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Blog Entry IRC19 - Proposed Session - #ListsAsDatabase
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay published Nov 26, 2018 — filed under: , , , ,
Details of a session proposed by Ria De and Samata Biswas for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2019 - #List.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry Citizen Activism the Past Decade
by Nilofar Ansher published Jul 19, 2012 last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:52 AM — filed under: , ,
Call for Contributions to the ‘Digital Natives with a Cause?’ newsletter, ‘Citizen Activism the Past Decade’. Deadline: August 15, 2012.
Located in Digital Natives
Blog Entry Comments to National Security Council on National Cybersecurity Strategy 2020
by Elonnai Hickok and Arindrajit Basu published Jan 13, 2020
CIS submitted brief comments to the National Security Council on the National Cybersecurity Strategy within the 5000 character limit provided. CIS will continue producing outputs building on these ideas.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Do we need the Aadhar scheme?
by Sunil Abraham published Feb 03, 2012 — filed under: ,
"Decentralisation and privacy are preconditions for security. Digital signatures don’t require centralised storage and are much more resilient in terms of security", Sunil Abraham in the Business Standard on 1 February 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
Shopping on apps raise privacy and security concerns
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 30, 2015 last modified Mar 21, 2017 02:56 PM — filed under: ,
The recently concluded online Diwali sales frequently offered consumers hefty discounts on merchandise if they shopped via store app, a move that experts say increases security risks for internet users.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Through the looking glass: Analysing transparency reports
by Torsha Sarkar, Suhan S and Gurshabad Grover published Oct 30, 2019 last modified Nov 02, 2019 05:48 AM — filed under: , ,
An analysis of companies' transparency reports for government requests for user data and content removal
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry A judicial overreach into matters of regulation
by Gurshabad Grover published Aug 28, 2019 — filed under: , ,
A PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
November 2016 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 30, 2016 last modified Feb 06, 2017 12:52 PM — filed under:
Welcome to the November 2016 newsletter of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS).
Located in About Us / Newsletters
Facebook, my boyfriend is lousy
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 24, 2011 last modified Jul 25, 2011 10:07 AM — filed under:
While a sizeable chunk of users do not mind living their life in public, oversharing can have nasty repercussions in real life. This article by Sahana Saran was published in the Bangalore Mirror on 24 July 2011.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Discrimination in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
by Arindrajit Basu published Oct 26, 2018 — filed under: , ,
The dawn of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been celebrated by both government and industry across the globe. AI offers the potential to augment many existing bureaucratic processes and improve human capacity, if implemented in accordance with principles of the rule of law and international human rights norms. Unfortunately, AI-powered solutions have often been implemented in ways that have resulted in the automation, rather than mitigation, of existing societal inequalities.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog