[governance] LIVE NOW – Webinar – Intermediary Guidelines Amendment Rules, India

[Joly MacFie]

India is considering new intermediary liability rules which may impact the
use of end-to-end encryption. Learn more about these rules during a webinar
from our Delhi Chapter, which has just started.

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<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/intermediaryrules>On 24th December
2018 the *Indian **Ministry of Electronics and Information Technolog*y
<http://meity.gov.in/> (MEITy) published a draft - *the Information
Technology (Intermediary Guidelines [Amendment] Rules), 2018
<http://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Draft_Intermediary_Amendment_24122018.pdf>*.
Fresh obligations are proposed for 'intermediaries' - defined as platforms
with 5m+ users - including backdoors, surveillance, and censorship. The
rules are *open to public comment until 15th January 2019*.

On *10th January 10 2019* at *11:00 IST* (05:30 UTC) the *Internet Society
India Delhi Chapter <https://www.facebook.com/isoc.delhi/>* and *CCAO*I
<http://ccaoi.in/> will host a *webinar
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/intermediaryrules>* for ISOC
Chapter leaders, select members, and other interested stakeholders, to
clarify the rules plus the critical issues they raise.

*VIEW ON LIVESTREAM*
*https://livestream.com/internetsociety/intermediaryrules
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/intermediaryrules>*

*AGENDA http://bit.ly/10janagenda <http://bit.ly/10janagenda>*

*THE RULES*
*http://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Draft_Intermediary_Amendment_24122018.pdf
<http://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Draft_Intermediary_Amendment_24122018.pdf>*

*BRIEF SUMMARY*
*https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/information-technology-intermediary-guidelines-amendment-rules-2018-12201863774.html*
<https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/information-technology-intermediary-guidelines-amendment-rules-2018-12201863774.html>

*TWITTER*
*#intermediaryrules http://bit.ly/intermediaryrules
<http://bit.ly/intermediaryrules>*
*@GoI_MeitY @ISOCapac #SaferSocialMedia #SaveOurPrivacy*

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