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- Comments on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Draft) — by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Dec 01, 2012 03:36 PM
- The Department of Science and Technology invited public comments on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Draft). Accordingly, the Centre for Internet and Society has made the following comments on the draft policy document.
- Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM
- Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
- Folly of Mandating Spectrum Auctions — by Jayna Kothari — last modified Dec 03, 2012 09:47 AM
- The recent failure of the 2G spectrum auctions has brought to the fore serious questions on auctions being the only mode for allocation of spectrum.
- Draft nonsense — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM
- Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
- OdishaDiary conferred prestigious Odisha Youth Inspiration Award 2012 to Odia Wikipedia team — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 05, 2012 04:55 AM
- OdishaDiary (Orissadiary.com) conferred the prestigious Odisha Youth Inspiration Award 2012 to the team of contributors of Odia Wikipedia.
- Civil society & industry oppose India’s plans to modify ITRs — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:42 AM
- Industry fears ITU control over Internet; excessive content control and surveillance an issue for civil society.
- Pervasive Mobile Technologies: Meet Our Mobile Devices! — by Jadine Lannon — last modified Dec 21, 2012 07:48 AM
- As a part of the Pervasive Technologies: Access to Knowledge in the Marketplace research project, the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is researching 12 mobile phone devices to generate a better understanding of the intellectual property (IP) implications of pervasive mobile technologies available in the Indian market. This post is an introduction to our 12 mobile phones.
- Google's 'Transparency Report' sketchy, inconclusive: Government — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 22, 2012 07:39 AM
- 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 published its latest half-yearly findings on government requests for access to personal information, showing that both the number of requests and the rate of denials have risen. The data, according to the world's largest democracy, are too sketchy for any clear conclusions to be drawn.
- The Problems With Policing Sexism on Twitter — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 22, 2012 03:43 AM
- In mid-April this year, Indian writer and activist Meena Kandasamy attended a beef-eating festival. Then she tweeted about it. In two hours, she got over 800 abusive tweets. Kandasamy, who lives in the southern Indian city of Chennai, was threatened with rape, acid attacks, and being burnt alive. She was called a whore, slut, and terrorist.
- Wikipedia Women's Workshop in Mumbai — by Noopur Raval — last modified Dec 03, 2012 06:01 AM
- The Wiki Women Workshop was organized at the Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Wadala in Mumbai on November 4, 2012. It was attended by over 60 women participants who were taught how to contribute to Wikipedia articles and briefed about the knowledge gaps in Wikipedia — the free encyclopedia. Noopur Raval has prepared a report of the event.
- The Last Word: Is there a need to review Information Technology Act? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2012 12:10 PM
- Does the high-handed arrest of two young girls mean it's time to review and revise the IT Act?
- Women Arrested in Mumbai for Complaining on Facebook — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2012 11:32 AM
- For over 30 hours following the death of the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray on Saturday, stores throughout Mumbai closed their shutters and taxis and autorickshaws stayed off the streets.
- DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority Unclear — by Smitha Krishna Prasad — last modified Nov 21, 2012 10:03 AM
- 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 Government and courts have previously issued orders blocking websites, these actions have generally been attributed to issues such as posting of inflammatory content or piracy of copyrighted material. However, the reasoning behind blocking domain marketplaces such as the above mentioned sites is not clear.
- India's Shame: World Reacts to FB Post Arrest — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:51 AM
- The arrest of 21 year old Shaheen Dhada for posting anti-Bal Thackeray comments has not only outraged Indians. The story has been picked up and reported across international media as well. Though they may not be aware of the complexities of Indian politics, the fact that young girls were arrested for an FB post has got them questioning the dwindling tolerance for the freedom of speech in India.
- How to Steer Clear of India’s Strict Internet Laws — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 10:13 AM
- 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.
- What Frameworks for Cross-Border Online Communities and Services — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 05, 2012 12:10 AM
- Chinmayi Arun, Assistant Professor at National Law University India and Fellow at the CIS India, talks about the Internet Governance Forum 2012 Workshop 154 "What Frameworks for Cross-Border Online Communities and Services", which was hosted by the Internet & Jurisdiction Project on November 8, 2012.
- Transcripts of Discussions at WIPO SCCR 25 — by Smitha Krishna Prasad — last modified Dec 05, 2012 12:58 AM
- We are providing archival copies of the transcripts of the 25th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, which is being held in Geneva from November 19, 2012 to November 23, 2012.
- Arrest of girl over Thackeray FB update a clear misuse of Sec 295A — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2012 12:00 PM
- The arrest of 21-year-old Shaheen Dhada over her Facebook status update questioning the shutdown of Mumbai over Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray‘s death, is a clear misapplication of section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code (“outrage religious feelings of any class”), according to Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society.
- Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2012 11:47 AM
- The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray‘s death is that no laws were actually violated by the post.
- Internet users flay Mumbai girls' arrest over Facebook post — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2012 11:35 AM
- The arrest of two girls over their Facebook post on shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Monday again opened a can of worms with netizens calling the move a "social media hijack by the powerful and the fundamentalists". Social media was abuzz with tweets and posts about the arrest, with most referring to the arrest as yet another move to curb freedom of speech on the Internet.
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