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Blog Entry Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 09, 2012 — filed under: ,
In January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy legislation in India. The committee met a total of seven times from January to September 2012. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) was a member of the committee creating the report. This blog post is CIS’s attempt to answer questions that have arisen from media coverage on the report, based on our understanding.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Quantified identities as a global phenomenon: analyzing the impact of biometric systems in our societies
by Admin — published Feb 28, 2018 — last modified Mar 01, 2018 12:56 AM — filed under: ,
A session by Amber Sinha and Leandro Ucciferri of ADC, Argentina at the Internet Freedom Festival to be held in Valencia, Spain in March has been selected. Amber Sinha will make a presentation.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Rajeev Chandrasekhar Urges PM To Withdraw India’s Proposal For UN Committee On Internet-Policy
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2012 — filed under:
Rajya Sabha MP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to withdraw India’s proposal to UN seeking governance of Internet control.
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Rankathon on Digital Rights (Delhi, January 08)
by Amber Sinha — published Dec 29, 2016 — last modified Dec 29, 2016 07:10 AM — filed under: , , ,
Please join us on Sunday, January 08, at the CIS office in Hauz Khas, Delhi, for a rankathon to visualise, and contribute to the findings of the Ranking Digital Rights study, and critique the underlying methodology. The event will begin at 10:00 in the morning and participants can focus on one or more of three kinds of tasks: 1) visualising the CIS and Ranking Digital Rights data, 2) evaluating additional companies using the RDR methodology, and 3) evaluating the RDR methodology and its suitability for independent use.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry Ranking Digital Rights in India
by Divij Joshi and Aditya Chawla — published Feb 12, 2017 — filed under: ,
This report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service providers (Hike Messenger, Shaadi.com and Rediff.com). The report is an attempt to evaluate the practices and policies of companies which provide internet infrastructure or internet services, and are integral intermediaries to the everyday experience of the internet in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Rational Internet laws essential to fulfil India’s digital goals
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 15, 2016 — last modified Aug 15, 2016 04:13 AM — filed under: ,
India has emerged as a digitally-connected nation but experts suggest the country still lacks pragmatic Internet laws.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry RBI Ban on Cryptocurrencies not backed by any data or statistics
by Vipul Kharbanda — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:35 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry RBI Directions on Account Aggregators
by Vipul Kharbanda and Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 21, 2016 — last modified Oct 21, 2016 03:25 PM — filed under: , , ,
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Directions for account aggregator services in India seem to lay great emphasis on data security by allowing only direct access between institutions and do away with data scraping techniques.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Re-thinking Key Escrow
by Natasha Vaz — published Aug 09, 2011 — last modified Aug 22, 2011 11:44 AM — filed under: ,
Would you make duplicates of your house keys and hand them over to the local police authority? And if so, would you feel safe? Naturally, one would protest this invasion of privacy. Similarly, would it be justified for the government to have a copy of the private key to intercept and decrypt communications? This is the idea behind key escrow; it enables government ‘wiretapping’.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Re-Wiring Women's Rights Debates in the Digital Age
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 19, 2014 — last modified Feb 12, 2015 05:07 PM — filed under: , , ,
IT for Change in partnership with Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan and ANANDI organized this event on September 13 and 14, 2014. Rohini Lakshane participated as a speaker.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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