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Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India: by Amber Sinha — published Feb 05, 2018 — last modified Feb 05, 2018 01:39 PM — filed under: Data Governance, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance
Marco Civil da Internet: Brazil’s ‘Internet Constitution’: by Geetha Hariharan — published Apr 03, 2014 — last modified Jun 19, 2014 10:38 AM — filed under: Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Data Protection, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
On March 25, 2014, Brazil's lower house of parliament passed bill no. 2126/2011, popularly known as Marco Civil da Internet. The Marco Civil is a charter of Internet user-rights and service provider responsibilities, committed to freedom of speech and expression, privacy, and accessibility and openness of the Internet. In this post, the author looks at the pros and cons of the bill.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Women's Safety? There is an App for That: by Rohini Lakshané — published May 19, 2016 — last modified Jan 10, 2017 02:48 AM — filed under: Gender, Internet Governance
“After locking ourselves in a room for more than 6 days, this is what we came out [sic] with. Join us in helping make WOMEN feel SAFE,” read a gloating press release about a smartphone app for women to notify their near ones that they were in distress. It was one among many such PRs frequently landing in my mailbox after the rape and murder of a young student on board a private bus in Delhi in 2012.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
December 2013 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2013 — last modified Feb 25, 2014 01:51 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Digital Humanities, Openness
Our newsletter for the month of December 2013 can be accessed below.
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Indians Rank Second For Online Snooping: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Indians rank second globally when it comes to seeking details of private individuals online, as per Google transparency report.
Located in News & Media
Bios and Photos of Speakers for Big Data in the Global South International Workshop: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 06, 2015
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Agenda for Round-table for Data Protection: by Admin — published Oct 02, 2018
Located in Internet Governance / Files
NITI Aayog Discussion Paper: An aspirational step towards India’s AI policy: by Sunil Abraham, Elonnai Hickok, Amber Sinha, Swaraj Barooah, Shweta Mohandas, Pranav M Bidare, Swagam Dasgupta, Vishnu Ramachandran and Senthil Kumar — published Jun 13, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence
The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence — a discussion paper on India’s path forward in AI, is a welcome step towards a comprehensive document that reflects the government's AI ambitions. The 115-page discussion paper attempts to be an all encompassing document looking at a host of AI related issues including privacy, security, ethics, fairness, transparency and accountability.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India: by Laird Brown — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM — filed under: Censorship, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Cyber Security Film, Featured, Chilling Effect, Cyber Security, Homepage, Cyber Security Interview
As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews with cyber security actors. The interviews were compiled and edited into one documentary. The film produced by Purba Sarkar, edited by Aaron Joseph, and directed by Oxblood Ruffin features Malavika Jayaram, Nitin Pai, Namita Malhotra, Saikat Datta, Nishant Shah, Lawrence Liang, Anja Kovacs, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and, Ravi Sharada Prasad.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy in the Social Networked World: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 18, 2012 — last modified Dec 04, 2012 04:19 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Asian Privacy Scholars Network 2nd International Conference was hosted by the Centre for Business Information Ethics, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, on behalf of the Asian Privacy Scholars Network, November 19 - 20, 2012. Elonnai Hickok is speaking at the event.
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