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Letter requesting public consultation on position of GoI at WGEC: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Jan 07, 2014 — last modified Jan 08, 2014 06:36 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Snehashish Ghosh on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society sent a letter to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, requesting for a public consultation on India's position at the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC).
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Leveraging Mobile Network Big Data for Development Policy: Opportunities & Challenges: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 02, 2015 — last modified Dec 16, 2015 01:31 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data
Amber Sinha participated in this event held at IRDC, New Delhi on November 2, 2015. The event was organized by LIRNEasia.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Leveraging Web Application Vulnerabilities for Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering: by Admin — published Jul 22, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
Karan Saini gave a talk at the JSFoo Conference at the GRD College of Science in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on July 5, 2019. The event was organized by Has Geek.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Limits to Privacy: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 11, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In this chapter we attempt to build a catalogue of these various justifications, without attempting to be exhaustive, with the objective of arriving at a rough taxonomy of such frequently invoked terms. In addition we also examine some the more important justifications such as “public interest” and “security of the state” that have been invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Publications
Limits to Privacy: by Prashant Iyengar — published May 06, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In his research article, Prashant Iyengar examines the limits to privacy for individuals in light of the provisions of the Constitution of India, public interest, security of state and maintenance of law and order. The article attempts to build a catalogue of all these justifications and arrive at a classification of all such frequently used terms invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Lining up the data on the Srikrishna Privacy Draft Bill: by Sunil Abraham — published Jul 31, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In the run-up to the Justice BN Srikrishna committee report, some stakeholders have advocated that consent be eliminated and replaced with stronger accountability obligations. This was rejected and the committee has released a draft bill that has consent as the bedrock just like the GDPR. And like the GDPR there exists legal basis for nonconsensual processing of data for the “functions of the state”. What does this mean for lawabiding persons?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
LinkedIn will help people in India train for semi-skilled jobs: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2017 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
Microsoft has launched Project Sangam, a cloud service integrated with LinkedIn that will help train and generate employment for middle and low-skilled workers.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, Twitter: Possible witch-hunt or key to curb crime & fake news?: by Taran Deol and Revathi Krishanan — published Aug 27, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Supreme Court has cautioned against linking users’ social media accounts with Aadhaar, saying it will impinge on citizens’ privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, WhatsApp won't curb fake news, but may undermine its legislation: Experts: by Swathi Moorthy — published Aug 22, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Supreme Court’s move to look into the petition regarding the linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar has opened a pandora’s box.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductive: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 28, 2019 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Should Aadhaar be used as KYC for social media accounts? We have recently seen a debate on this question with even the courts hearing arguments in favour and against such a move.
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