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UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 19, 2014 01:28 PM63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the Internet. Centre for Internet & Society joined in the statement, delivered on behalf of the 63 groups by Article 19.
Vodafone Report Explains Government Access to Customer Data
— by Joe Sheehan — last modified Jun 19, 2014 10:38 AMVodafone Group PLC, the world’s second largest mobile carrier, released a report on Friday, June 6 2014 disclosing to what extent governments can request their customers’ data.
Multi-stakeholder Models of Internet Governance within States: Why, Who & How?
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 16, 2014 02:27 PMInternet governance, for long a global exercise, has found new awareness within national frameworks in recent times. Especially relevant for developing countries, effective national IG mechanisms are important to raise awareness and ensure multi-stakeholder participation at technical, infrastructural and public policy levels.
A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act
— by Divij Joshi — last modified Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AMTribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require technical knowledge and familiarity with specialised factual scenarios.
Content Removal on Facebook — A Case of Privatised Censorship?
— by Jessamine Mathew — last modified Jun 16, 2014 05:23 AMAny activity on Facebook, be it creating an account, posting a picture or status update or creating a group or page, is bound by Facebook’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. These contain a list of content that is prohibited from being published on Facebook which ranges from hate speech to pornography to violation of privacy.
Comments to ICANN Supporting the DNS Industry in Underserved Regions
— by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:48 AMTowards exploring ideas and strategies to help promote the domain name industry in regions that have typically been underserved, ICANN published a call for public comments on May 14, 2014. In particular, ICANN sought comments related to existing barriers to Registrar Accreditation and operation and suggestions on how these challenges might be mitigated. CIS contributed to the comments on this report, which will be used to determine next steps to support the domain name industry in underserved regions.
CIS Comments: Enhancing ICANN Accountability
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 10, 2014 01:03 PMOn May 6, 2014, ICANN published a call for public comments on "Enhancing ICANN Accountability". This comes in the wake of the IANA stewardship transition spearheaded by ICANN and related concerns of ICANN's external and internal accountability mechanisms. Centre for Internet and Society contributed to the call for comments.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 14) – Menaka Guruswamy
— by Purba Sarkar — last modified Jul 21, 2014 10:39 AMCIS interviews Menaka Guruswamy, lawyer at the Supreme Court of India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
Search and Seizure and the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age: A Comparison of US and India
— by Divij Joshi — last modified Jun 02, 2014 06:45 AMThe development of information technology has transformed the way in which individuals make everyday transactions and communicate with the world around us. These interactions and transactions are recorded and stored – constantly available for access by the individual and the company through which the service was used.
Legislating for Privacy - Part II
— by Bhairav Acharya — last modified May 28, 2014 09:59 AMApart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate surveillance.
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