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Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In India: by Admin — published Jun 11, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Privacy after Big Data - Workshop Report: by Amber Sinha — published Jan 27, 2017 — last modified Jan 27, 2017 01:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, organised a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India’s parental control directive and the need to improve stalkerware detection: by Divyank Katira — published Apr 04, 2024 — last modified Apr 04, 2024 02:20 PM
We analyse a child-monitoring app being developed by the Indian government and question whether it is an effective way to enact parental controls. We highlight how such monitoring apps are often repurposed for digital stalking and play a role in intimate partner violence. We also evaluate the protection provided by antivirus tools in detecting such stalkerware apps and describe how we collected technical evidence to help improve the detection of these apps.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Securing the internet’s future: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
Mike Godwin, who proposed the eponymous law about online discussion threads, speaks about net neutrality, differential pricing and why no government is likely to oppose stricter surveillance measures.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 05, 2015 05:08 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Transparency Reports, Internet Governance, Privacy
Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction requests are not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indien: Umfangreiche Überwachung von Onlineaktivitäten, Telefonanrufen und Textnachrichten: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 10, 2013 — last modified Jul 02, 2013 09:40 AM
This blog post by Von Andrea Jonjic was published in a German website on June 10, 2013. Pranesh Prakash is quoted.
Located in News & Media
Net Freedom Campaign Loses its Way: by Sunil Abraham — published May 10, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance, NETmundial
A recent global meet was a victory for governments and the private sector over civil society interests.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
CCTVs in Public Spaces and the Data Protection Bill, 2021: by Anamika Kundu and Digvijay S Chaudhary — published Apr 28, 2022 — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
This article has been authored by Ms. Anamika Kundu, Research Assistant at the Centre for Internet and Society, and Digvijay S. Chaudhary, Researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society. This blog is a part of RSRR’s Blog Series on the Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet & Society.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s digital dream gets bad reception: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship, Surveillance
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Silicon Valley’s most powerful chief executives this week how his government “attacked poverty by using the power of networks and mobile phones’’, the entire population of the state of Kashmir remained offline — by order of the state.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
CPDP 2015: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The eighth international conference on computers, privacy and data protection will be held in Brussels from January 21 to 23, 2015. The Centre for Internet and Society is a moral supporter of CPDP.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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