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Privacy & Media Law
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Sonal Makhija
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Jul 19, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In her research, Sonal Makhija, a Bangalore-based lawyer, tries to delineate the emerging privacy concerns in India and the existing media norms and guidelines on the right to privacy. The research examines the existing media norms (governed by Press Council of India, the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the Code of Ethics drafted by the News Broadcasting Standard Authority), the constitutional protection guaranteed to an individual’s right to privacy upheld by the courts, and the reasons the State employs to justify the invasion of privacy. The paper further records, both domestic and international, inclusions and exceptions with respect to the infringement of privacy.
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Privacy
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Privacy & Sexual Minorities
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Danish Sheikh
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published
Oct 24, 2011
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last modified
Sep 20, 2013 09:22 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Danish Sheikh examines the status of sexual minorities in the light of privacy framework in India. Culling out some real life examples based on various studies, media reports and judgments from the Supreme Court and the High Courts of Delhi and Allahabad, the research brings to light the privacy violations being committed by both individuals as well as state authorities. The research concludes by saying that privacy doesn’t necessarily encompass a one-size-fits-all approach, and can raise as many questions as it answers.
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Internet Governance
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Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013: Updated Third Draft
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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published
Sep 30, 2013
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last modified
Oct 01, 2013 12:25 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy in India since 2010 with the objective of raising public awareness around privacy, completing in depth research, and driving a privacy legislation in India. As part of this work, we drafted the Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013.
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Privacy Act should not circumscribe RTI: expert group
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Prasad Krishna
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Oct 22, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
An expert group to draw the framework of a law to protect privacy of individuals has suggested that issues of personal privacy must not be used to dilute the provisions of or block information under the Right to Information Act, and used a language that almost directly contradicts the sentiments expressed by the Prime Minister in this regard just a few days ago.
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News & Media
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Privacy after Big Data - Workshop Report
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Amber Sinha
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published
Jan 27, 2017
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last modified
Jan 27, 2017 01:09 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, organised a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi.
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Privacy after Big Data: Compilation of Early Research
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Saumyaa Naidu
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published
Nov 12, 2016
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last modified
Nov 12, 2016 01:37 AM
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filed under:
Human Rights,
IT Act,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Smart Cities,
Data Protection,
Information Technology,
Publications
Evolving data science, technologies, techniques, and practices, including big data, are enabling shifts in how the public and private sectors carry out their functions and responsibilities, deliver services, and facilitate innovative production and service models to emerge. In this compilation we have put together a series of articles that we have developed as we explore the impacts – positive and negative – of big data. This is a growing body of research that we are exploring and
is relevant to multiple areas of our work including privacy and surveillance. Feedback and comments on the compilation are welcome and appreciated.
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Privacy and Governmental Databases
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Elonnai Hickok
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published
Mar 23, 2011
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last modified
Mar 22, 2012 05:41 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
In our research we have found that most government databases are incrementally designed in response to developments and improvements that need to be incorporated from time to time. This method of architecting a system leads to a poorly designed database with many privacy risks such as: inaccurate data, incomplete data, inappropriate disclosure of data, inappropriate access to data, and inappropriate security over data. To address these privacy concerns it is important to analyze the problem that is being addressed from the perspective of potential and planned interoperability with other government databases. Below is a list of problems and recommendations concerning privacy, concerning government databases.
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Privacy
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Privacy and Security Can Co-exist
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Sunil Abraham
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published
Jun 22, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:05 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The blanket surveillance the Centre seeks is not going to make India more secure, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Mail Today on June 21, 2011.
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Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case Study
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Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 09, 2016
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last modified
Dec 12, 2016 12:29 PM
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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.
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Privacy and Surveillance in India
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 13, 2013
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director from the Centre for Internet and Society will give a talk on privacy and surveillance in India at this event organised by the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia on September 18, 2013. The talk will be held at Network Governance Lab, CCMG, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi at 11.30 a.m.
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