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India's Supreme Court Axes Online Censorship Law, But Challenges Remain
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 27, 2015 02:38 AMThe Supreme Court of India took a remarkable step to protect free expression on March 24, 2015, striking down controversial section 66A of the IT Act that criminalized “grossly offensive” content online. In response to a public interest litigation filed by Indian law student Shreya Singhal, the court made this landmark judgement calling the section “vague”, “broad” and “unconstitutional”. Since Tuesday's announcement, the news has trended nationally on Twitter, with more than 50,000 tweets bearing the hashtags #Sec66A and #66A.
Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in India
— by Vidushi Marda — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:19 AMIn a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of speech and expression in India.
Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashion
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:07 AMA division bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on three sections of the Information Technology Act 2000 - Section 66A, Section 79 and Section 69A. The draconian Section 66A was originally meant to tackle spam and cyber-stalking but was used by the powerful elite to crack down on online dissent and criticism.
No more 66A!
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:01 AMIn a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A. Today was a great day for freedom of speech on the Internet! When Section 66A was in operation, if you made a statement that led to offence, you could be prosecuted. We are an offence-friendly nation, judging by media reports in the last year. It was a year of book-bans, website blocking and takedown requests. Facebook’s Transparency Report showed that next to the US, India made the most requests for information about user accounts. A complaint under Section 66A would be a ground for such requests.
DIDP Request #8: ICANN Organogram
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Mar 17, 2015 11:39 AMCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of its oragnisational structure and headcount of all staff. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
State of Cyber Security and Surveillance in India: A Review of the Legal Landscape
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 14, 2015 03:23 AMThe Surveillance Industry in India
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Mar 14, 2015 03:20 AMPolicy Recommendations for Surveillance Law in India and an Analysis of Legal Provisions on Surveillance in India and the Necessary & Proportionate Principles
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Mar 14, 2015 03:08 AMAn Analysis of News Items and Cases on Surveillance and Digital Evidence in India
— by Lovisha Aggarwal — last modified Mar 14, 2015 03:02 AMThe Surveillance and Security Industry in India - An Analysis of Indian Security Expos
— by Divij Joshi — last modified Mar 14, 2015 02:56 AMDocument Actions
