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Rethinking DNA Profiling in India: by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 28, 2012 — last modified Oct 29, 2012 08:00 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
DNA profile databases can be useful tools in solving crime, but given that the DNA profile of a person can reveal very personal information about the individual, including medical history, family history and so on, a more comprehensive legislation regulating the collection, use, analysis and storage of DNA samples needs included in the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill.
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Arrested for tweeting: Legitimate or Curbing Free Speech?: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 02, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Video, Internet Governance
As a man in Puducherry is arrested for allegedly posting on Twitter that MR Chidambaram's son had amassed wealth more than that of Robert Vadra, we discuss whether freedom of speech is absolute.
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Do we need a Unified Post Transition IANA?: by Pranesh Prakash, Padmini Baruah and Jyoti Panday — published Oct 23, 2015 — last modified Oct 27, 2015 12:46 AM — filed under: IANA, Internet Governance, IANA Transition
As we stand at the threshold of the IANA Transition, we at CIS find that there has been little discussion on the question of how the transition will manifest. The question we wanted to raise was whether there is any merit in dividing the three IANA functions – names, numbers and protocols – given that there is no real technical stability to be gained from a unified Post Transition IANA. The analysis of this idea has been detailed below.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Encryption and Anonymity: Rights and Risks: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 27, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. ARTICLE 19 and Privacy International are organizing a workshop on Encryption and Anonymity on November 12, 2015. Pranesh Prakash is a speaker.
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Net Gain: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 29, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
The draft Electronic Service Delivery Bill, 2011, is aimed at making government services available online. But there are many hurdles to bringing in effective e-governance, says Hemchhaya De
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India's Statement Proposing UN Committee for Internet-Related Policy: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 31, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
This is the statement made by India at the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in which its proposal for the UN Committee for Internet-Related Policy was presented.
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CIS Comments on the Draft National Policy on Electronics: by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 31, 2011 — last modified Nov 01, 2011 12:05 AM — filed under: Government Feedback, Intellectual Property Rights, Internet Governance, e-Governance, Submissions, Patents
These were the comments submitted by CIS to the request for comments put out by the Department of Information Technology on its draft 'National Policy on Electronics'.
Located in Internet Governance
Tweets with "IGF13": by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 21, 2013 — last modified Oct 28, 2013 06:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Studies, Internet Governance
Tweets with "IGF13".
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee: by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 23, 2013 — last modified Oct 23, 2013 05:00 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
An open letter was sent to the Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on the proposed EU Regulation. The letter was apart of an initiative that Privacy International and a number of other NGO's are undertaking.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Bali meet to discuss Internet governance issues: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 23, 2013 — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
Four-day event hosted by Internet Governance Forum to also discuss Internet access and diversity, privacy, security.
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