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Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AMSection 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.
DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority Unclear
— by Smitha Krishna Prasad — last modified Nov 21, 2012 10:03 AMEarlier 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.
https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk_-9evELbH1sHh1yHnHqyA8tbuBJMxn_I on Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's Death
— by https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk_-9evELbH1sHh1yHnHqyA8tbuBJMxn_I — last modified Nov 20, 2012 07:15 AMREPEAT AFTER ME! "people like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a bandh for that"
https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk_-9evELbH1sHh1yHnHqyA8tbuBJMxn_I on Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's Death
— by https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk_-9evELbH1sHh1yHnHqyA8tbuBJMxn_I — last modified Nov 20, 2012 07:15 AM"people like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a bandh for that"
http://www.j4v4m4n.in/ on Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's Death
— by Praveen — last modified Nov 19, 2012 03:26 PMMishi Choudhary of Software Freedom Law Center clarified it today morning in one the discussion lists. "Section 77B says "Notwithstanding anything contained in the code [...]
Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's Death
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 02, 2013 03:42 AMTwo girls have been arbitrarily and unlawfully arrested for making comments about the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's death. Pranesh Prakash explores the legal angles to the arrests.
Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 06, 2012 09:39 AMThe report covers international privacy principles, national privacy principles, rationale and emerging issues along with an analysis of relevant legislations/bills from a privacy perspective.
Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Nov 09, 2012 10:20 AMIn January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy legislation in India. The committee met a total of seven times from January to September 2012. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) was a member of the committee creating the report. This blog post is CIS’s attempt to answer questions that have arisen from media coverage on the report, based on our understanding.
Rethinking DNA Profiling in India
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 29, 2012 08:00 AMDNA profile databases can be useful tools in solving crime, but given that the DNA profile of a person can reveal very personal information about the individual, including medical history, family history and so on, a more comprehensive legislation regulating the collection, use, analysis and storage of DNA samples needs included in the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill.
Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2012 10:23 AMCCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from taking place. When the government mandates the use of CCTV’s for this purpose, it often does so by means of a blunt policy mandate, requiring the installation of CCTV systems, but without any further clarification as to who should oversee the use of the cameras, what bodies should have access to the records, how access should be granted or obtained, and how long the recordings should be retained.
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