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Blog Entry DNA Research
by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 02, 2015 — last modified Jul 21, 2016 11:02 AM — filed under: ,
In 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to finalize the Bill. In 2014, another version was released, the approval of which is pending before the Parliament. This legislation will allow the government of India to Create a National DNA Data Bank and a DNA Profiling Board for the purposes of forensic research and analysis. Here is a collection of our research on privacy and security concerns related to the Bill.
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Blog Entry Sectoral Privacy Research
by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 02, 2015 — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:46 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy in India since the year 2010, with special focus on the following issues.
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Blog Entry CIS Comments and Recommendations on the Data Protection Bill, 2021
by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas — published Feb 14, 2022 — filed under: , ,
This document is a revised version of the comments we provided on the 2019 Bill on 20 February 2020, with updates based on the amendments in the 2021 Bill.
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Medical Privacy
by Natasha Vaz — published Jun 15, 2012 — filed under: , ,
Privacy India in partnership with the Indian Network for People living with HIV/AIDS, Centre for Internet & Society, IDRC, Society in Action Group and Privacy International is organising an event on Medical Privacy at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration, Rajbhavan Complex, Baner Road, Pune on June 30, 2012, from 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
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Fourth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 05, 2012 — last modified Aug 07, 2012 10:12 AM — filed under: ,
The next meeting of the two Sub-Groups (4th meeting) on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on July 9, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. in Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Planning Commission, New Delhi.
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Blog Entry Response Submission on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector
by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok and Udbhav Tiwari — published Nov 08, 2017 — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:27 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS submitted its comments on the consultation paper on privacy, security and ownership of data in telecom sector which was published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on August 9, 2017.
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Blog Entry A Comparison of Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Cyber Security in India and the United Kingdom
by Authored by Divij Joshi and edited by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 12, 2017 — last modified Nov 14, 2017 03:26 PM — filed under: ,
This report is the first part of a three part series of reports that compares the Indian cyber security framework with that of the U.K, U.S and Singapore.
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Aadhaar seeding: benefits and concerns
by Admin — published Nov 23, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Products and services such as bank accounts, life insurance policies and phone connections have to be linked with Aadhaar. But is this of any real help?
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Blog Entry Counter Comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector
by Amber Sinha — published Nov 23, 2017 — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has commented on the Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on August 9, 2017.
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Cyberattacks a significant threat to democracy: Modi
by Admin — published Nov 24, 2017 — filed under: , ,
We have to ensure that cyberspace does not become a playground for dark horses of radicalism, says PM Narendra Modi at the fifth Global Conference on Cyber Space in Delhi.
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