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- IT Act if enforced will leave internet use in India no freer than in China — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 18, 2011 02:28 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Societies (CIS), a Bangalore-based NGO, recently filed an RTI query with the Department of Information Technology (DIT), asking for a list of websites blocked by the Indian government under the IT Act. The department handed them a list of 11 websites. It was just one department’s list, but this was the first time such a list was being made public. This news written by R Krishna was published by the Daily News & Analysis on May 15, 2011.
- Your Privacy is Public Property — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 18, 2011 02:28 AM
- Rules issued by a control-obsessed government have armed officials with widespread powers to pry into your private life. This article was published in Mail Today on Sunday, May 15, 2011.
- Point By Point Rebuttal Of Indian Government’s Statement On Internet Control Rules — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 25, 2011 12:46 PM
- The Centre for Internet and Society has published a point-by-point rebuttal of the statement issued by India’s Department of Information Technology on India’s Internet Control Rules. The text below is reproduced from CIS India’s website, under a CC-BY license (which means anyone can re-publish it, with attribution. You can, too). We’ve highlighted (in bold) certain statements in the rebuttal. This article by Nikhil Pahwa was published in Medianama on May 13, 2011.
- Rebuttal of DIT's Misleading Statements on New Internet Rules — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 11, 2012 01:18 PM
- The press statement issued on May 11 by the Department of Information Technology (DIT) on the furore over the newly-issued rules on 'intermediary due diligence' is misleading and is, in places, plainly false. We are presenting a point-by-point rebuttal of the DIT's claims.
- New rules to ensure due diligence: IT dept — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 23, 2011 06:12 AM
- Facing widespread criticism over new IT rules that put certain amount of liability on intermediaries like Google and Facebook for user-generated content, the government clarified that the rules are simply seeking "due diligence" on the part of websites and web hosts. This news was published in the Times of India on May 11, 2011.
- Indian civil liberties groups are now geared to fight the draconian IT Rules — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 11, 2011 09:49 AM
- There is a price for liberty and that is eternal vigil against forces that seek to grab it from you. Civil Liberties groups are now coming to terms with the recently issued Information Technology Rules 2011 of the Government of India, which they fear would curtail the freedom of expression of Internet users in the country, writes Akash Bisht. This article was published in the Weekend Leader.com, Vol 2 Issue 18, 6 - 12 May, 2011.
- New Internet rule: 'Objectionable' content can be removed without notifying users — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 11, 2011 09:31 AM
- In the age of internet-fuelled information explosion, the government's new rule allowing telecom companies and blogging sites, among others, to remove "objectionable" content from the web without informing users is a violation of the right to freedom of speech, say netizens and cyber law experts. This article was published in dailybhaskar.com on May 11, 2011.
- India Chills Online Speech — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 05, 2011 03:19 AM
- While most governments try to control online freedom of speech in a somewhat restrictive manner, either as a collaborator or as a regulator, rarely do they formulate a law to curb online speech. Rarer still does a government provide sweeping powers to intermediaries like an ISP and administrators of Internet sites to control content based on a long list of criteria. This news was published in 'digital communities' on May 3, 2011.
- Universal Service — An Instrument for Accessibility — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:53 AM
- Every year, billions of dollars are earmarked for fulfilling universal service obligations across the globe. These funds represent a prime opportunity for governments to initiate telecommunication policies and programmes for persons with disabilities, writes Deepti Bharthur.
- Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 13, 2011 07:24 AM
- For millions of internet users around the globe, the search for new knowledge begins with Wikipedia. The encyclopedia’s rapid rise, novel organization, and freely offered content have been marveled at and denounced by a host of commentators. Critical Point of View moves beyond unflagging praise, well-worn facts, and questions about its reliability and accuracy, to unveil the complex, messy, and controversial realities of a distributed knowledge platform.
- Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore seeks Programme Associate — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 06, 2011 11:26 AM
- The Higher Education Cell, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore, is looking for a Programme Associate under its Social Justice initiative.
- Limits to Privacy — by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM
- In his research article, Prashant Iyengar examines the limits to privacy for individuals in light of the provisions of the Constitution of India, public interest, security of state and maintenance of law and order. The article attempts to build a catalogue of all these justifications and arrive at a classification of all such frequently used terms invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.
- Q&A on open access with Subbiah Arunachalam of the Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore) — by Subbiah Arunachalam — last modified Nov 01, 2023 12:41 PM
- Amrit Dhir, a 1L at Harvard Law School, has been working with the Harvard Law School Library on open access activities. He recently had an opportunity to interview Subbiah Arunachalam of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in India. The interview was published by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on May 5, 2011.
- Consumers International World Congress - Day 3 roundup — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 06, 2011 05:34 AM
- Consumers can be empowered, and consumer organisations can make sure this happens through sharing and networking, speakers at the 19th Consumers International World Congress in Hong Kong said. The programme of the Congress finished on Thursday evening, and on Friday the global consumer body will hold its General Assembly and Council elections. This news was published in the Consumer's International Blog on May 5, 2011.
- Spectrum reforms - Good & Bad news — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jul 26, 2012 10:02 AM
- A good initiative is under way, but needs changes to work out complex issues, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on May 5, 2011.
- Digerati See Censorship in New Web Rules — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 05, 2011 02:21 AM
- Attention Indian bloggers and social media fiends: the next time you’re composing a witty tweet or posting an edgy item on Facebook, please take care that what you’re writing isn’t “grossly harmful” or “harassing” or “ethnically objectionable” or – oh, the humanity! – “disparaging.” This news was published in the Wall Street Journal on May 2, 2011.
- Free expression — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 23, 2011 08:48 AM
- Free speech and spirited public debate will be the casualties of new rules issued by India restricting Internet content. This news was published in Watertown Daily Times on May 2, 2011.
- Discussion on 'Press Freedom in the Era of Social Media' — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 23, 2011 06:25 AM
- Anja Kovacs will participate as a panelist in the conference jointly organised by UNESCO and UN Information Centre (UNIC) to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2011 on May 3 at the UN Conference Hall, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi.
- What scares a Digital Native? Blogathon — by Samuel Tettner — last modified May 14, 2015 12:16 PM
- What Scares technologized young people around the world? In an effort to present a view often not heard in traditional discourses, on Monday the 18th of April 2011, young people from across the world blogged about their fears in relation to the digitalisation of society.
- Privacy By Design — Conference Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 22, 2011 12:03 PM
- How do we imagine privacy? How is privacy being built into technological systems? On April 16th,The Center for Internet and Society hosted Privacy by Design, an Open Space meant to answer these questions and more around the topic of privacy. Below is a summary of the conversations and dialogs from the event.
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