Hi all - really interesting. In case this is useful, particularly to those in India:
I work for an NGO that protects/promotes human rights defenders at risk (Front Line Defenders, in Dublin). If you learn of people who are questioned / threatened in relation to mapping or distribution (freedom of expression and information) please let me know as we could assist and campaign around this issue as well. Erin Sent from my iPhone > On 13 May 2016, at 05:54, Robert Banick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Sajjad — > > Thanks for the update. Let us know if there’s anything the global HOT > community can do to realistically support your campaign. > > Robert > >> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 9:13 AM Sajjad Anwar <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey everyone, >> >> Ralph - thanks for bringing this here. A few of us have started a >> campaign and collecting responses to the ministry to reduce the scope >> of this bill. You can follow the conversations on >> http://savethemap.in/ >> >> The bill in it's current state is very unlikely to get approved. Will >> keep you posted. >> >> Cheers, >> Sajjad >> (https://twitter.com/geohacker) >> >> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Carissa Brittain >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The article in Geospatial World >> > (http://geospatialworld.net/Professional/ViewBlog.aspx?id=477) has a link >> > to >> > the May 5 draft of the bill >> > (http://www.dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft-NGP-Ver%201%20ammended_05May2016.pdf) >> > but it doesn't seem to be complete. >> > >> > Techdirt's article >> > (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160509/09563834390/indias-proposed-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-would-shut-down-most-map-based-services-there.shtml) >> > seems to have a more complete version: >> > http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/GeospatialBill_05052016_eve.pdf >> > >> > 'Carissa Brittain >> > >> > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Ralph Aytoun <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> An item for discussion. >> >> This particular scenario existed when I was working for Philip’s and we >> >> had to send to India for prior approval, an exact copy of any map of India >> >> that we would include in any of our atlases. It appears that India is >> >> going >> >> to roll this out further. >> >> >> >> Is this something HOT will have to get prior permission for in the event >> >> of a natural disaster? It certainly appears that way. >> >> >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36276754 >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Ralph Aytoun >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> HOT mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > HOT mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Sajjad Anwar http://geohacker.in >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
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