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Privacy Round Table, New Delhi: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 31, 2013 — last modified Aug 12, 2013 10:41 AM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), FICCI and DSCI cordially invites you to attend the "Privacy Round Table" to be held at the FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi on Saturday, August 24, 2013, 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., to discuss the "Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy" by the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, the text of the "Citizen's Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013, drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society, and "Strengthening Privacy Protection through Co-Regulation" by DSCI.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Ethical Issues in Open Data: by Kovey Coles — published Aug 07, 2013 — last modified Aug 07, 2013 09:19 AM — filed under: Open Data, Internet Governance, Privacy
On August 1, 2013, I took part in a web meeting, organized and hosted by Tim Davies of the World Wide Web foundation. The meeting, titled “Ethical issues in Open Data,” had an agenda focused around privacy considerations in the context of the open data movement.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Freedom from Monitoring: India Inc Should Push For Privacy Laws: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 21, 2013 — filed under: Central Monitoring System, Internet Governance, Privacy
More surveillance than absolutely necessary actually undermines the security objective.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The thrill of saving India from cybercrime: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2016 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, IT Act
Geeks seize the chance to help the government, defence forces and banks draw up fences against tech crimes.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Caught in a filter bubble: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 24, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
The country seems to be polarised over demonetisation and its after-effects. And more likely than not, you’ve had plenty of news stories to read that corroborate what you believe, regardless of whether you think the scrapping of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was an ingenious plan or not, especially if you get most of your news on social media.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Lack of clarity about cashless and online transactions makes digital payments more worrisome: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 02, 2016 — filed under: Demonetisation, Data Management, Internet Governance, Privacy
Even as demonetisation pushes for more and more cashless and online transactions through, e-wallets, banks and other such apps, there is a serious lack of clarity on how these companies handle customer data, and how it is shared with other entities. "Data is the new oil," is an oft repeated phrase in nearly every technology related conversation that comes up anywhere in India today.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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
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
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
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

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