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New book in Information Law Series: Copyright Reconstructed

Cyber experts say 'playground open' for influencing elections

Cyber experts said that under the provisions provided by 43 (A) of Indian IT Act, two types of data collection are completely legal: first, the data shared by the user in the public domain and secondly, the data published by the social platforms, like Facebook.
This article was published in the Economic Times on May 2, 2018. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

Data Usage by Political Parties

Sunil Abraham spoke to ANI regarding collection of data and its use by political parties for electoral gains.

Women’s digital right to the city: Open Data Day 2018 in Bologna

This blog has been reposted from the Open Education Italy blog.

PODESTA: the "corrupt elites" against the "decent people"

The "Schwäbisches Tagblatt" published an article by Manfred Hantke on the PODESTA project. The article describes the projects approach, aims and challenges.The project, supporteed by the federal ministry of education and research, aims to develop solutions against the growing right-wing-movement, which is considered a consequence of the democracy crisis.

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar- Final Hearing (Day XXXV)

In October 2015, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India referred challenges to the Aadhaar program to a constitution bench. One of the primary concerns of this petition was to decide on the existence of a fundamental right to privacy, which has since been upheld. Other similar petitions, concerned with the legitimacy of […]

Now, Twitter too caught up in Cambridge Analytica controversy

Twitter does not share a break-up of users by region, the platform has less than 100 million users in India.
The article by Prasun Sonwalkar and Vidhi Choudhury was published in the Hindustan Times on April 30, 2018. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

Bienvenidos al blog de Centro Latam Digital

Después de 15 años de investigación en temas de telecomunicaciones y regulación en el CIDE, Telecom-CIDE se transforma en Centro Latam Digital, un nuevo centro de investigación de política digital para la región latinoamericana.

A través del centro generamos conocimiento, promovemos el diálogo y fortalecemos las capacidades técnicas sobre el uso y aprovechamiento de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) y la digitalización. Nos enfocamos en cuatro líneas de investigación: innovación digital, derechos digitales, ciberseguridad y género como eje transversal.

The Law and Ethics of Digital Piracy: Evidence from Harvard Law School Graduates

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Featuring Dariusz Jemielniak and Jérôme Hergueux

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When do Harvard law students perceive digital file sharing (and piracy) as fine?

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Berkman Klein Luncheon Series

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Makerere University Students Embrace Open Contracting!

This blog is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2018. On Saturday 3 March, groups from around the world organised over 400 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. 45 events received additional support through the Open Knowledge International mini-grants scheme, funded by Hivos, SPARC, Mapbox, the Hewlett Foundation and the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

SC Constitution Bench on Aadhaar- Final Hearing (Day XXXIV)

In October 2015, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India referred challenges to the Aadhaar program to a constitution bench. One of the primary concerns of this petition was to decide on the existence of a fundamental right to privacy, which has since been upheld. Other similar petitions, concerned with the legitimacy of […]

Bienvenidos al blog de Centro Latam Digital

Después de 15 años de investigación en temas de telecomunicaciones y regulación en el CIDE, Telecom-CIDE se transforma en Centro Latam Digital, un nuevo centro de investigación de política digital para la región latinoamericana. A través del centro generamos conocimiento, promovemos el diálogo y fortalecemos las capacidades técnicas sobre el uso y aprovechamiento de las … Continuar leyendo "Bienvenidos al blog de Centro Latam Digital"

COLLOQUE DE LA RELÈVE 2018 « À la rencontre de l’Autre : un dialogue fécond pour les savoirs »

Comité d’organisation interfacultaire 2018 (formé par des membres des Facultés des arts et des sciences et droit — par ordre alphabétique): Naouel Bourguiba, Alessandra Devulsky, Manon Ferrand, Ida Giugnatico, Emmanuel Heisbourg, Dine Charles Wandine et Ledy Rivas Zannou.
Présidentes du comité: Ida Giugnatico et Alessandra Devulsky
Programme complet/ 1er et 2e mai 2018

You Are Not the Only One: India stares at a loneliness epidemic

“To anyone looking at me from the outside, I seem like a fairly successful woman. I have a good job with great pay. I am in a relationship and have a bunch of close friends. I couldn’t figure out why I felt so angry or so lonely all the time.
The article by Asad Ali and Tabassum Barnagarwala was published in the Indian Express on April 29, 2018.

​Noise cancelling device by NTU scientists halves noise pollution through open windows

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Flott gesagt ist halb gedacht – Journalismus trifft Recht am ITM

Rudolf Porsch
Kriegsberichte aus erster Hand, PETA Aufmärsche vor dem Landgericht Münster und jede Menge Traubenzucker – die diesjährige Zusatzausbildung „Journalismus und Recht“ am ITM hatte einiges zu bieten.
Ein Bericht von Constantin Luft

Bem-vindo Regulamento Geral de Protecção de dados

No próximo dia 25 de Maio de 2018, o Centro de Investigação Jurídica do Ciberespaço da FDL – CIJIC – e o Capítulo Português da Internet Society – ISOC-Pt – organizam na Faculdade de direito da Universidade de Lisboa, um evento de boas vindas ao Regulamento (UE) 2016/679 do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 27 de abril de 2016, relativo à proteção das pessoas singulares no que diz respeito ao tratamento de dados pessoais e à livre circulação desses dados e que revoga a Diretiva 95/46/CE (Regulamento Geral sobre a Proteção

Academics Against Press Publishers’ Right: 169 European Academics Warn Against It

Page Type: newsStatement from EU Academics on Proposed Press Publishers’ Right
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Banning Autonomous Weapons is not the Solution

by Saahil Dama[1] Over recent years, there have been growing demands[2] for banning lethal autonomous weapon systems (“LAWS”) by means of an international treaty. These demands are based on the apprehension that LAWS would lead to an arms race between

Open Data Day: From entrepreneurship to open science

Authors: Virginia De Pablo (ODI Madrid) and Karla Ramos (Epicentro Inefable A.C.)