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Surveillance Camp: Privatized State Surveillance
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 29, 2013 — filed under: ,
This is the second in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF’s Surveillance Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Blog Entry A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications
by Elonnai Hickok published Jan 31, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:40 PM — filed under: , ,
This blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and developed subsequently seeks to establish an international standard for surveillance of communications in the context of human rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Net Neutrality and Privacy
by Divij Joshi published Mar 20, 2014 — filed under: ,
The highly contentious and polarising debate on net-neutrality will have a large impact on shaping the future of the internet and ultimately on the users of the internet. One important issue which needs to be prioritized while debating the necessity or desirability of a legal regime which advocates net-neutrality is its implication on privacy.
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Blog Entry Privacy worries cloud Facebook's WhatsApp Deal
by Sunil Abraham published Mar 20, 2014 last modified Mar 20, 2014 05:59 AM — filed under: ,
Privacy activists in the United States have asked the competition regulator or the Federal Trade Commission to put on hold Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp. Why have they done this when Facebook has promised to leave WhatsApp untouched as a standalone app?
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Blog Entry Leaked Privacy Bill: 2014 vs. 2011
by Elonnai Hickok published Mar 31, 2014 last modified Apr 01, 2014 10:52 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society has recently received a leaked version of the draft Privacy Bill 2014 that the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has drafted.
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How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory Processes
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 09, 2014 last modified Apr 03, 2014 06:07 AM — filed under: ,
LIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
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Blog Entry European Union Draft Report Admonishes Mass Surveillance, Calls for Stricter Data Protection and Privacy Laws
by Divij Joshi published Mar 20, 2014 last modified Sep 30, 2014 08:52 AM — filed under: ,
Ever since the release of the “Snowden files”, the secret documents evidencing the massive scale of surveillance undertaken by America’s National Security Agency and publically released by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, surveillance in the digital age has come to the fore of the global debate on internet governance and privacy.
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Cyber Dialogue Conference 2014
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 27, 2014 last modified Apr 08, 2014 05:09 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Cyber Dialogue conference, presented by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, will convene an influential mix of global leaders from government, civil society, academia and private enterprise to participate in a series of facilitated public plenary conversations and working groups around cyberspace security and governance.
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Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 04, 2014 last modified Apr 14, 2014 10:27 AM — filed under: ,
The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
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Blog Entry The Embodiment of the Right to Privacy within Domestic Legislation
by Tanvi Mani published Apr 29, 2014 last modified Sep 08, 2014 02:37 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Right to Privacy is a pivotal construct, essential to the actualization of justice, fairness and equity within any democratic society. It is an instrument used to secure the boundaries of an individual’s personal space, in his interaction with not only the rest of society but also the State.
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