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- India's Central Monitoring System (CMS): Something to Worry About? — by Maria Xynou — last modified Feb 22, 2014 01:50 PM
- In this article, Maria Xynou presents new information about India's controversial Central Monitoring System (CMS) based on official documents which were shared with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS). Read this article and gain an insight on how the CMS actually works!
- Is Bhutan selling its soul to Google? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 30, 2014 12:27 PM
- Migrating Bhutan government’s communications to Google servers, allowing the United States access to confidential data, raises questions
- Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 1) — by Ananth Padmanabhan — last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:00 AM
- In a three-part study, Ananth Padmanabhan examines the "John Doe" orders that courts have passed against ISPs, which entertainment companies have used to block dozens, if not hundreds, of websites. In this part, he looks at the theory behind John Doe orders and finds that it would be wrong for Indian courts to grant "John Doe" orders against ISPs.
- FDC recognition for the Centre for the Internet and Society — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 30, 2014 07:38 AM
- The Wikimedia Foundation Board has published a resolution declaring the Centre for Internet and Society as eligible for funding through the Annual Plan Grants program.
- Making the Powerful Accountable — by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jan 30, 2014 06:43 AM
- If powerful figures are not subjected to transparent court proceedings, the opacity in the face of a critical issue is likely to undermine public faith in the judiciary.
- Wikipedia Editing as Assessment Tool in the Indian Higher Education Classroom — by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Ashwin Kumar A.P. and T. Vishnu Vardhan — last modified Jan 30, 2014 10:06 AM
- Getting students to create and edit Wikipedia entries in English and Indian languages can be a comprehensive assessment tool at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Both levels of higher education require the demonstration of the ability to present knowledge in encyclopaedic form, which can be done by a good review of relevant literature and the showcasing of key arguments in the field.
- Wikipedia at Forefront in Christ University — by Syed Muzammiluddin — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:08 AM
- Wikipedia has entered Indian undergraduate language classroom in Christ University, Bangalore. Recently the Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS-A2K) organized a series of events in Christ University. This blog post provides a brief analysis of the outcome.
- TACTIS Symposium 2014 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 04, 2014 07:32 AM
- Tata Consultancy organized the TACTIS Symposium at TCS Siruseri, Chennai on January 28 and 29, 2014. Sunil Abraham participated in the event and gave the key note address.
- Data Privacy Day 2014 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:34 AM
- January 28 is annually celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD). Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the annual meeting J N Tata Hall, Bldg 1, Infosys Campus, Infosys Ltd., Electronics City, Bangalore. Elonnai Hickok was a panelist.
- Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest Test — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 27, 2014 06:03 PM
- Gautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict scrutiny, compelling State interest, and narrow tailoring in its approach to privacy violations.
- Workshop: Social Justice in an Internet-mediated World — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 02, 2014 04:24 PM
- IT for Change and the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities invite you to a workshop on social justice in an internet-mediated world at the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities on January 31, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan, Program Director, Access to Knowledge from the Centre for Internet and Society will deliver a lecture on Where are the Alternatives ? Is distributed power possible?
- Interview with Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign - UID Court Cases — by Maria Xynou — last modified Jan 27, 2014 12:47 PM
- The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) recently interviewed Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign about his ongoing efforts to challenge the UID scheme legally in the Bangalore High Court and Supreme Court of India. Read this interview and gain an interesting insight on recent legal developments with regards to the UID!
- The net is taking over — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:57 AM
- For many days to come, people will speculate what caused Sunanda Pushkar's death last week in a New Delhi hotel. Did Union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife die of poisoning or a drug overdose? Wasn't she unwell? Was it suicide? Or was it murder? No less a matter of speculation has been the social media's role in the whole affair.
- Internet Governance and India: The Way Forward — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 10:33 AM
- Snehashish Ghosh is participating in this event organized by the Observer Research Foundation on January 22 in New Delhi.
- KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiative — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 09:57 AM
- Centre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.
- Multistakeholders Consultation on International Public Policy Issues — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 10:07 AM
- The Department of Electronics & Information Technology has called for a meeting on January 21 in New Delhi to discuss international public policy issues. Snehashish Ghosh will participate in the meeting.
- Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repository — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 08:33 AM
- World' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and research resources on tribal languages and diverse cultural heritage.
- What is net neutrality and why it is important — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 08:24 AM
- Internet is built around the idea of openness. It allows people to connect and exchange information freely, if the information or service is not illegal.
- Creative Activism - Voices of Young Change Makers in India (UDAAN) — by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Apr 14, 2015 01:21 PM
- This post is a short account of what happened at UDAAN in December 2013 — a conference that gathered 100 youth from across the country to discuss pressing environmental issues and creative strategies to tackle them. We conducted a survey to map the perspectives of these young change-makers and get a glimpse of how India's youth is now framing and going about making 'change'
- GNI Assessment Finds ICT Companies Protect User Privacy and Freedom of Expression — by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jan 20, 2014 06:17 AM
- Elonnai Hickok analyses a public report recently published by GNI on the independent assessment process for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The report finds Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo to be in compliance with the GNI principles on privacy and freedom of expression.
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