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Blog Entry Response by the Centre for Internet and Society to the Draft Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration
by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 30, 2015 — last modified Nov 29, 2015 06:35 AM — filed under: , ,
This proposal was made to the Global Multistakeholder Community on August 9, 2015. The proposal was drafted by Pranesh Prakash and Jyoti Panday. The research assistance was provided by Padmini Baruah, Vidushi Marda, and inputs from Sunil Abraham.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Humpty-Dumpty Censorship of Television in India
by Bhairav Acharya — published Nov 29, 2015 — filed under: , ,
The Modi government’s attack on Sathiyam TV is another manifestation of the Indian state’s paranoia of the medium of film and television, and consequently, the irrational controlling impulse of the law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry How India Regulates Encryption
by Pranesh Prakash & Japreet Grewal — published Oct 30, 2015 — last modified Jul 23, 2016 01:24 PM — filed under: ,
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Blog Entry DNA Research
by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 02, 2015 — last modified Jul 21, 2016 11:02 AM — filed under: ,
In 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to finalize the Bill. In 2014, another version was released, the approval of which is pending before the Parliament. This legislation will allow the government of India to Create a National DNA Data Bank and a DNA Profiling Board for the purposes of forensic research and analysis. Here is a collection of our research on privacy and security concerns related to the Bill.
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Blog Entry Sectoral Privacy Research
by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 02, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:46 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy in India since the year 2010, with special focus on the following issues.
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Blog Entry CIS's Position on Net Neutrality
by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 04, 2015 — last modified Dec 09, 2015 01:06 PM — filed under: , , ,
As researchers committed to the principle of pluralism we rarely produce institutional positions. This is also because we tend to update our positions based on research outputs. But the lack of clarity around our position on network neutrality has led some stakeholders to believe that we are advocating for forbearance. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Please see below for the current articulation of our common institutional position.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A lifetime of five years on the internet
by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2013 — filed under: , , , , , ,
Centre for Internet and Society observes its fifth anniversary on Sunday.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks
by [in alphabetical order] Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Singh, Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar — published Feb 07, 2022 — last modified Feb 09, 2022 05:31 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on
by Arindrajit Basu — published Feb 09, 2022 — filed under: , , , ,
Sitting out trade negotiations could result in the country losing out on opportunities to shape the rules.
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Blog Entry CIS Comments and Recommendations on the Data Protection Bill, 2021
by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas — published Feb 14, 2022 — filed under: , ,
This document is a revised version of the comments we provided on the 2019 Bill on 20 February 2020, with updates based on the amendments in the 2021 Bill.
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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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