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61.
Facebook – Intermediary or Editor?
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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This post discusses the regulatory challenges that emerge from the changing nature of Facebook and other social networking websites Facebook has recently faced a lot of criticism for circulating fake ...
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Created on 09 December 2016
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62.
Demonetisation in India and Real Estate
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(Blog: Corporate law)
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... in sale documents, causing unjustifiable delays in completing projects, and delivering poor construction quality) primed the climate for regulating “unaccounted money” in real estate. The recently enacted ...
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Created on 09 December 2016
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63.
Demonetization effects - Deposits in Bank Accounts - Proceeds of Crime and the Honey Trap of Money Laundering
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(Blog: Criminal law)
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... concealment, possession, acquisition or use
and
projecting or claiming it as untainted property
shall be guilty of offence of money-laundering”
To constitute an offence under ...
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Created on 06 December 2016
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64.
Press release: Report on ‘Online Harassment: A form of Censorship’
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... is still required to sift through the content and determine what is right and what is wrong.” Dr. Anja Kovacs, Director of Internet Democracy Project, said that more law was not the solution to tackling ...
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Created on 03 December 2016
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65.
Interview with Jack Chen, Google patent lawyer: On being blind & access in the legal profession
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(Blog: Student life)
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... is very similar. When I first meet my new teams or new project managers who I work with, I’m sure what goes through their mind is “Hey, how do I interact with this person. Even on a very basic level, what ...
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Created on 03 December 2016
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66.
Digital Citizen Summit by Digital Empowerment Foundation (November 11)
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... – Cyber Security), Arthit Suriyawangkol (Thai Netizen Network), Anja Kovacs (Director, Internet Democracy Project), and Deepak Maheshwari (Government Affairs, India & ASEAN Region, Symantec). DEF ...
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Created on 01 December 2016
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67.
Report: Online Harassment – A Form of Censorship
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... Security Consultant and Consulting Editor, Scroll.in), and Ms. Anja Kovacs (Director, Internet Democracy Project) at an event organized in association with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, Internet ...
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Created on 24 November 2016
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68.
Foreign exchange regulation implications in structures with an element of guaranteed returns
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(Blog: Analysis)
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... by FMO (“SSA”), the proceeds of FMOs investment in Vinca, were not to be retained by Vinca or used by Vinca in its own projects, but were to be invested in certain secured, non-marketable, transferable ...
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Created on 23 November 2016
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69.
Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Act, 2016
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(Blog: Corporate law)
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... real estate and timely completion of projects. Primarily the Act regulates promoters, defined to include owners, builders, developers, developmental authorities, etc. It further introduces a system of ...
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Created on 22 November 2016
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70.
Online Harassment: A Form of Censorship – Release of Report and Panel Discussion [November 22; New Delhi]
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... Hall 1, India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi, at an event we are organizing in association with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, Internet Democracy Project, IT for Change, and the Foundation ...
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Created on 19 November 2016
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71.
Evaluating the Risks of the Internet of Things
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... by use of data accumulated from sensors. For example, the project Autonomous Intersection Management was designed to demonstrate how smart cars can avoid traffic congestion at intersections through the ...
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Created on 15 November 2016
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72.
Timeline for India’s MOOC platform- SWAYAM
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... 5th January, 2015: MHRD established the ‘Main Committee regarding SWAYAM platform for MOOCs’ to conduct a thorough examination of all elements for a successful MOOC project, including but not limited to ...
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Created on 10 November 2016
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73.
SWAYAM: From Open Source to Proprietary Software for India’s MOOCs
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... the most appropriate platform for SWAYAM, along with developing a road-map for the project to ensure it is sustainable and self sufficient, a Sub Committee was created to deliberate upon the existing frameworks ...
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Created on 10 November 2016
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74.
Opportunities for India in Current Downtrend of Oil Prices
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(Blog: Corporate law)
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... hold off large capital investments in new projects and capital-intensive exploration activities. These decisions now stand vindicated as barrel prices have hovered around the US$45-50 mark. Several of ...
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Created on 26 October 2016
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75.
Dirty Picture Project: Parched
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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By Aditi Prakash & Sthavi Asthana Parched is a story of four women: Rani (Tannishtha Chatterjee) is a widow getting her 17 year old son, Gulab married to a young girl, Janaki (Leher Khan), who does not ...
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Created on 24 October 2016
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76.
GST Impact: Energy Sector
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(Blog: Analysis)
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... projects in India.
The energy sector is a key driver for economic growth but remains plagued by policy and regulatory bottlenecks. Lack of pass through of indirect taxes contributes to the inefficiencies ...
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Created on 13 October 2016
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Summary Report: Discussion on Understanding Aadhaar through the Lens of Technology
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... New Delhi, where we aimed to delve deeper into the technological components of the Aadhaar project and the legal and policy challenges surrounding them. This discussion was an effort to bring diverse views ...
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Created on 07 October 2016
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78.
India is enrolling infants and children in Aadhaar – but what about their consent?
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... such as fingerprints and irises are yet to fully develop. However, several problems arose during the pilot project for this. Enrolment agencies found it tough to capture acceptable images because newborns ...
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Created on 03 October 2016
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79.
Dirty Picture Project: Pink
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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by Suniti Sampat and Aditi Prakash as part of the Dirty Picture Project. With Pink, Bollywood has made a bold attempt at making a movie about women and the way society treats them. In a lot of ways, ...
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Created on 30 September 2016
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80.
Violence against Women: Et tu, Internet?
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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In its beginnings, it was hoped that the internet would transcend the biases and discrimination that characterize offline spaces- to emerge as a frontier for gender equality. In line with the “cyborg ...
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Created on 29 September 2016