Recommendations 8 and 9 In the final post in the series tracking CCWG-Accountability progress, we examine the remaining recommendations, Recommendation #8: Fortifying ICANN’s Request for Reconsideration Process , and Recommendation #9: Incorporation of the Affirmation of Commitments . This post trac...
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Recommendation #5: The next post in our series tracking the development of the CCWG Accountability Proposal is on Recommendation #5: Changing Aspects of ICANN’s Mission, Commitment and Core Values. The CCWG Accountability through Recommendation 5, proposed changes to the ICANN bylaws to ensure that ...
Yesterday, the Delhi High Court granted interim bail of six months to JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar. Up until the bail order yesterday evening, Kanhaiya was in judicial custody for his alleged role in sloganeering at the JNU campus on the anniversary of Afzal Guru’s death on February 9...
The Convention on Cybercrime or Budapest Convention is the only binding multilateral treaty instrument aimed at combating cybercrime. It was drafted by the Council of Europe with active participation from its observer states in 2001. The Convention provides a framework for international cooperation ...
On 29th February, 2016, the European Commission published details of the legal text which will be the building blocks for the EU-US Privacy Shield . The NSA’s bulk collection of the data EU users’ data has been a contentious issue since the Snowden revelations . The new agreement will replace the Sa...
Recommendation 11 In continuation of our series on CCWG-Accountability recommendations, this post examines one of the most controversial recommendation: Board Obligations with Regard to Governmental Advisory Committee Advice (Stress Test #18). Previous posts in this series can be read here . No othe...
As ICANN 55 approaches, the spotlight returns to the IANA Transition. The Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) has finalised its proposal and awaits endorsements from the chartering organizations. My colleague Aarti Bhavana, and I at the Centre for Co...
Recommendation 7 Continuing our series on tracking the CCWG Accountability Process, in our fifth post, we look at Recommendation 7 which concerns ICANN’s Independent Review Process. This post examines the key changes and developments since the 3 rd Draft Proposal was opened for public comment. Our p...
Today in Court Room no. 4 of the Supreme Court the porn ban petition filed by Kamlesh Vaswani was taken up by the bench of Justices Dipak Mishra and Shiva Kirti Singh. Mr. Vijay Panjwani, advocate for Mr. Vaswani stated that it has been two years since the petition was filed and the Court issued not...
Recommendations 3 and 10 As we fast approach the ICANN55 meeting at Marrakech, we continue our series of posts tracking the CCWG-Accountability process. Previous posts in this series can be read here , here and here . This post examines Recommendation #3: Redefining ICANN’s Bylaws as ‘Standard Bylaw...
by sflc_admin | February 23, 2016 On February 19 2016 the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade marks (Indian Patent Office or IPO) issued a revised set of Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (‘CRI Guidelines)’ . The Guidelines come two months after the pre...
Data exchange flowing from the EU (specifically the European Economic Area) to the US currently has no legal framework regulating it. Does it mean that any data transfer from EU to US is illegal? In my previous post on the issue I mentioned that the old agreement regulating the data transfer had bee...
by sflc_admin | February 22, 2016 The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has issued an order dated February 19, 2016 publishing the revised Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions. The current guidelines are in tune with the provisions in the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended). Sec...
Infographic on Internet Shutdowns in India by sflc_admin | February 19, 2016 We have updated the infographic on Internet Shutdowns in India. It was previously published in the Huffington Post with the piece on ‘ How are Internet Shutdowns impacting your life? ‘. The updated infographic includes the ...
Recommendation 4 In the weeks leading up to the ICANN 55 Meeting at Marrakech, we are doing a series of posts tracking the CCWG-Accountability process. The first and second posts by Aarti Bhavana analyze Recommendations 1 & 2 and Recommendation 6 & 12 respectively. This third post in our s...
In September last year, a mutual cyber hacking marathon ensued between Indian and Pakistani hackers, who each hacked and defaced multiple government and private websites. The incident was triggered by a detected defacement of a Kerala government website which was attributed to a Pakistani hacker. In...
The inclusion of an e-commerce chapter in the recently concluded TPP Agreement has sparked off a debate around the world on internet issues being a part of trade agreements. In my last post I had looked at the efforts of civil society groups trying to engage with various trade negotiation processes ...
Recommendations 6 & 12 In the weeks leading up to the ICANN 55 Meeting at Marrakech, we are doing a series of posts tracking the CCWG-Accountability process. The first post in this series, analysing Recommendations 1 & 2, can be read here . This post examines Recommendation #6: Reaffirming...
by sflc_admin | February 10, 2016 India has seen numerous Internet shutdowns for various reasons in this year, all under the same provision of law – Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). This section resides as the sole occupant under the chapter of ‘temporary measures to maint...
The privacy debate surrounding the aadhaar proceedings has, in the recent past stirred debate on the constitutional perceptive on privacy. In addition to this, the disastrous National Draft Encryption Policy and the Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2015 have challenged the legal contours of privacy, partic...