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Blog Entry Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy Policies
by Mira Swaminathan and Shweta Reddy published Jul 21, 2019 last modified Aug 09, 2019 10:12 AM — filed under: ,
Leaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Online privacy should not come at the cost of security: Sunil Abraham
by Prasad Krishna published May 31, 2013 last modified Nov 02, 2014 02:27 AM — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society’s executive director, on privacy laws and Internet penetration.
Located in News & Media
Online Trolls Attack Critics of India's Aadhaar State ID System
by Prasad Krishna published May 31, 2017 last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:34 PM — filed under: , ,
India's biometric state ID system has been leaking citizens’ data for months. When this information surfaced in April 2017, it stoked fears that the system could be used as an instrument of surveillance against Indian residents.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society
by Bhairav Acharya published Feb 25, 2014 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Open Data Hackathons are Great, but Address Privacy and License Concerns
by Sumandro Chattapadhyay published Feb 05, 2016 last modified Feb 05, 2016 08:37 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
This is to cross-publish a blog post from DataMeet website regarding a letter shared with the organisers of Urban Hack 2015, Bangalore, in response to a set of privacy and license concerns identified and voiced during the hackathon by DataMeet members. Sumandro Chattapadhyay co-authored and co-signed the letter. The blog post is written by Nisha Thompson.
Located in Openness
Blog Entry Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : Webinar
by Vanya Rakesh published Sep 26, 2015 last modified Oct 04, 2015 11:09 AM — filed under: ,
On 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of Privacy International and Javier Ruiz, Policy Director of Open Rights Group. This is a summary of the key issues that were discussed by the speakers and the participants.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Open house on information breaches
by Prasad Krishna published May 26, 2017 last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:41 AM — filed under: ,
On May 26, 2017 at the Has Geek open house participants discussed the state of information security in India the legal and regulatory measures that companies must comply with, and consumers should be aware of. Udbhav Tiwari was a speaker at the event organized by Has Geek in Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy Legislation
by Elonnai Hickok published Jun 19, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:07 AM — filed under: , ,
India shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
by Elonnai Hickok published Oct 23, 2013 last modified Oct 23, 2013 05:00 AM — filed under: ,
An open letter was sent to the Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on the proposed EU Regulation. The letter was apart of an initiative that Privacy International and a number of other NGO's are undertaking.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Open Letter to Prevent the Installation of RFID tags in Vehicles
by Maria Xynou published Jun 27, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:59 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has sent this open letter to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to urge them not to intall RFID tags in vehicles in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog