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Multistakeholder Consultation on Encryption: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 17, 2016 — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) in collaboration with ORF and Takshashila Institution is organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Encryption on December 17, 2016 at TERI in Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Deep Packet Inspection: How it Works and its Impact on Privacy: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 16, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In the last few years, there has been extensive debate and discussion around network neutrality in India. The online campaign in favor of Network Neutrality was led by Savetheinternet.in in India. The campaign was a spectacular success and facilitated sending over a million emails supporting the cause of network neutrality, eventually leading to ban on differential pricing. Following in the footsteps of the Shreya Singhal judgement, the fact that the issue of net neutrality has managed to attract wide public attention is an encouraging sign for a free and open Internet in India. Since the debate has been focused largely on zero rating, other kinds of network practices impacting network neutrality have yet to be comprehensively explored in the Indian context, nor their impact on other values. In this article, the author focuses on network management, in general, and deep packet inspection, in particular and how it impacts the privacy of users.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Protection of Privacy in Mobile Phone Apps: by Hitabhilash Mohanty and Edited by Leilah Elmokadem — published Dec 15, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The term “Fintech” refers to technology-based businesses that compete against, enable and/or collaborate with financial institutions. The year 2015 was a critical year for the Indian fintech industry, which saw the rise of numerous fintech start-ups, incubators and investments from the public and private sector.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Enlarging the Small Print: A Study on Designing Effective Privacy Notices for Mobile Applications: by Meera Manoj — published Dec 14, 2016 — last modified Dec 14, 2016 04:27 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Word’s biggest modern lie is often wholly considered to lie in the sentence “I haveread and agreed to the Terms and Conditions.” It is a well-known fact, backed by empirical research that consumers often skip reading cumbersome privacy notices. The reasons for these range from the lengthy nature, complicated legal jargon and inopportune moments when these notices are displayed. This paper seeks to compile and analyse the different simplified designs of privacy notices that have been proposed for mobile applications that encourage consumers to make informed privacy decisions.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Vijay Mallya cries foul after his Twitter and email accounts are hacked: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The attackers said they were able to access over a gigabyte of data from Mallya's email.
Located in Internet Governance
Bumpy road ahead for RFID Tags in vehicles: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The government plans to make digital tags in vehicles mandatory to ensure seamless passage at the toll booths, but the implementation of the proposed move may not be so smooth.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Fake Narendra Modi apps aplenty, but it’s up to users to protect themselves: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2016 — last modified Dec 10, 2016 04:24 AM — filed under: Digital India, Internet Governance, Digital Governance, Privacy
The app, hosted on Google Play store, automatically gets excessive permission including full network access and ability to take pictures and videos once downloaded.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Habeas Data in India: by Vipul Kharbanda and edited by Elonnai Hickok — published Dec 10, 2016 — last modified Dec 10, 2016 04:01 AM — filed under: Featured, Habeas Data, Internet Governance, Privacy
Habeas Data is a latin word which can be loosely translated to mean “have the data”. The right has been primarily conceptualized, designed, ratified, and implemented by various nation-states in the background of a shared common history of decades of torture, terror, and other repressive practices under military juntas and other fascist regimes.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case Study: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 09, 2016 — last modified Dec 12, 2016 12:29 PM — filed under: Public Wireless Network, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital Rights
Today internet is an essential necessity in everyday work and recognizing its vital role, governments across the world including the Indian government, are giving access to public Wi-Fi. However, use of public Wi-Fi brings along with it certain privacy and security risks. This research paper analyses some of these concerns, along with the privacy policies of key ISPs in India providing public Wi-Fi service in Bangalore-namely D-VoIS and Tata Docomo, as a case study to provide suitable recommendations.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention - DSCI: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 06, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Udbhav Tiwari was a panelist for an Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention organised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) at the Le Meridian, New Delhi on 23 November 2016.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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