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June 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 18, 2017
Welcome to the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) newsletter for June 2017.
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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?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
LinkedIn will help people in India train for semi-skilled jobs: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2017 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Microsoft has launched Project Sangam, a cloud service integrated with LinkedIn that will help train and generate employment for middle and low-skilled workers.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, Twitter: Possible witch-hunt or key to curb crime & fake news?: by Taran Deol and Revathi Krishanan — published Aug 27, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Supreme Court has cautioned against linking users’ social media accounts with Aadhaar, saying it will impinge on citizens’ privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, WhatsApp won't curb fake news, but may undermine its legislation: Experts: by Swathi Moorthy — published Aug 22, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Supreme Court’s move to look into the petition regarding the linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar has opened a pandora’s box.
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Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductive: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 28, 2019 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Should Aadhaar be used as KYC for social media accounts? We have recently seen a debate on this question with even the courts hearing arguments in favour and against such a move.
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List of Recommendations on the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 - Letter Submitted to the Members of Parliament: by Amber Sinha, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Sunil Abraham, and Vanya Rakesh — published Mar 16, 2016 — last modified Mar 21, 2016 08:50 AM — filed under: UID, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics, Homepage
On Friday, March 11, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. The Bill was introduced as a money bill and there was no public consultation to evaluate the provisions therein even though there are very serious ramifications for the Right to Privacy and the Right to Association and Assembly. Based on these concerns, and numerous others, we submitted an initial list of recommendations to the Members of Parliaments to highlight the aspects of the Bill that require immediate attention.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
LITD 17 Committee Agenda: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 07, 2016
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Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:54 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
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Make our digital backyard safe: by Nilanjana Bhowmick — published Feb 18, 2019 — last modified Feb 18, 2019 02:37 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
India has been patting itself on the back for being at the forefront of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ driven by digitisation. Reports have gushed about the speed and scale of digitisation. But this speed and scale have come at a cost to our privacy.
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