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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.
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.
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.
FOEX Live: June 8-15, 2014
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 16, 2014 10:22 AMA weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). Please email relevant news/cases/incidents to geetha[at]cis-india.org.
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.
Free Speech and Contempt of Courts – II: Article 19(1)(a) and Indian Law
— by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jun 16, 2014 05:48 AMGautam Bhatia continues his examination of free speech implications of the law of contempt: the power that equips courts to "protect the dignity of the Bench".
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.
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.
Free Speech and Contempt of Court – I: Overview
— by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jun 08, 2014 03:29 PMGautam Bhatia explores an under-theorised aspect of India's free speech jurisprudence: the contempt power that equips courts to "protect the dignity of the Bench". In this introductory post, he examines jurisprudence from the US and England to inform our analysis of Indian law.
FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PMA weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
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