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Obligations of ISPs/OSPs when
operating in different countries;
private censorship
Google in
China
Digital
Literacy
Mission
programme
by GOI &
Private
Stakeholders
This case seems to fit better under
freedom of information. Suggest that
you include it in the FOE/FOI section. I
think the case you have called
“Regulation on content by Govt of India
FoE FoI
Tension between preventing the
exploitation of children online and
freedom of expression; role of
intermediaries; governance models
for regulating content; international
standards for limitations to FoE
Limitations to FoE; incitement to
violence; relationship between FoE
and other rights; role of
intermediaries
Child
sexual
abuse
images
online
ICICI Digital
Village at
Akodara
Uganda
LGBT
Hate speech; relationship between
FoE and public order; obligation of
intermediaries to consider
cultural/religious norms when
operating in different countries
Responses to network shutdowns;
different types of censorship
(political, moral, etc.); role of
intermediaries in censorship
Innocence
of
Muslims
Movie, PK
online
debate on
religious
sensitivity
Fatwa
against
Kashmiri
girls on
music band
Two Girls
arrested
over
Facebook
comment
Uttar
Pradesh
police on
detaining
Blocking
in Egypt
on Facebook” would work really well
here.
This case also seems to fit better into
FOE/FOI. Suggest including it in that
section, and perhaps prioritsing between
ICICI digital village and the digital literacy
case. Here you might consider using the
“Blocking based on obscenity” case.
I think this actually fits better to replace the
innocence of Muslims case study. Perhaps
you could look into the recent case of the
GOI ordering ISPs to block 32 websites for
this case.
With the info given on this case, I do not see
how it relates to internet rights specifically.
Suggest sticking with the cases you already
have.
Revised after Comments
from APC
Regulation on content by
Govt of India on Google,
Facebook and Twitter
“Blocking based on
obscenity” case.
GOI orders ISPs to block
32 websites
Suggest Movie, PK here.
Movie, PK online debate
on religious sensitivity
Could also use the recent case of the GOI
ordering ISPs to block 32 websites for this
case.
GOI orders ISPs to block
32 websites or; GOI orders
social networking sites to
block 1,299 URLs between
Internet Rights 2015
Relationship between freedom of
information and privacy/security;
levels of information available
online; advocating for and use of
open data in HR work
Open Data
Kenya
Kanwal
Bharti
Movie, PK
online
debate on
religious
sensitivity
Regulation on content by Govt of India on Facebook
F/A
Privacy
Use of social media for political
organising/protest; impact of access
to the internet on the exercise of IR;
impact of social media on power
structures
Relationship between online and
offline association and protest; use of
the internet to secure international
support for national protest; use of
internet in contexts where offline
rights are severly restricted.
DDOS attacks as a form of peaceful
assembly; impact of DDOS attacks on
other rights, such as access the
internet, information on the internet,
and freedom of expression and
association; interplay between use of
DDOS attacks by different actors
Implications of govt identification
programs for the right to privacy;
balance between privacy and
security; balance between provision
of public services and respecting
privacy rights
Obligations of companies in
respecting right to privacy; user
control over data; terms of service
Idle No
More
Whatsapp
case
Women
driving
Saudi
Arabia
Online
harassment
against
activist
Kavita
Krishnan
Ddos
Attacks
This should really be a case looking at open
data/open government. Is there one in the
indian context you can use?
January 2013 and January
2014
ICICI Digital Village at
Akodara
Digital Literacy Mission
programme by GOI &
Private Stakeholders
Suggestion using this one to replace Google
in China
Seems like a good match
Excellent choice
The Anonymous India letter case seems like
a good match. Is there more information on
anonymous activities in India you can use,
for example:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/18
/anonymous_ddos_india_sites/
Anonymous India Letter
India
Unique
Identity
Scheme
CMS System
for
communicati
on
surveillance
The current case study on UID from India.
Suggest retaining this case study, and
updating it if necessary.
UID case study
Mining
Consumer
Data
Surveillance
on 170
phones
This case should consider the obligations of
companies, consumer issues, not political
targeting.
Absolutely. We are
looking at the issue from
an company standpoint
Also look at CMS for
communications
surveillance
Internet Rights 2015
Link between real-name registration
and right to privacy; link between
anonymity and privacy; balance
between right to privacy and FoE in
the context of real-name registration
Real name
registrati
on in Asia
GoI seeking
user
information
from Google,
Facebook &
Twitter
Suggest using this case to replace Google in
China. “Onlin e anonymity in India” would
work well here I think.
Shortlist: 1) Combination of “GoI
seeking user information from Google,
Facebook & Twitter” + “Regulation on
content by Govt of India on Facebook”
to replace “Google in China” 2)” Movie,
PK online debate on religious
sensitivity” to replace “Innocence of
Muslims”; 3) “GOI ordering ISPs to block
32 websites” to replace “Uganda LGBT”;
4) “Online harassment against activist
Kavita Krishnan” to replace “Women
driving in KSA”; 5) “Anonymous India
attacks” [looking beyond the letter] to
replace “DDOS”; 6) “Online anonymity in
India” to replace “Real name registration in
Asia”; 7) “Whatsapp” to replace “Idle No
More”
Online anonymity in India
Examining of Cyber Café
rules vs exempting CSCs
from real-name
registration