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Privacy is now a right in India. Here's what that means for the tech industry
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by
Admin
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published
Aug 31, 2017
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
India's top court has put tech companies on notice.
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CIS Statement on Right to Privacy Judgment
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 28, 2017
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last modified
Aug 31, 2017 06:13 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to this bench began during the hearings in the ongoing Aadhaar case, when in August 2015, Mukul Rohatgi, the then Attorney General stated that there is no constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy.
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Aadhaar may be made must for market investments: Good to curb laundering but what about data security?
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by
Admin
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published
Aug 23, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar seems to be the master-key to get accesses into doors which once were never shut. Take for instance, your financial investments. Aadhaar may soon become mandatory for buying shares and mutual funds, according to a report in The Economic Times.
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Privacy laws: Alternatives to consent
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by
Admin
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published
Aug 22, 2017
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last modified
Aug 23, 2017 12:00 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
As changes in technology have made it near impossible to obtain informed consent, the solution may lie in an accountability-based standard for privacy protection.
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Infographic: The Impending Right to Privacy Judgment
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by
Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena
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published
Aug 22, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
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.
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Here’s why we need a lot more discussion on India’s new DNA Profiling Bill
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Aug 21, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The DNA Profiling Bill 2017 is still missing a number of safeguards that would enable individual rights. The implications of creating regional and national level DNA databanks need to be fully understood and publicly debated.
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Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
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High Level Comparison and Analysis of the Use and Regulation of DNA Based Technology Bill 2017
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Aug 04, 2017
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last modified
Aug 11, 2017 02:16 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This blog post seeks to provide a high level comparison of the 2017 and 2015 DNA Profiling Bill - calling out positive changes, remaining issues, and missing provisions.
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Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 04, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The judges may still be able to articulate the manner in which limits for a right to privacy may be arrived at, without explicitly specifying them.
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Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jul 23, 2017
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last modified
Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all Indian citizens to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good.
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Internet Governance
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