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Freedom struggle 2.0
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 27, 2015
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last modified
Apr 27, 2015 01:23 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
In the face of the debate on net neutrality, here is a look at the consequences of not having a free, equal, and private internet.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Glaring Errors in UIDAI's Rebuttal
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 18, 2016
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last modified
Sep 18, 2016 03:22 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This response note by Pranesh Prakash questions Unique Identification Authority of India’s reply to Hans Verghese Mathews' article titled “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW, March 12, 2016), which found “serious mathematical errors” in the article.
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Internet Governance
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Global Censorship: Shifting Modes, Persisting Paradigms
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 13, 2015
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last modified
Aug 14, 2015 11:22 AM
'Global Censorship: Shifting Modes, Persisting Paradigms' is a book edited by Pranesh Prakash, Nagla Rizk, and Carlos Affonso Souza, and published by the Access to Knowledge Global Academy as part of its Access to Knowledge Research Series.
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Access to Knowledge
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How India Makes E-books Easier to Ban than Books (And How We Can Change That)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 24, 2012
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last modified
Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM
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filed under:
Obscenity,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Without getting into questions of what should and should not be unlawful speech, Pranesh Prakash chooses to take a look at how Indian law promotes arbitrary removal and blocking of websites, website content, and online services, and how it makes it much easier than getting offline printed speech removed.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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How Surveillance Works in India
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 15, 2013
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filed under:
SAFEGUARDS,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
When the Indian government announced it would start a Centralized Monitoring System in 2009 to monitor telecommunications in the country, the public seemed unconcerned. When the government announced that the system, also known as C.M.S., commenced in April, the news didn’t receive much attention.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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How to make EVMs hack-proof, and elections more trustworthy
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 14, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Free and fair elections are the expression of democratic emancipation. India has always led by example: the Nehru Committee sought universal adult franchise in 1928, at a time when France didnât let women vote, and laws in the USA allowed disqualification of poor, illiterate, and African-American voters. But how reliable are our voting systems, particularly in terms of security?
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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IJLT-CIS Law Essay Competition
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 01, 2009
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:35 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Competition
The Indian Journal of Law and Technology and CIS are conducting a legal essay competition to encourage law students across India to think critically about the techno-legal issues facing us today. Students can write on any of the four themes, with the top prize being Rs. 7500 and an internship at CIS.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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India blocks access to 857 porn sites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
India has blocked free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India launches crackdown on online porn
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India has launched a crackdown on internet pornography, banning access to more than 800 adult websites, including Playboy and Pornhub.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Encryption,
Intermediary Liability,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable of framing fair, just, and informed laws and policies. Pranesh Prakash suggests they learn from the DEIT's Internet Governance Division, and Brazil, and adopt multi-stakeholderism as a core principle of Internet policy-making.
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Internet Governance
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