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GNI-Industry Dialogue Learning Session: Human Rights Impact Assessments and Due Diligence in the ICT sector
by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 11, 2016 — last modified Apr 06, 2016 03:42 PM — filed under: ,
Elonnai Hickok attended the meeting organized by Global Network Initiative on March 11, 2016 in Washington D.C.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Infographic: The Impending Right to Privacy Judgment
by Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena — published Aug 22, 2017 — filed under: ,
The ruling will be important not just for the immediate Aadhaar case but also numerous other matters to do with state intrusions, decisional autonomy and informational privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Sep 05, 2017 — last modified Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government consultations: one at the TRAI, and another at MEITY. This discussion is supported by Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, will participate as a speaker in the session titled "regulating storage, sharing and transfer of data."
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Artificial Intelligence in Governance: A Report of the Roundtable held in New Delhi
by Saman Goudarzi and Natallia Khaniejo — published Apr 19, 2018 — last modified May 03, 2018 03:49 PM — filed under: , ,
This Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Governance, conducted at the Indian Islamic Cultural Centre, in New Delhi on March 16, 2018. The main purpose of the Roundtable was to discuss the deployment and implementation of AI in various aspects of governance within the Indian context. This report summarises the discussions on the development and implementation of AI in various aspects of governance in India. The event was attended by participants from academia, civil society, the legal sector, the finance sector, and the government.
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Short-term Consultant (IETF)
by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 20, 2018 — last modified Apr 21, 2018 03:44 PM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with a strong understanding of IETF standards to work with us on writing 7 Human Rights Considerations for Internet standards and active drafts that are relevant to public interest. Additionally, the individual will help develop a longer term work-plan, expertise and approach for engagement in the IETF.
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Short-term Consultant (Cyber Security)
by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 20, 2018 — last modified Apr 20, 2018 01:27 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with strong understanding of cyber security to contribute research to its cyber security research under its Internet Governance programme.
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Blog Entry A look at two problematic provisions of the draft Anti-trafficking bill
by Swaraj Paul Barooah — published Apr 21, 2018 — last modified Aug 18, 2018 09:21 AM — filed under: , ,
This post examines two badly drafted provisions of the new Anti-Trafficking bill that have the potential to severely impinge upon the Freedom of Expression, including through a misunderstanding of intermediary liability.
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Blog Entry What’s up with WhatsApp?
by Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham — published Apr 23, 2018 — filed under: , , , , ,
In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Revenge Porn Laws across the World
by Shradha Nigam — published Apr 25, 2018 — filed under: ,
The following is a compilation of laws dealing with revenge porn if and how they exist across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
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In the Right Circle
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2011 — filed under: ,
I’ve been on Google Plus for a few weeks now. In the beginning, it felt like showing up early at a much-talked-up party. There was a small scatter of people, poking around, examining the place, making preliminary conversation with the few others they knew. Most of the talk was, unsurprisingly, about Google Plus.
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