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Stand up for Digital Rights: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 13, 2016 — last modified Jun 13, 2016 03:30 PM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Digital Rights
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) invites you to a discussion on a set of recommendations for Ethical Tech, a report on human rights and private online intermediaries which describes key areas where such actors have responsibilities. The event will be held at CIS office in Bangalore on June 15, 2016 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
GNI-Industry Dialogue Learning Session: Human Rights Impact Assessments and Due Diligence in the ICT sector: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 11, 2016 — last modified Apr 06, 2016 03:42 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Elonnai Hickok attended the meeting organized by Global Network Initiative on March 11, 2016 in Washington D.C.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Policy Brief: Oversight Mechanisms for Surveillance: by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 24, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Review of the Policy Debate around Big Data and Internet of Things: by Elonnai Hickok — published Aug 17, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data
This blog post seeks to review and understand how regulators and experts across jurisdictions are reacting to Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) from a policy perspective.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011: by Elonnai Hickok — published Aug 11, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data, Privacy
Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and the private and public sectors begin to incorporate and rely on the use of Big Data in decision making processes and organizational operations.This blog provides an initial evaluation of how Big Data could impact India's current data protection standards.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Comparison of the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 with: CIS recommendations, Sub-Committee Recommendations, Expert Committee Recommendations, and the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015: by Elonnai Hickok — published Aug 10, 2015
This blog a comparison of 1. The Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 vs. the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, 2. CIS's main recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 3. The Sub-Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 4. The Expert Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Aadhaar Number vs the Social Security Number: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 21, 2015 — last modified Jul 24, 2015 01:24 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
This blog calls out the differences between the Aadhaar Number and the Social Security Number
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Dissent Note to the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 17, 2015 — last modified Jul 21, 2016 11:01 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has participated in the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012 for the purpose of deliberating on and finalizing the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and appreciates this opportunity. CIS respectively dissents from the January 2015 draft of the Bill.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
GSMA Research Outputs: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 04, 2015 — last modified Apr 06, 2015 02:18 PM — filed under: GSMA Research, Internet Governance, Privacy
This is a collection of research under our GSMA project that we have undertaken in collaboration with Privacy International. The research has sought to understand different legal and regulatory aspects of security and surveillance in India and consists of blog entries and reports. Any feedback or comment is welcome.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Security, Governments and Data: Technology and Policy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 31, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 05:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On January 8, 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Observer research foundation, hosted the day long conference "Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy" The conference discussed a range of topics including internet governance, surveillance, privacy, and cyber security.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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