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Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for India: by Jyoti Panday — published Oct 14, 2015 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Economy, Public Accountability, Privacy, Platform Responsibility, Data Protection, Accountability, Digital Security, Digital India, Internet Governance
The European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide adequate protections for European citizens’ privacy rights for the transfer of personal data between European Union and United States. The inadequacies of the framework is not news for the European Commission and action by ECJ has been a long time coming. The ruling raises important questions about how the claims of citizenship are being negotiated in the context of the internet, and how increasingly the contestations of personal data are being employed in the discourse.
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Control shift?: by Radha Rao — published Nov 11, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:35 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
USA might have ceded the control of the Internet, but only partially - An article by Pranesh Prakash in Down to Earth (Issue: Nov 15th ,2009)
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Control Shift?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 08, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:22 AM — filed under: ICANN, Internet Governance
The USA has ceded control of the Internet over to Icann, but only partially. (This post appeared as an article in Down to Earth, in the issue dated November 15, 2009.)
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Cookies, not the monster you may think: by Sweta Akundi — published Apr 12, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Follow the crumbs to a better understanding of data protection and privacy.
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Cool Jobs | Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture Lab: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 04, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 05:55 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The man behind Mumbai’s most original ideas space on being a cross-pollinator
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Copyright Enforcement and Privacy in India: by Prashant Iyengar — published Jun 14, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:27 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Copyright can function contradictorily, as both the vehicle for the preservation of privacy as well as its abuse, writes Prashant Iyengar. The research examines the various ways in which privacy has been implicated in the shifting terrain of copyright enforcement in India and concludes by examining the notion of the private that emerges from a tapestry view of the relevant sections of Copyright Act.
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Cordon tightens: Rajya Sabha nod to harsh IT rules: by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
The draconian intermediaries rules of the Information Technology Act that allows the government to aggressively police the internet and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will continue for some more time as a motion to annul them in the Rajya Sabha was defeated by the treasury benches on Thursday.
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Core Concepts and Processes: by Shruti Trikanand and Amber Sinha — published Sep 13, 2019 — last modified Oct 17, 2019 04:06 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Digital ID, Digital Identity
When we embarked on this research project, we began with the primary questions of what constitutes a digital identity system. In the last few years, with the rise in national digital identity projects, there has been significant academic and media attention to the idea, benefits and risks of a digital identity system.
Located in Internet Governance / Digital IDs
Corporate push to Modi’s Rs.4.5-billion digital dream: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 16, 2015 — filed under: Digital Media, Internet Governance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs. 4.5-billion digital dream seems to find favour with the corporate world, which calls it a “very progressive step” and “massive tech push”.
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Cos spying on competitors, staff: Study: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 20, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Most companies are spying on their competitors and their own employees, according to a recent survey conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
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