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A Series of Op-eds on Data Protection
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Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 19, 2018
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filed under:
Data Governance,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
I wrote a short series of three op-eds for Asia Times this week.
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Aadhaar Bill fails to incorporate suggestions by the Standing Committee
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 10, 2016
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last modified
Mar 10, 2016 03:58 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In 2011, a standing committee report led by Yashwant Sinha had been scathing in its indictments of the Aadhaar BIll introduced by the UPA government. Five years later, the NDA government has introduced a new bill which is a rehash of the same. I look at the concerns raised by the committee report, none of which have been addressed by the new bill.
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Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jul 23, 2017
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last modified
Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all Indian citizens to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good.
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Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena - The Fundamental Right to Privacy: A Visual Guide
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 16, 2018
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last modified
Apr 18, 2018 05:44 AM
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Analysis of Key Provisions of the Aadhaar Act Regulations
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 31, 2017
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last modified
Apr 03, 2017 02:05 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
UIDAI,
Biometrics,
Aadhaar
In exercise of their powers under of the powers conferred by Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, (Aadhaar Act) the UIDAI has come out with a set of five regulations in late 2016 last year. In this policy brief, we look at the five regulations, their key provisions and highlight point out the unresolved, issues, unaddressed, and created issues as result of these regulations.
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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
May 13, 2019
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last modified
May 13, 2019 09:06 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Internet Governance,
Appropriate Use of Digital ID,
Featured,
Digital Identity,
Homepage
Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
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Beyond Public Squares, Dumb Conduits, and Gatekeepers: The Need for a New Legal Metaphor for Social Media
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
May 31, 2021
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
In the past few years, social networking sites have come to play a central role in intermediating the public’s access to and deliberation of information critical to a thriving democracy. In stark contrast to early utopian visions which imagined that the internet would create a more informed public, facilitate citizen-led engagement, and democratize media, what we see now is the growing association of social media platforms with political polarization and the entrenchment of racism, homophobia, and xenophobia.
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Beyond Public Squares, Dumb Conduits, and Gatekeepers: The Need for a New Legal Metaphor for Social Media
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
May 31, 2021
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filed under:
Internet Governance
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Breeding misinformation in virtual space
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Dec 08, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.
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Call for Design Interns
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jun 12, 2019
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last modified
Jun 12, 2019 06:16 AM
CIS is seeking graphic design interns to create communication material (information and data visualizations, publication layouts, presentations, etc.) for our projects. The intern will assist our researchers in presenting their research in accessible and easy-to-understand forms, as well as design social media collaterals. They will be working with a multi-disciplinary team across two cities, and be supervised by a designer.
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