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Submission by the Centre for Internet and Society on Revisions to ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior: by Vidushi Marda — published Jun 29, 2016 — last modified Jun 30, 2016 06:07 AM — filed under: Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Featured, ICANN, IANA Transition, Homepage
Prepared by Vidushi Marda, with inputs from Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan and Sunil Abraham.
Located in Internet Governance
Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRs: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 03, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:15 AM — filed under: WCIT, ITU, Internet Governance
Given below are the responses from the representatives of civil society in India (The Society for Knowledge Commons, Centre for Internet & Society, The Delhi Science Forum, Free Software Movement of India, Internet Democracy Project and Media for Change) to the Government of India's proposals for the upcoming WCIT meeting, in December 2012, in Dubai.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Submission to Global Commission on Stability of Cyberspace on the definition of Cyber Stability: by Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok — published Sep 11, 2019 — last modified Sep 11, 2019 02:52 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
"The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace released a public consultation process that sought to solicit comments and obtain feedback on the definition of “Stability of Cyberspace”, as developed by the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC).
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Submission to IGF 2025 Call for Thematic Inputs: by Amrita Sengupta, Yesha Tshering Paul, and Pallavi Bedi — published Feb 14, 2025 — last modified Mar 06, 2025 06:36 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Below are CIS's inputs submitted in response to the IGF 2025 Call for Thematic Inputs. They will inform the MAG’s discussions and assist them in determining the thematic priorities of the IGF 2025 programme.
Located in Internet Governance
Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India: by Amber Sinha — published Feb 05, 2018 — last modified Feb 05, 2018 01:39 PM — filed under: Data Governance, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance
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: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Freedom, Facebook, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Submitted Your Biometrics for Aadhaar? Here’s How You Can Lock/Unlock That Data: by Admin — published Jan 24, 2019 — last modified Feb 02, 2019 02:09 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Did you know that UIDAI provides a facility that allows users to lock/unlock their Aadhaar biometric data online?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Suckfly Attacks National Stock Exchange Tech Vendor, Among Others: by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
A cyber espionage group attacked an Indian IT firm that provides support to India’s largest stock exchange. It’s one of many attacks in the recent past.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Suicide videos: Facebook beefs up team to monitor content: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Responding to the spate of suicides being livestreamed, social media giant Facebook has announced it will add another 3,000 people to its 4,500-strong review team that moderates content. The review team will also work in tandem with law enforcement agencies on this issue.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Summary of the CIS workshop on the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012: by Maria Xynou — published Mar 14, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:33 PM — filed under: Workshop, Internet Governance, SAFEGUARDS
On March 1st, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society organized a workshop which analysed the April 2012 draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and its potential implications on human rights in India.
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