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How Aadhaar compromises privacy? And how to fix it?: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 31, 2017 — last modified Apr 01, 2017 07:00 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar is mass surveillance technology. Unlike targeted surveillance which is a good thing, and essential for national security and public order – mass surveillance undermines security. And while biometrics is appropriate for targeted surveillance by the state – it is wholly inappropriate for everyday transactions between the state and law abiding citizens.
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ICANN Analysis: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 15, 2018
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India's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 16, 2018
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India’s digital check: by Sunil Abraham — published Jul 08, 2015 — last modified Sep 15, 2015 02:55 PM — filed under: Digital India, Internet Governance, E-Governance
All nine pillars of Digital India directly correlate with policy research conducted at the Centre for Internet and Society, where I have worked for the last seven years. This allows our research outputs to speak directly to the priorities of the government when it comes to digital transformation.
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India’s dreams of web censorship: by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 06, 2011 — last modified Mar 26, 2012 06:59 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
If you are offended by this post, please contact Kapil Sibal, India’s telecoms and IT minister, and he will make sure it is promptly taken down.
Intermediary liability law needs updating: by Sunil Abraham — published Feb 13, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
The time has come for India to exert its foreign policy muscle. There is a less charitable name for intermediary liability regimes like Sec 79 of the IT Act — private censorship regimes.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashion: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
A division bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on three sections of the Information Technology Act 2000 - Section 66A, Section 79 and Section 69A. The draconian Section 66A was originally meant to tackle spam and cyber-stalking but was used by the powerful elite to crack down on online dissent and criticism.
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It’s the technology, stupid: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 31, 2017 — last modified Apr 07, 2017 12:53 PM — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Eleven reasons why the Aadhaar is not just non-smart but also insecure.
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J. T. D'souza: by Sunil Abraham — last modified Sep 23, 2008 10:50 AM
Located in Openness / Publications / Software Patents
Lining up the data on the Srikrishna Privacy Draft Bill: by Sunil Abraham — published Jul 31, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In the run-up to the Justice BN Srikrishna committee report, some stakeholders have advocated that consent be eliminated and replaced with stronger accountability obligations. This was rejected and the committee has released a draft bill that has consent as the bedrock just like the GDPR. And like the GDPR there exists legal basis for nonconsensual processing of data for the “functions of the state”. What does this mean for lawabiding persons?
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