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India’s vanishing fingerprints put UID in question: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 26, 2011 — last modified Oct 26, 2011 10:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
A curious situation has come to light at the UID (unique identity) enrolment centres. Call it the phenomenon of vanishing fingerprints. You see, our unique fingerprints don’t necessarily last a lifetime and they can be damaged or destroyed and, in some cases, even non-existent. And that is not the best scenario for the first-of-its-kind project that endeavours to create a unique identity for India’s billion-plus population based on fingerprints and iris scans (or biometric data).
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Text of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 27, 2011 — last modified Oct 28, 2011 02:37 PM — filed under: RTI, Internet Governance, Censorship
CIS had filed a request under the Right to Information Act with the government, asking a number of questions relating to blocking of content under the IT Act. We have reproduced below the response we got from the government.
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11th Meeting of Information Systems Security Sectional Committee (LITD 17): by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 19, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS at this meeting organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) at Manak Bhavan, New Delhi on April 13, 2017.
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Sunil Abraham: Honorary steward September 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
Shuttleworth Foundation has announced Sunil Abraham as Honorary Steward for its September 2017 fellowship round.
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Stop the Haphazard Internet Shutdown Says MP Jay Panda: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
In just one year India lost $968M due to Internet shutdowns; “Cops may not be the right decision makers when it comes to imposing what is a digital curfew,” added an entrepreneur journalist.
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Analysis: Data Protection in India - Getting It Right: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Indian Government Plans Ambitious Data Protection Legislation Rollout by October
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Privacy & Sexual Minorities: by Danish Sheikh — published Oct 24, 2011 — last modified Sep 20, 2013 09:22 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Danish Sheikh examines the status of sexual minorities in the light of privacy framework in India. Culling out some real life examples based on various studies, media reports and judgments from the Supreme Court and the High Courts of Delhi and Allahabad, the research brings to light the privacy violations being committed by both individuals as well as state authorities. The research concludes by saying that privacy doesn’t necessarily encompass a one-size-fits-all approach, and can raise as many questions as it answers.
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Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 20, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal.
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State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on MLATS and International Cooperation for Law Enforcement Purposes.
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Indian Government's Submission to ITU: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 05, 2012 — last modified Dec 09, 2012 12:48 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
The following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
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