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Blog Entry Is the new ‘interception’ order old wine in a new bottle?
by Elonnai Hickok, Vipul Kharbanda, Shweta Mohandas and Pranav M. Bidare — published Dec 29, 2018 — filed under: , , , ,
The government could always authorise intelligence agencies to intercept and monitor communications, but the lack of clarity is problematic.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The dark side of future tech: Where are we headed on privacy, security, truth?
by Admin — published Dec 30, 2018 — last modified Dec 30, 2018 09:24 AM — filed under: ,
#2018 Year-End Special: We now live in a time when devices listen, chips track your choices, and governments can watch from behind a barcode. How do we navigate this world?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
MHA snoop order & bid to amend IT rules: China-like clampdown or tracking unlawful content?
by Admin — published Dec 30, 2018 — filed under: ,
An MHA order last week authorised 10 government agencies to scan data on computers. This was followed by the Modi government’s proposal to amend the Information Technology rules for social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter to “proactively identify, remove or disable access to unlawful information or content” in order to curb fake news online.
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Blog Entry Economics of Cybersecurity: Literature Review Compendium
by Natallia Khaniejo — published Dec 31, 2018 — last modified May 01, 2021 06:09 AM — filed under: ,
The twenty first century has witnessed an unprecedented conflation of everyday experiences and technosocial practices. The emergence of technologies like the Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Digital Payment infrastructures are all emblematic of this conflation of technology with economic, social and political modes of existence.
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The constitutionality of MHA surveillance order
by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 31, 2018 — filed under:
The rules require review committees to examine all surveillance orders issued under this section every couple of months.
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Blog Entry Registering for Aadhaar in 2019
by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 03, 2019 — last modified Jan 03, 2019 02:59 PM — filed under: , ,
It is a lot less scary registering for Aadhaar in 2019 than it was in 2010, given how the authentication modalities have since evolved.
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December 2018 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2018 — last modified Jan 08, 2019 04:15 PM — filed under: , ,
We at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wish you all a great year ahead and welcome you to the twelfth issue of its newsletter (December) for the year 2018:
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Cyber Crime & Privacy
by Merlin Oommen — published Aug 22, 2011 — last modified Sep 01, 2011 09:36 AM — filed under: ,
India is a growing area in the field of active Internet usage with 71 million Internet users.
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Blog Entry Whole Body Imaging and Privacy Concerns that Follow
by Srishti Goyal — published Aug 22, 2011 — last modified Sep 29, 2011 05:38 AM — filed under: ,
Law student at the National University of Juridical Sciences, and intern for Privacy India, Srishti Goyal compares, contrasts, and critiques the Whole Body Imaging practices found in the US, the UK, and Australia, and makes recommendations for an Indian regime.
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Kapil Sibal to sterilise Net but undercover sting shows 6 of 7 websites already trigger-happy to censor under ‘chilling’ IT Act
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 07, 2011 — filed under: ,
The Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has carried out an undercover investigation into the "chilling effects" of new information technology laws on freedom of expression online, with six out of seven major websites removing innocent content online without proper investigation, creating a "private censorship regime".
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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