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Techno-solutionist Responses to COVID-19
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by
Amber Sinha, Pallavi Bedi and Aman Nair
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published
Aug 10, 2021
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Privacy,
Digitalisation,
Co-WIN,
Covid19,
Digital Technologies,
Internet Governance,
Technology,
E-Governance
The Indian state has increasingly adopted a digital approach to service delivery over the past decade, with vaccination being the latest area to be subsumed by this strategy. In the context of the need for universal vaccination, the limitations of the government’s vaccination platform Co-WIN need to be analysed.
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Blog
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June and July Newsletter
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by
Pranav M B
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published
Aug 10, 2021
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
The newsletter presents the work done in the months of June and July 2021.
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Newsletters
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Law yet to catch up with tech-enabled peeping toms
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 08, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Devices that give sharp images are the order of the day. But this clarity is lacking when it comes to regulating use of cameras and camera phones in public places, say policy makers.
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News & Media
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India ranks second globally in accessing private details of users
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 19, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Privacy
According to the latest transparency report released by Google, India ranks second in the world for accessing private details of its citizens, only after the U.S. The Google report lists out requests it received from governments across the world to access details of users of its various services.
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Court’s approval needed to tap phones: Panel
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 22, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Investigators can monitor a person for 15-20 days on executive orders in case of emergencies, suggests panel.
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News & Media
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Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Oct 25, 2012
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last modified
Oct 25, 2012 10:23 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
CCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from taking place. When the government mandates the use of CCTV’s for this purpose, it often does so by means of a blunt policy mandate, requiring the installation of CCTV systems, but without any further clarification as to who should oversee the use of the cameras, what bodies should have access to the records, how access should be granted or obtained, and how long the recordings should be retained.
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Blog
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Bolstering right to remain private
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 29, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Justice AP Shah panel has done to well to lay down an enforceable roadmap that can strengthen privacy laws in the country. It’s now for the legislature to take the issue to a logical conclusion.
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News & Media
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
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by
Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Digital Access,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Protection,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Information Security,
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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Internet Governance
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Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore people
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In yet another shocking report of personal data breach in India, it has emerged that Aadhaar data of 13 crore people was put out on websites of four major government projects in the country. The leaked data include bank account details of over one crore people linked to Aadhar numbers under the direct benefit scheme. Over eight crore people lost their private data on the national job guarantee scheme website alone.
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News & Media
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130 Million Aadhaar Numbers Were Made Public, Says New Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:32 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The research report looks at four major government portals whose poor information security practices have exposed personal data including bank account details.
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