrative tries to capture some of the radical hedonistic consequences of the IT-burst on our lifestyles, imagination and aspirations delineated and fraught with layers of conscious deception and prolonged probation.
- Those Dropped Calls — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Sep 04, 2015 02:59 PM
- And what could be done to fix them...Why do we have so many dropped calls on our mobile phones? Operators say it's because of the closure and shortage of cell towers, and too little spectrum.
- Ban on pornography temporary, says government — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:46 AM
- The government has taken a dramatic U-turn from its stated position on internet pornography.
- Indian Porn Ban is Partially Lifted But Sites Remain Blocked — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 13, 2015 09:00 AM
- The Indian government made a quick about-face on its order to block hundreds of pornography websites on Tuesday, partially lifting the ban after political backlash against the moral policing.
- CCI Participation at the Upcoming 3rd International Conference on IPR and Competition — by Amulya Purushothama — last modified Sep 13, 2015 09:31 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society wrote to the Competition Commission of India Chairman on August 5, 2015 about participation at a conference organised by Ericsson and concerns regarding conflict of interest. We also had several other NGOs sign on to the letter.
- Porn block in India sparks outrage — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 05, 2015 02:10 AM
- India’s government has triggered a storm of protest after blocking 857 alleged pornography websites, with privacy and internet freedom campaigners, as well as consumers, condemning the move as arbitrary and unlawful.
- Porn ban: People will soon learn to circumvent ISPs and govt orders, expert says — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 05, 2015 01:47 AM
- Nanny state rules porn bad for you — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 05, 2015 01:39 AM
- India blocks access to 857 porn sites — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 05, 2015 01:31 AM
- India has blocked free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
- India launches crackdown on online porn — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Aug 05, 2015 01:21 AM
- India has launched a crackdown on internet pornography, banning access to more than 800 adult websites, including Playboy and Pornhub.
- Proxies and VPNs: Why govt can't ban porn websites? — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:26 AM
- The government's move to block more than 800 pornographic websites has led experts to question whether this latest attempt to police the internet is even feasible.
- Policy Paper on Surveillance in India — by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Aug 03, 2015 03:27 PM
- This policy brief analyses the different laws regulating surveillance at the State and Central level in India and calls out ways in which the provisions are unharmonized. The brief then provides recommendations for the harmonization of surveillance law in India.
- Indian government orders ISPs to block 857 porn websites — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:18 AM
- The Indian government has ordered a large number of porn websites to be blocked, creating an uproar among users and civil rights groups in the country.
- Studying the Emerging Database State in India: Notes for Critical Data Studies (Accepted Abstract) — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:54 AM
- "Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by 'Big Data.' Rather than treat Big Data as a scientifically empirical, and therefore largely neutral phenomena, CDS advocates the view that data should be seen as always-already constituted within wider data assemblages." The Big Data and Society journal has provisionally accepted a paper abstract of mine for its upcoming special issue on Critical Data Studies.
- Why the DNA Bill is open to misuse: Sunil Abraham — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:37 AM
- The Human DNA Profiling Bill, the law that regulates the collection, storage and use of the human genetic code, has attracted some strong criticism from civil liberties groups including the Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) which had participated in the expert committee for DNA profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012.
- Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group Analysis — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Apr 12, 2016 10:02 AM
- This analysis has been done to see the trend in the selection and rotation of the members of the Multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The MAG has been functional for nine years from 2006-2015. The analysis is based on data procured, collated and organised by Pranesh Prakash and Jyoti Panday. Shambhavi Singh, Law Student, NLU Delhi who was interning with CIS at the time also assisted with the organisation and analysis of the data.
- Comparative Transparency Review of Collective Management Organisations in India, United Kingdom and the United States — by Maggie Huang — last modified Aug 21, 2015 05:12 PM
- This Transparency Review seeks to compare the publicly available information on the websites of music collective management organizations (“CMOs”) operating within India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A total of 10 CMOs were selected, which included a range of non-profit, government registered organizations to for-profit, private organizations, managing works on behalf of record labels, publishers, composers, lyricists, and music performers. This exercise intends to contribute to the growing body of research on the relationship between transparency and effectiveness of CMOs. It concludes with recommendations and learnings which may lead to more transparent and effective functioning of copyright societies in India, and management of music copyright overall.
- Role of Intermediaries in Countering Online Abuse — by Jyoti Panday — last modified Aug 02, 2015 04:38 PM
- The Internet can be a hostile space and protecting users from abuse without curtailing freedom of expression requires a balancing act on the part of online intermediaries.
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