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Cyber experts say 'playground open' for influencing elections: by Admin — published May 03, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Cyber experts said that under the provisions provided by 43 (A) of Indian IT Act, two types of data collection are completely legal: first, the data shared by the user in the public domain and secondly, the data published by the social platforms, like Facebook.
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Aadhaar data of over 89 lakh MNREGA workers in Andhra Pradesh leaked online: by Admin — published Apr 27, 2018 — last modified May 05, 2018 08:43 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Independent security researcher Kodali Srinivas tweeted screenshots of Aadhaar data of 89,38,138 MNREGA workers available on the Andhra Pradesh Benefit Disbursement Portal.
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PAI WG Labor and Economy Meeting: by Admin — published Apr 25, 2018 — last modified May 05, 2018 09:35 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Elonnai Hickok co-chaired the first PAI Labor and Economy WG in NYC on April 25, 2018.
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Aadhaar Remains an Unending Security Nightmare for a Billion Indians: by Admin — published May 13, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Yesterday was the 38th and last day of hearings in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutional validity of India’s biometric authentication programme. After weeks of arguments from both sides, the Supreme Court has now reserved the matter for judgement.
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Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players: by Admin — published May 18, 2018 — last modified May 18, 2018 05:01 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around 15,000 to 20,000 Indian applicants participating in cricket seasons 2015-2018.
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Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: Compliance with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability: by Divij Joshi — published May 20, 2018 — last modified May 20, 2018 03:14 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Privacy
This report assesses the compliance of the Indian intermediary liability framework with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability, and recommends substantive legislative changes to bring the legal framework in line with the Manila Principles.
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Privacy in the Digital Age: Addressing Common Challenges, Seizing Opportunities: by Admin — published May 22, 2018 — last modified May 24, 2018 10:45 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
DG Justice and Consumers and European Union is organizing a conference on privacy in the digital age on May 25, 2018 in New Delhi.
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Design Concerns in Creating Privacy Notices: by Saumyaa Naidu — published May 29, 2018 — last modified Jun 06, 2018 01:45 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The purpose of privacy notices and choice mechanisms is to notify users of the data practices of a system, so they can make informed privacy decisions.
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Comments on the Draft National Policy on Official Statistics: by Gurshabad Grover and Sandeep Kumar — published Jun 07, 2018 — last modified Jun 07, 2018 02:54 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet & Society, India (“CIS”) on the Draft National Policy on Official Statistics which was released to the public by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on 17th May 2018 for comments and views.
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Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In India: by Admin — published Jun 11, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India.
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