Internet Governance Blog
Spy in the Web
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 26, 2012 06:38 AMThe government’s proposed pre-censorship rules undermine the intelligence of an online user and endanger democracy.
Invisible Censorship: How the Government Censors Without Being Seen
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 04, 2012 08:59 AMThe Indian government wants to censor the Internet without being seen to be censoring the Internet. This article by Pranesh Prakash shows how the government has been able to achieve this through the Information Technology Act and the Intermediary Guidelines Rules it passed in April 2011. It now wants methods of censorship that leave even fewer traces, which is why Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology talks of Internet 'self-regulation', and has brought about an amendment of the Copyright Act that requires instant removal of content.
That’s the unkindest cut, Mr Sibal
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Dec 12, 2011 04:59 AMThere’s Kolaveri-di on the Internet over Kapil Sibal’s diktat to social media sites to prescreen users’ posts. That diktat goes far beyond the restrictions placed on our freedom of expression by the IT Act. But, says Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society, India is not going to be silenced online.
Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AMWe are maintaining a rolling blog with press references to the row created by the proposal by the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology to pre-screen user-generated Internet content.
Online Pre-Censorship is Harmful and Impractical
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 12, 2011 05:00 PMThe Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal wants Internet intermediaries to pre-censor content uploaded by their users. Pranesh Prakash takes issue with this and explains why this is a problem, even if the government's heart is in the right place. Further, he points out that now is the time to take action on the draconian IT Rules which are before the Parliament.
An Interview with Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario, Canada
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Dec 03, 2011 01:26 AMElonnai Hickok interviewed Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario, Canada. The full interview is reproduced below.
What is Dilligaf?
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Dec 01, 2011 09:52 AMOn the web, time moves at the speed of thought: Groups emerge, proliferate and are abandoned as new trends and fads take precedence. Nowhere else is this dramatic flux as apparent as in the language that evolves online. While SMS lingo – like TTYL (Talk To You Later) and LOL (Laughing Out Loud)– has endured and become a part of everyday language, new forms of speech are taking over.
The 2nd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series — A Post-event Report
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 17, 2011 10:25 AMThe Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), organised the 2nd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series on the 21st and 22nd of May 2011 at the National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore. The main theme for this year was Emerging Issues in Privacy Law: Law, Policy and Practice.
Comments on the National Policy of Information Technology
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 09, 2011 10:28 AMThe NPIT 2011 has the laudable goal of making India a ‘knowledge economy with a global role’ by developing and deploying ICT solutions in all sectors to foster development within India and at a global level. The policy identifies several praiseworthy goals such as the promotion of open standards and open technologies, accessibility for persons with disabilities, affordable ICT services, transparency, accountability, technology development for Indian languages, placing data in public domain for use and value addition, using social media to engage with citizens and investing in indigenous R&D and capacity building. We deeply appreciate this initiative of the Department of Information Technology and offer below brief comments to strengthen the draft.
TRAI urged to take action against P2P throttling and DNS hijacking
— by Anand Priya Singh — last modified Mar 27, 2012 06:07 AMOn 4 November 2010, Anand had sent a complaint letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) regarding unethical practices adopted by Internet Service Providers (ISPs), particularly Airtel. The letter was sent by post and through an e-mail. It was addressed to the Advisor, CN & IT, TRAI. Anand got no help from the ISP and the reply from TRAI (No. 340-1\2010-CA/VOLv) stated that he contact the nodal officer. We have reproduced below the complaint letter that Anand sent to TRAI.
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