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CIS’ Comments to the (Draft) Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022: by Abhishek Raj, Divyank Katira, Isha Suri, Shweta Mohandas, and Vipul Kharbanda — published Nov 22, 2022 — filed under: Telecom
The Department of Telecommunications, Government of India invited comments on the Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments.
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Demystifying Data Breaches in India: by Pawan Singh — published Oct 17, 2022 — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Data Management
Despite the rate at which data breaches occur and are reported in the media, there seems to be little information about how and when they are resolved. This post examines the discourse on data breaches in India with respect to their historical forms, with a focus on how the specific terminology to describe data security incidents has evolved in mainstream news media reportage.
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Getting the (Digital) Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Right: by Arindrajit Basu — published Oct 03, 2022 — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital Governance, Digital Economy
On the eve of the Tokyo Quad Summit in May 2022, President Biden unveiled the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), visualising cooperation across the Indo-Pacific based on four pillars: trade; supply chains; clean energy, decarbonisation and infrastructure; and tax and anti-corruption. Galvanised by the US, the other 13 founding members of the IPEF are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The first official in-person Ministerial meeting was held in Los Angeles on 9 September 2022.
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Surveillance Enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of Aadhaar: by Shruti Trikanad and Vrinda Bhandari — published Aug 09, 2022 — filed under: Surveillance, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Biometric identity systems are being introduced around the world with a focus on promoting human development and social and economic inclusion, rather than previous goals of security. As a result, these systems being encouraged in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
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Surveillance Enabling Identity Systems in Africa: by Shruti Trikanad and Vrinda Bhandari — published Aug 09, 2022
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CCTVs in Public Spaces and the Data Protection Bill, 2021: by Anamika Kundu and Digvijay S Chaudhary — published Apr 28, 2022 — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
This article has been authored by Ms. Anamika Kundu, Research Assistant at the Centre for Internet and Society, and Digvijay S. Chaudhary, Researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society. This blog is a part of RSRR’s Blog Series on the Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet & Society.
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Rethinking Acquisition of Digital Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies: by Harikartik Ramesh — published Apr 16, 2022 — last modified May 02, 2022 09:27 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
This article has been selected as a part of The Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance series organized in collaboration with the RGNUL Student Research Review (RSRR) Journal.
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Response to the Pegasus Investigation: by Anamika Kundu, Digvijay, Arindrajit Basu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi — published Apr 13, 2022
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Personal Data Protection Bill must examine data collection practices that emerged during pandemic: by Shweta Mohandas and Anamika Kundu — published Mar 30, 2022 — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
The PDP bill is speculated to be introduced during the winter session of the parliament soon. The PDP Bill in its current form provides wide-ranging exemptions which allow government agencies to process citizen’s data in order to fulfil its responsibilities. The bill could ensure that employers have some responsibility towards the data they collect from the employees.
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