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Short-Term Consultant Required: Wordpress Webmaster: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 13, 2012 — filed under: Privacy
CIS wishes to commission the improvement of the Privacy India website. The Privacy India website should have a well-organized interface and easily navigable
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Should Aadhaar be mandatory?: by Amber Sinha — published Dec 18, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
This week, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will adjudicate on limited questions of stay orders in the Aadhaar case. After numerous attempts by the petitioners in the Aadhaar case, the court has agreed to hear this matter, just shy of the looming deadline of December 31 for the linking of Aadhaar numbers to avail government services and benefits.
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Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right?: by Amber Sinha — published Aug 04, 2017 — 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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Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 04, 2014 — last modified Apr 14, 2014 10:27 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
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Should you worry about identity theft?: by Admin — published Sep 20, 2017 — last modified Nov 26, 2017 11:24 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Laws in India regarding data protection may be weak, but following basic cyber hygiene rules can make your own defences stronger.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Siri, did you hear me? Adapting Privacy to New Technologies, Automated Decision-making, and Cloud Computing: by Admin — published Mar 25, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in the discussion on adapting privacy to new technologies organised by the USIBC on March 6, 2018 in New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Sixth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2012 — filed under: Meeting, Internet Governance, Privacy
The sixth meeting of the two sub-groups on privacy issues will be held on August 31, 2012 at 10.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah, former chief justice of Delhi High Court.
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Snooping technology: Will CMS work in India?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 22, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian government plans to spend $132 million on setting up its brand new Central Monitoring System this year.
Located in News & Media
Social Activist Alleges Threat By Police Officer Over Possession of Aadhaar: by Admin — published Jul 20, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Social activist Shabnam Hashmi recorded a policeman telling her those without address proof and Aadhaar could be “eliminated”.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Sorry Wrong Number: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 03, 2011 — last modified Jul 08, 2011 04:11 AM — filed under: Privacy
The government’s ambitious project to give a unique identification number to every Indian citizen is running woefully behind schedule. T.V. Jayan investigates the problems that beset the project. The news was published in the Telegraph on 3 July 2011.
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