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CIS Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Promoting Local Telecom Equipment Manufacturing: by Anubha Sinha — published Nov 26, 2017 — last modified Nov 26, 2017 02:56 AM — filed under: Telecom, Featured, Homepage
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sent comments to the TRAI Consultation Paper on promoting telecom equipment manufacturing. CIS submission drew primarily from the research done in the Pervasive Technologies project.
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Comments by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Report of the Committee on Medium Term Path on Financial Inclusion: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Feb 27, 2016 — last modified Mar 01, 2016 01:53 PM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Financial Inclusion, Aadhaar, Homepage
Apart from item-specific suggestions, CIS would like to make one broad comment with regard to the suggestions dealing with linking of Aadhaar numbers with bank accounts. Aadhaar is increasingly being used by the government in various departments as a means to prevent fraud, however there is a serious dearth of evidence to suggest that Aadhaar linkage actually prevents leakages in government schemes. The same argument would be applicable when Aadhaar numbers are sought to be utilized to prevent leakages in the banking sector.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity: by Amber Sinha — published May 13, 2019 — last modified May 13, 2019 09:06 AM — filed under: Digital ID, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Featured, Digital Identity, Homepage
Omidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
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Survey on Data Protection Regime: by Aditi Chaturvedi and Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 10, 2017 — last modified Feb 10, 2017 10:47 AM — filed under: General Data Protection Regulation, Internet Governance, Featured, Data Protection, Homepage
We request you to take part in this survey aimed at understanding how various organisations view the changes in the Data Protection Regime in the European Union. Recently the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 was passed, which shall replace the present Data Protection Directive DPD 95/46/EC. This step is likely to impact the way of working for many organisations. We are grateful for your voluntary contribution to our research, and all information shared by you will be used for the purpose of research only. Questions that personally identify you are not mandatory and will be kept strictly confidential.
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Locating Constructs of Privacy within Classical Hindu Law: by Ashna Ashesh and Bhairav Acharya — published Dec 29, 2014 — last modified Jan 01, 2015 01:56 PM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
This white paper seeks to locate privacy in Classical Hindu Law, and by doing so, displace the notion that privacy is an inherently ‘Western’ concept that is the product of a modernist legal system.
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National IPR Policy Series : CIS Comments to the First Draft of the National IP Policy: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Feb 04, 2015 — last modified Feb 09, 2015 12:59 AM — filed under: Call for Comments, Access to Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights, Featured, Homepage
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India invited comments on the First Draft of India's National IPR Policy. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) made this submission. The comments were prepared by Nehaa Chaudhari, Pranesh Prakash and Anubha Sinha. We also thank our intern, Varnika Chawla for her assistance.
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Modi: by Rohini Lakshané — published Feb 10, 2015 — last modified Feb 14, 2016 04:39 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
After the government introduced the "Make in India" and "Digital India" programmes, the air is thick with the promise of reduced imports, new jobs, and goods for the domestic market. In light of the patent wars in India, the government can ill-afford to overlook the patent implications in indigenously manufactured mobile phones. CIS proposes that the Government of India initiate the formation of a patent pool of critical mobile technologies and a five percent compulsory license.
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The Technology behind Big Data: by Geethanjali Jujjavarapu and Udbhav Tiwari — published Nov 30, 2016 — last modified Dec 04, 2016 09:53 AM — filed under: Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Homepage
The authors undertakes a high-level literature review of the most commonly used technological tools and processes in the big data life cycle. The big data life cycle is a conceptual construct that can be used to study the various stages that typically occur in collecting, storing and analysing big data, along with the principles that can govern these processes.
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Indian Newspapers' Digital Transition: by Zeenab Aneez — published Dec 09, 2016 — last modified Dec 09, 2016 07:12 AM — filed under: Digital News, RAW Publications, Researchers at Work, Research, Digital Media, Featured, Publications, Homepage
This report examines the digital transition underway at three leading newspapers in India, the Dainik Jagran in Hindi, English-language Hindustan Times, and Malayala Manorama in Malayalam. Our focus is on how they are changing their newsroom organisation and journalistic work to expand their digital presence and adapt to a changing media environment. The report comes out of a collaboration between the CIS and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, and was supported by the latter. The research was undertaken by Zeenab Aneez, with contributions from Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Vibodh Parthasarathi, and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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FinTech in India: A Study of Privacy and Security Commitments: by Aayush Rathi and Shweta Mohandas — published Apr 30, 2019 — last modified May 02, 2019 11:20 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Privacy
The unprecedented growth of the fintech space in India has concomitantly come with regulatory challenges around inter alia privacy and security concerns. This report studies the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies operating in India to better understand some of these concerns.
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