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The 2nd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series — A Post-event Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 17, 2011 — last modified Nov 17, 2011 10:25 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), organised the 2nd IJLT-CIS Lecture Series on the 21st and 22nd of May 2011 at the National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore. The main theme for this year was Emerging Issues in Privacy Law: Law, Policy and Practice.
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The 12-digit conundrum: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 14, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Even as the Centre plans to link as many as 500 schemes to Aadhaar, concerns over data safety are rising. Richa Mishra reports.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill: by Amber Sinha — published Apr 25, 2016 — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar
While the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect application of substantive principles. This article by Amber Sinha was published by The Wire on April 24, 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Aadhaar Case: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Sep 05, 2014 — last modified Sep 05, 2014 09:12 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
In 2012 a writ petition was filed by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy in the Supreme Court of India challenging the policy of the government in making an Aadhaar card for every person in India and its later plans to link various government benefit schemes to the same.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Aadhaar of all things: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 03, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
From a severely critical stand against Aadhaar in 2014, the Modi-led BJP in power has made a sharp U-turn to bulldoze its way into having every Indian scanned, tagged and labelled. A timeline of the country’s chequered date with the unique identification project.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Age of Shame: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 30, 2014 — last modified Apr 04, 2014 04:05 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
The ability to capture private images is breeding a dangerous form of digital shaming. Within the online space, where wonderments often run rife, and conspiracy theories travel at the speed of light, there are many dark recesses where netizens half-jokingly, self-referentially, in a spirit of part-truth, part-exaggeration, often wonder on what the real reason is for the internet to exist.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The AI Task Force Report - The first steps towards India’s AI framework: by Elonnai Hickok, Shweta Mohandas and Swaraj Paul Barooah — published Jun 27, 2018 — last modified Jun 27, 2018 02:32 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy
The Task Force on Artificial Intelligence was established by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to leverage AI for economic benefits, and provide policy recommendations on the deployment of AI for India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The All India Privacy Symposium: Conference Report: by Natasha Vaz — published Apr 15, 2012 — last modified Apr 30, 2012 05:16 AM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and Society in Action Group, with support from the International Development Research Centre, Privacy International and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had organised the All India Privacy Symposium at the India International Centre in New Delhi, on February 4, 2012. Natasha Vaz reports about the event.
Located in Internet Governance
The Appropriate Use of Digital Identity: by Amber Sinha — published Aug 08, 2019 — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:24 AM — filed under: Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity
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The Asian Edge: 2012 Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Summer School: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 02, 2012 — filed under: Event Type, Internet Governance, Research
The 2nd Biannual Inter Asia Cultural Studies (IACS) Summer School will be hosted in Bangalore, India by the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) with the Inter Asia Cultural Studies Consortium. The event will be held in the first and second week of August 2012.
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