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A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act
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by
Divij Joshi
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published
Jun 16, 2014
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last modified
Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require technical knowledge and familiarity with specialised factual scenarios.
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A scheme in India to help the poor raises privacy concerns
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 17, 2016
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India’s legislators are on Wednesday debating a law that would allow the government to collect biometric and demographic information from people in return for distributing to them government benefits and subsidies.
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News & Media
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A Series of Op-eds on Data Protection
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 19, 2018
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filed under:
Data Governance,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
I wrote a short series of three op-eds for Asia Times this week.
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A Street View of Private and the Public
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Prashant Iyengar
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published
Jun 04, 2011
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last modified
Mar 21, 2012 09:34 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Prashant Iyengar on how in the eyes of the law, the internet giant is like the homeless in India. This article was published by Tehelka on June 4, 2011.
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A Study of the Privacy Policies of Indian Service Providers and the 43A Rules
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Jan 12, 2015
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last modified
Jan 13, 2015 02:37 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
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Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in India
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Apr 14, 2016
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last modified
Apr 18, 2016 11:43 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
This post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.
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Aadhaar assurances fail to assuage privacy concerns
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 20, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
While Aadhaar may be secure from external attacks, a failsafe system hasn’t been developed to protect it from Edward Snowden-style leakages and hacks.
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Aadhaar Bill 2016 & NIAI Bill 2010 - Comparing the Texts
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 09, 2016
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last modified
Mar 09, 2016 11:25 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Big Data,
Privacy
This is a quick comparison of the texts of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 and the National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010. The new sections in the former are highlighed, and the deleted sections (that were part of the latter) are struck out.
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Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy Principles
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by
Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 21, 2016
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Infographic,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
In this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012. The infographic is based on Vipul Kharbanda’s article 'Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
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Aadhaar Bill fails to incorporate suggestions by the Standing Committee
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 10, 2016
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last modified
Mar 10, 2016 03:58 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In 2011, a standing committee report led by Yashwant Sinha had been scathing in its indictments of the Aadhaar BIll introduced by the UPA government. Five years later, the NDA government has introduced a new bill which is a rehash of the same. I look at the concerns raised by the committee report, none of which have been addressed by the new bill.
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