Key concerns in assessing online freedom of expression in India are the barriers to accessing the internet itself.
India: Digital freedom under threat? Access: Obstacles and opportunities
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CATEGORY: Digital Freedom
India: Digital freedom under threat? Surveillance, privacy and government’s access to individuals’ online data
Recent revelations in the Hindu have raised concerns over the extraordinary extent of domestic surveillance online, without any legal and procedural framework to protect privacy.
India: Digital freedom under threat? Criminalisation of online speech
The criminalisation of online speech in India is of concern as the authorities have prosecuted legitimate political comment online and personal views expressed on social media.
India: Digital freedom under threat? Online censorship
Since 2003, the institutional structure of internet censorship and filtering has centred on the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT), a department of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology that serves as a nodal agency for accepting and reviewing requests from a designated pool of government officials to block access to specific websites.
Transcriber Lesley Kemp celebrates after Twitter libel case dropped
Qatar-based plaintiff refused to post security to London court. Padraig Reidy reports
Google wants to “go even further” with transparency
The web giant says US national security claims hold back its reporting of government user requests, reports Padraig Reidy
The week in mass surveillance
This week saw some movement in the debate over NSA and GCHQ surveillance, and a court case that could have very serious consequences. Padraig Reidy writes
Intelligence heads to give evidence to Parliament committee
The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament is today holding its first ever Open Evidence Session. The witnesses are the three heads of the UK intelligence Agencies
Uganda: Internet under regime control
Internet access is on the rise, but digital freedom is stifled by regime restrictions. Edward Ronald Sekyewa reports
French court orders Google to filter Mosley photos
In a defeat for Google, a French court has ordered the search engine to filter nine images of former Formula One chief Max Mosley, the company said today. Mosley was also awarded €1 in damages.
MPs call for asylum for Edward Snowden
London meeting demands action on surveillance. Padraig Reidy reports
Don’t gerrymander the internet
Creating national networks will shackle the internet, inherently change its technical infrastructure, throttle innovation, and likely lead to far more dangerous privacy violations around the globe, Leslie Harris of Center for Democracy & Technology writes
