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How the Telecom Act undermines personal liberties: by Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri — published Feb 20, 2024 — filed under: Telecom
In this article, Prof. Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri analyse whether the law has enough safeguards and an independent regulatory architecture to protect the rights of citizens. The authors posit that the current version leaves the door open for an overenthusiastic enforcement machinery to suppress fundamental rights without any meaningful checks and balances.
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Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Jan 16, 2014 — last modified Jan 16, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: Digital Governance, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Internet Governance, Safety, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Security, e-Governance, Transparency, Politics, E-Governance
In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Digital Divide: pros and cons of Modi's latest big initiative: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India (DI) initiative on 1 July, at an event attended by scores of government officials as well as industry leaders.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
March 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2014 — last modified May 30, 2014 12:12 PM
We at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcome you to the third issue of the newsletter (March) for the year 2014.
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CIS Seminar Series: by Cheshta Arora — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Apr 11, 2022 03:19 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Event, Seminar
The CIS seminar series will be a venue for researchers to share works-in-progress, exchange ideas, identify avenues for collaboration, and curate research. We also seek to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on research exchange, and foster collaborations among researchers and academics from diverse geographies. Every quarter we will be hosting a remote seminar with presentations, discussions and debate on a thematic area.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:40 PM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
This blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and developed subsequently seeks to establish an international standard for surveillance of communications in the context of human rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
January 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2014 — last modified Apr 07, 2014 07:09 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Digital Humanities, Openness
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcomes you to the first issue of its newsletter (January) for the year 2014:
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Is India's Digital Health System Foolproof?: by Aayush Rathi — published Dec 30, 2019 — filed under: EHR, Big Data, Big Data for Development, Research, BD4D, Healthcare, Researchers at Work
This contribution by Aayush Rathi builds on "Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?" (by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon, EPW Engage, Vol. 54, Issue No. 6, 09 Feb, 2019) and seeks to understand the role that state-run reproductive health portals such as the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) and the Reproductive and Child Health will play going forward. The article critically outlines the overall digitised health information ecosystem being envisioned by the Indian state.
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Spy agencies, IB and RAW, put spanner in proposed privacy law: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The country’s intelligence agencies are out to scuttle a law that’s being drafted to protect your privacy.
Located in News & Media
Civil Society Pushes for Privacy Panel: by Prasad Krishna — published May 06, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 11:39 AM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, NETmundial
The article was published in the Times of India on May 6, 2014. Sunil Abraham is quoted.
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