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Blog Entry February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance
by Divij Joshi — published Feb 14, 2014 — filed under: ,
The expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy
by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 24, 2014 — last modified Feb 24, 2014 10:49 AM — filed under: ,
The “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security framework and the need for the much awaited privacy legislation to be finalized and made into a law.
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Blog Entry Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of Canada
by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 03, 2014 — filed under: ,
A comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of international best practices.
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File The​ ​Fundamental​ ​Right​ ​to​ ​Privacy:​ ​Part​ ​III SCOPE
by Amber Sinha — published Oct 02, 2017 — filed under: ,
This is the third paper in a series on the recent judgment on the right to privacy by the nine judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in a reference matter in Puttaswamy and others v. Union of India. The first two papers on the Sources and Structure of the constitutional right to privacy are available here, and here, respectively. While the previous papers dealt with the sources in the Constitution and the interpretive tools used by the bench to locate the right to privacy as a constitutional right, as well as the structure of the right with its various dimensions, this paper will look at the judgment for guidance on principles to determine what the scope of the right of privacy may be.
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Blog Entry Interview with Bruce Schneier - Internationally Renowned Security Technologist
by Maria Xynou — published Oct 17, 2013 — filed under: , ,
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Bruce Schneier on privacy and surveillance. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!
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Blog Entry Interview with Dr. Alexander Dix - Berlin Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner
by Maria Xynou — published Oct 23, 2013 — last modified Nov 06, 2013 09:29 AM — filed under: , ,
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Berlin's Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner: Dr. Alexander Dix. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for better data protection in India!
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Your private data may be online, courtesy govt
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: ,
Some depts have posted bank account & income details on net for transparency; experts cry privacy breach.
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Blog Entry Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft
by Maria Xynou — published Nov 06, 2013 — filed under: , ,
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Caspar Bowden, an internationally renowned privacy advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft. Read this exciting interview and gain an insight on India's UID and CMS schemes, on the export of surveillance technologies, on how we can protect our data in light of mass surveillance and much much more!
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Spy agencies, IB and RAW, put spanner in proposed privacy law
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2013 — filed under: ,
The country’s intelligence agencies are out to scuttle a law that’s being drafted to protect your privacy.
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Privacy Meet
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 07, 2013 — last modified Nov 20, 2013 05:13 AM — filed under: ,
Bhairav Acharya was invited by Yahoo's Director of International Privacy, Laura Juanes Micas, to a dinner meeting on privacy at the Oberoi in New Delhi.
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