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Blog Entry IRC 22 - Proposed Session - # ActFromHome
by Admin published Dec 31, 2020 last modified Apr 25, 2022 12:46 PM — filed under: , , ,
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry It’s the technology, stupid
by Sunil Abraham published Mar 31, 2017 last modified Apr 07, 2017 12:53 PM — filed under: , , ,
Eleven reasons why the Aadhaar is not just non-smart but also insecure.
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Blog Entry Policy Paper on Surveillance in India
by Vipul Kharbanda published Aug 03, 2015
This policy brief analyses the different laws regulating surveillance at the State and Central level in India and calls out ways in which the provisions are unharmonized. The brief then provides recommendations for the harmonization of surveillance law in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Facial recognition at airports promises convenience in exchange for surveillance
by Nishant Shah published Oct 20, 2019 last modified Nov 02, 2019 07:07 AM
If smart technology is promising you a few hours of convenience, what is it asking you to sign away?
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Blog Entry UN Special Rapporteur Report on Freedom of Expression and the Private Sector: A Significant Step Forward
by Vidushi Marda published Jun 08, 2016 last modified Jun 08, 2016 05:27 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
On 6 June 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, released a report on the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector and freedom of expression in the digital age. Vidushi Marda and Pranesh Prakash highlight the most important aspects of the report.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry India's Biometric Identification Programs and Privacy Concerns
by Divij Joshi published Mar 31, 2013 last modified Jul 21, 2016 10:51 AM — filed under: , ,
The invasiveness of individual identification coupled with the fallibility of managing big data which biometric identification presents poses a huge risk to individual privacy in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File Privacy Protection Bill (September 2013)
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 27, 2013
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Netizen Report: The EU Wrestles With Facebook Over Privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 27, 2016 — filed under: ,
Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013: Updated Third Draft
by Bhairav Acharya published Sep 30, 2013 last modified Oct 01, 2013 12:25 PM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy in India since 2010 with the objective of raising public awareness around privacy, completing in depth research, and driving a privacy legislation in India. As part of this work, we drafted the Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest Test
by Pranesh Prakash published Jan 27, 2014 — filed under: , , ,
Gautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict scrutiny, compelling State interest, and narrow tailoring in its approach to privacy violations.
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