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Submission to TRAI (November 6, 2017): by Admin — published Nov 08, 2017
Located in Telecom / Files
Cloudy Jurisdiction: Addressing the thirst for Cloud Data in Domestic Legeal Processes: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 06, 2012 — last modified Dec 09, 2012 01:00 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Elonnai Hickok was a panelist at this workshop held at the IGF in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 7, 2012. The workshop was co-organised by Electronic Frontier Foundation (Peru) and University of Ottawa.
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Platforms, Power, and Politics Press Release pdf: by Pranav M B — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Jun 29, 2021 01:06 PM
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Seventh Privacy Round-table: by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 20, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in New Delhi at the FICCI Federation House.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Smriti Irani brings back focus on voyeurism prevailing in our country: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 06, 2015 — last modified May 08, 2015 12:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The case of Union minister Smriti Irani finding a CCTV camera at Goa's Fab India has again brought back the focus on digital voyeurism and how a critical issue like surveillance can be exploited. Irani's case comes days after a woman found a mobile phone strapped to a changing room door of a Van Heusen store in Lajpat Nagar's Central market, a popular shopping hub.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Facial Recognition Technology in India: by Elonnai Hickok, Pallavi Bedi, Aman Nair and Amber Sinha — published Sep 02, 2021 — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Facial Recognition
Located in Internet Governance
Aadhaar: Ushering in a Commercialized Era of Surveillance in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 07, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Since last year, Indian citizens have been required to submit their photograph, iris and fingerprint scans in order to access legal entitlements, benefits, compensation, scholarships, and even nutrition programs. Submitting biometric information is needed for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the training and aid of disabled people, and anti-retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS patients. Soon police in the Alwar district of Rajasthan will be able to register criminals, and track missing persons through an app that integrates biometric information with the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Privacy Law Must Fit the Bill: by Sunil Abraham — published Sep 09, 2013 — last modified Sep 12, 2013 06:25 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The process of updating Indian privacy policy has gained momentum ever since the launch of the UID project and also the leak of the Radia tapes. The Department of Personnel and Training has lead the drafting of privacy bill for the last three years. This bill will ideally articulate privacy principles and establish the office of the privacy commissioner and most importantly have an over-riding effect over 50 odd existing laws, rules and policies with privacy implications.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Getting Strategic about Openness and Privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 09, 2014 — filed under: Openness, Internet Governance
This blog post by Tim Davies, Open Data Research Lead at Web Foundation was published in Open Up? on November 3, 2014.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Experts' committee moots law to protect privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In its report submitted to the Planning Commission on Thursday, the first ever experts’ group to identify the privacy issues and prepare a report to facilitate authoring of the privacy bill, has said that existing laws have created an ‘unclear regulatory regime’ which allows a state to be intrusive.
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