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Press Release, March 11, 2016: The Law cannot Fix what Technology has Broken!
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Japreet Grewal and Sunil Abraham
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Mar 16, 2016
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Mar 16, 2016 10:10 AM
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UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
We published and circulated the following press release on March 11, 2016, as the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. This Bill was proposed by finance minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley to give legislative backing to Aadhaar, being implemented by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
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Press Release, March 15, 2016: The New Bill Makes Aadhaar Compulsory!
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
We published and circulated the following press release on March 15, 2016, to highlight the fact that the Section 7 of the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 states that authentication of the person using her/his Aadhaar number can be made mandatory for the
purpose of disbursement of government subsidies, benefits, and services; and in case the person does not have an Aadhaar number, s/he will have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment.
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Prime Security: The Mathematics of RSA Encryption
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elonnai hickok
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published
Aug 29, 2011
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last modified
Sep 22, 2011 07:13 AM
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Event Type,
Internet Governance
Based on simple properties of prime numbers, RSA encryption protects our money and digital identity. But how does it actually work? The Centre for Internet and Society invites you to a one-day workshop by Rohit Gupta on 9 September 2011.
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Principles for Internet Governance: NETmundial 2014 — What do the Contributions Reveal?
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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Apr 21, 2014
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last modified
Apr 23, 2014 04:01 AM
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Internet Governance,
NETmundial
The Global Multi-stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial) is scheduled for April 23-24, 2014. Towards its stated end of establishing "strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in the world", NETmundial sought contributions from stakeholders around the world on two topics: (1) Set of Internet governance principles; (2) Roadmaps for the further evolution of the Internet governance system.
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Privacy & Media Law
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by
Sonal Makhija
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published
Jul 19, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
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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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by
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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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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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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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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published
Oct 22, 2012
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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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Privacy after Big Data - Workshop Report
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by
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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by
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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