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Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handle: by Admin — published May 14, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy
Shweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Will Only Legal Backing For Aadhaar Suffice?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar is set to become mandatory, but the opponents of the scheme are not amused. Concerns about privacy of the Aadhaar number and the authenticity of the biometric data being collected have been expressed by people right from the beginning. But the government has not done much to address these issues.
Located in Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham, CIS : "Avec l’e-G8, Nicolas Sarkozy veut promouvoir de nouvelles restrictions à la liberté d’expression": by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2011 — last modified May 25, 2011 11:54 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Le débat continue de faire rage en Inde au sujet d’une nouvelle législation posant des limites floues et, selon certains, potentiellement dangereuses, à la liberté d’expression sur Internet. Et alors que s’ouvre à Paris l’e-G8, sur fond de polémiques autour des intentions de son principal supporteur, le président de la République Française, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sunil Abraham, directeur exécutif de l’ONG Center for Internet & Societies, a accepté de partager son regard sur l’événement, depuis Bangalore. This news was published in LE MAG IT on May 24, 2011.
Located in News & Media
Connecting the Next Two Billion: The Role of FOSS: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 04, 2014 — last modified Sep 10, 2014 05:04 AM — filed under: Openness, FOSS, Access to Knowledge
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by ICFOSS at the APrIGF in Noida on August 4, 2014.
Located in Openness / News & Media
India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance State: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 07, 2017 — last modified Apr 07, 2017 12:49 PM — filed under: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
For seven years, India’s government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database. The once voluntary program was intended to fix the country’s corrupt welfare schemes, but critics worry about its Orwellian overtones.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Personal Data (Protection) Bill, 2013: by Prachi Arya — published Aug 30, 2013 — last modified Aug 30, 2013 02:53 PM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
Below is the text of the Personal Data (Protection) Bill, 2013 as discussed at the 6th Privacy Roundtable, New Delhi held on 24 August 2013. Note: This version of the Bill caters only to the Personal Data regime. The surveillance and privacy of communications regime was not discussed at the 6th Privacy Roundtable.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Critical Look at the Visual Representation of Cybersecurity: by Paromita Bathija, Padmini Ray Murray, and Saumyaa Naidu — published Dec 11, 2018 — last modified Aug 21, 2019 08:00 AM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society and design collective Design Beku came together on the 15th of November for a workshop on Illustrations and Visual Representations of Cybersecurity. Images in the public sphere such as visuals in the media, Wikipedia commons, and stock images - play a vital role in the public’s perception of cybercrime and cybersecurity.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The New Right to Privacy Bill 2011 — A Blind Man's View of the Elephunt: by Prashant Iyengar — published Jun 09, 2011 — last modified Feb 29, 2012 05:45 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Over the past few days various newspapers have reported the imminent introduction in Parliament, during the upcoming Monsoon session, of a Right to Privacy Bill. Since the text of this bill has not yet been made accessible to the public, this post attempts to grope its way – through guesswork – towards a picture of what the Bill might look like from a combined reading of all the newspaper accounts, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog post which was posted on the Privacy India website on June 8, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Is India's government becoming Big Brother?: by Prasad Krishna — published May 13, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 09:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
India's new Central Monitoring System will give officials unprecedented access to calls, texts, and online activity.
Located in News & Media
Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward: by Admin — published May 26, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Aayush Rathi and Gurshabad Grover attended a two day conference on 'Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward' organised by the Technology Policy team at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), held on 23rd and 24th May in Bangalore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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