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- Constitutional Analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules, 2011 — by Ujwala Uppaluri — last modified Oct 31, 2012 08:44 AM
- Ujwala Uppaluri provides a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, and examines its compatibility with Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India.
- Internet Censorship: Anonymous Can’t be Just Harmful Hackers — by Nishant Shah — last modified Aug 06, 2012 06:56 AM
- If there was ever an interesting time for people concerned with freedom of speech and expression to live in, it is now, and it is definitely in India. It has been a series of battles the last couple of years, where a slightly out-dated government machinery has been trying to control and contain the burgeoning online spaces, only to be put in their place by the new-age tech-ninjas that have risen as the new heroes in our digital times.
- Accessibility of Government Websites in India — Test Results — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 02, 2012 12:56 PM
- The Centre for Internet & Society conducted a survey of the accessibility of the government websites in India. A total of 7800 websites listed on the Government of India directory were researched upon.
- Revisiting Techno-euphoria — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:53 AM
- In my last post, I talked about techno-euphoria as a condition that seems to mark much of our discourse around digital technologies and the promise of the future. The euphoria, as I had suggested, manifests itself either as a utopian view of how digital technologies are going to change the future that we inhabit, or woes of despair about how the overdetermination of the digital is killing the very fibre of our social fabric.
- Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act — by GeneWatch UK & the Council for Responsible Genetics, US — last modified Jul 11, 2012 11:30 AM
- The Indian Code of Criminal Procedure was amended in 2005 to enable the collection of a host of medical details from accused persons upon their arrest. Section 53 of the Cr.PC provides that upon arrest, an accused person may be subjected to a medical examination if there are “reasonable grounds for believing” that such examination will afford evidence as to the crime.
- Across Borders — by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:55 AM
- A friend and I were at a cafe in Bangalore the other day, when an acquaintance walked in. After the initial niceties, and invitation to join us for coffee, the new person looked at us and asked a question that sounded so archaic and so unexpected that we had no answers for it: How do you two know each other? This innocuous question threw us both off the loop because we didn’t have an immediate answer.
- An all-nighter for hackers — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 06, 2012 10:59 AM
- Tech event management firm HasGeek is back with its Hacknight for hackers and developers willing to burn the proverbial midnight oil writing some competitive code.
- Privacy Matters — Medical Privacy — by Natasha Vaz — last modified Jul 10, 2012 01:41 PM
- On June 30, 2012, Privacy India in partnership with the Indian Network for People living with HIV/AIDS, Centre for Internet & Society, IDRC, Society in Action Group, with support from London-based Privacy International, held a public discussion on "Medical Privacy" at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration.
- 10th International ISTR Conference — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 05, 2012 08:03 AM
- The 10th international ISTR conference was organised by ISTR at Universita Degli Studi Di Siena in Italy from July 10 to 13, 2012. Nishant Shah gave a lecture on Beyond Normative Citizenships: Exploring the ‘New’ in Digital Activism.
- Decision Analysis for Interest Rates — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Aug 05, 2012 07:36 AM
- The discipline of systematic evaluation through applying process-flow and decision analysis — in this example, of financial logic — can help make reasoned, practical decisions, whether for interest rates, or for resolving issues in power supply, or in telecommunications, spectrum and broadband.
- Fourth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 07, 2012 10:12 AM
- The next meeting of the two Sub-Groups (4th meeting) on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on July 9, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Planning Commission, New Delhi.
- India Privacy Meet — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 02, 2012 10:48 AM
- Microsoft, DSCI and Greyhead came together to organise India Privacy Meet at Hotel LeMeridien on June 29, 2012 in New Delhi. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the event.
- Growth, India's Highest Priority — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jul 02, 2012 04:02 AM
- The government must focus on reviving corporate profits and, hence, growth, writes Shyam Ponappa. The column was published in the Business Standard on June 8, 2012.
- Freedom debate takes a new course — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 22, 2012 04:34 PM
- The focus is now on the dubious roles played by private entities on what goes online, says Deepa Kurup in this article published in the Hindu on July 1, 2012.
- National Telecom Policy 2012 — Issues and Concerns — by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Mar 25, 2013 10:22 AM
- Snehashish Ghosh throws light on some of the issues and concerns surrounding the recently passed National Telecom Policy 2012.
- Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & Ethics’ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 25, 2012 10:22 AM
- Digital Empowerment Foundation, Association for Progressive Communications, Department of Information Technology and National Internet Exchange of India came together to organize an event on "Internet Rights, Accessibility, Regulation & Ethics". This was held at Mirza Ghalib Hall, SCOPE Complex, New Delhi from 9.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on May 3, 2012. Pranesh Prakash was a speaker.
- Clear and Present Danger: Attempts to Change Internet Governance and Implications for Press Freedom — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 29, 2012 03:59 AM
- The event was organised by National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2012. Emma Llansó, Rebecca MacKinnon, Emin Milli, Susan Morgan and Katitza Rodriguez were the speakers.
- How Facebook is Blatantly Abusing our Trust — by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 28, 2012 12:42 PM
- ‘Don’t fix it, if it ain’t broken’ is not an adage Facebook seems to subscribe to. Nishant Shah's column on privacy and Facebook was published in First Post on June 27, 2012.
- Internet Freedom Fellows Program Emphasizes Defense of Fundamental Freedoms Online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 02, 2012 06:47 AM
- At the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United States has consistently placed special emphasis on the protection and promotion of the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association, because we understand that these fundamental freedoms are essential to facilitating the exercise of other universal rights.
- Internet Freedom press conference at the UN Fellows — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 28, 2012 06:03 AM
- The Internet Freedom Fellows Program of the U.S. State funded Department and administered by the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, provides human rights activists around the world in Geneva, Washington, and Silicon Valley to work with other activists, U.S. and international to meet government and members of civil society and the private sector in technology and the human rights involved.
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