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Confidentiality of Communications and Privacy of Data in the Digital Age
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 28, 2018 — filed under: , ,
On September 25, 2018, Elonnai Hickok participated in a side event Confidentiality of Communications and Privacy of Data in the Digital Age organized by INCLO and Privacy International at the Human Rights Council 39th ordinary session. Elonnai spoke on artificial intelligence and privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Conmen seed fake phone numbers in Google to trap people looking for customer care details
by Admin published Feb 01, 2019 — filed under: ,
Googling for anything might seem like a good idea, but searching for contacts of businesses and customer care numbers is landing people in the hands of conmen.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Connected Trouble
by Sunil Abraham published Oct 28, 2015 — filed under: , ,
The internet of things phenomenon is based on a paradigm shift from thinking of the internet merely as a means to connect individuals, corporations and other institutions to an internet where all devices in (insulin pumps and pacemakers), on (wearable technology) and around (domestic appliances and vehicles) humans beings are connected.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 04, 2015 last modified Apr 01, 2015 03:31 PM — filed under: ,
Conference on UNESCO’s Internet Study: access, free expression, privacy and ethics.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Consilience – 2013
by Prasad Krishna published May 03, 2013 last modified Nov 20, 2013 06:15 AM — filed under: , ,
The Law and Technology Committee of National Law School of India University, Bangalore is organising ‘Consilience – 2013′, an annual conference on law and technology, to be held on May 25 and 26, 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is a co-partner for this event.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Constitution of Group of Experts to Deliberate on Privacy Issues
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 04, 2012 — filed under: ,
It has been decided to constitute a Small Group of Experts under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court, to identify the privacy issues and prepare a paper to facilitate authoring the Privacy Bill. The constitution of the proposed group and ToR are as follows:
Located in News & Media
Consultation to Frame Rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 02, 2014 — filed under: , ,
The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) and Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG at NLUD) invite you to a consultation to draft rules under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Consumer Care Society: Silver Jubilee Year Celebrations
by Arindrajit Basu published Aug 27, 2018 — filed under: ,
Arindrajit Basu delivered a talk the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Consumer Care Society (CCS )on 'Privacy and Security in the Age of the Internet.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File Consumer Privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Sep 13, 2012 — filed under: , ,
This chapter will examine the present legal state of consumer privacy in India and seek to understand the gap between policy and implementation of policy. In doing so, it will look at what are the existing avenues for protection of consumer privacy in India, how is the definition of consumer privacy evolving through case law and public opinion, and what are the current challenges to consumer privacy in India. Traditionally speaking, and according to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, in India, a consumer is a broad label for any person who buys goods or services with the intent of using them for non-commercial purposes. In the typical sense, when people think of themselves as being consumers, they think about transactions with a vendor through a physical exchange of money in a store or through an online exchange for a product or service. Certain services that consumers use put an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information into the hands of vendors.
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Consumer Privacy - How to Enforce an Effective Protective Regime?
by Elonnai Hickok published Nov 22, 2010 last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:06 AM — filed under:
In a typical sense, when people think of themselves as consumers, they just think about what they purchase, how they purchase and how they use their purchase. But while doing this exercise we are always exchanging personally identifiable information, and thus our privacy is always at risk. In this blog post, Elonnai Hickok and Prashant Iyengar through a series of questions look through the whole concept of consumer privacy at the national and international levels. By placing a special emphasis on Indian context, this post details the potential avenues of consumer privacy in India and states the important elements that should be kept in mind when trying to find at an effective protective regime for consumer privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy