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Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2010 — last modified Aug 06, 2013 01:37 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Copyright
India's Copyright Act was established in 1957, and is in the process of being placed before the Parliament in 2010. The provisions in the proposed Bill will work to make the Act WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) compliant. When looking at privacy in the context of copyright four key questions arise, says Elonnai Hickock as she analyses privacy in the context of the Indian Copyright Act.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Privacy and the Information Technology Act — Do we have the Safeguards for Electronic Privacy?: by Prashant Iyengar — published Apr 07, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
How do the provisions of the Information Technology Act measure up to the challenges of privacy infringement? Does it provide an adequate and useful safeguard for our electronic privacy? Prashant Iyengar gives a comprehensive analysis on whether and how the Act fulfils the challenges and needs through a series of FAQs while drawing upon real life examples.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Privacy Concerns Overshadow Monetary Benefits of Aadhaar Scheme: by Pranesh Prakash and Amber Sinha — published Mar 17, 2016 — last modified Mar 17, 2016 04:12 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar system has been shrouded in controversy over issues of privacy, security and viability. It has been implemented without a legislative mandate and has resulted in a PIL in the Supreme Court, which referred it to a Constitution bench. On Friday, it kicked up more dust when the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to give statutory backing to the unique identity number scheme.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy in the Age of Big Data: by Amber Sinha — published Apr 11, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Big Data, Privacy
Personal data is freely accessible, shared and even sold, and those to whom this information belongs have little control over its flow.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy in the Age of the Pandemic: by Pranav M B — published Jul 15, 2020 — last modified Jul 15, 2020 11:34 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society, JKGA Law Chambers, and LawyersClubIndia invites you to the online panel discussion on ‘Privacy in the Age of the Pandemic.’
Located in Internet Governance / Events
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.
Located in News & Media
Privacy is not a unidimensional concept: by Amber Sinha — published Aug 07, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Data Protection, Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
Located in Internet Governance
Privacy Issues with DRM: by Jalaj Pandey — published May 03, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This post has been written by Jalaj Pandey interning at CIS. It elaborates upon the various privacy issues with the Digital Rights Management. The author talks about the various ways in which content producers use DRM as a tool to infringe the privacy of the end users.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy Law in India: A Muddled Field - I: by Bhairav Acharya — published Apr 15, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 06:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The absence of a statute expressing the legislative will of a democracy to forge a common understanding of privacy is a matter of concern, says BHAIRAV ACHARYA in the first of a two part series.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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

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