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Parties give short shrift to privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 05:54 AM — filed under: ,
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
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Blog Entry PDP Bill is coming: WhatsApp Privacy Policy analysis
by Pallavi Bedi & Shweta Reddy — published Jan 18, 2021 — last modified Jan 19, 2021 08:12 AM — filed under: , ,
WhatsApp started off the new year with changes to its privacy policy that has several implications for data protection and the digital governance ecosystem at large. This post is the first in a series by CIS unpacking the various implications of the policy.
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People Should Have Right To Their Data, Not Companies, Says TRAI
by Admin — published Jul 29, 2018 — filed under: ,
Rules for protection of personal data in the telecom space are not sufficient, regulator TRAI said today while suggesting that consumers be given the right to choice, consent and to be forgotten to safeguard their privacy.
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People should resist enforcement of UID scheme, say experts
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 03, 2013 — last modified Mar 11, 2013 06:45 AM — filed under: ,
Internationally recognized expert on law and poverty Dr. Usha Ramanathan Saturday urged citizens of the country to question the enforcement of the UID scheme that has no legitimacy.
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Blog Entry Personal Data Protection Bill must examine data collection practices that emerged during pandemic
by Shweta Mohandas and Anamika Kundu — published Mar 30, 2022 — filed under: , ,
The PDP bill is speculated to be introduced during the winter session of the parliament soon. The PDP Bill in its current form provides wide-ranging exemptions which allow government agencies to process citizen’s data in order to fulfil its responsibilities. The bill could ensure that employers have some responsibility towards the data they collect from the employees.
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Plug data leak before imposing Aadhaar
by Prasad Krishna — published May 17, 2017 — filed under: , ,
As the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the Supreme Court’s verdict on its constitutional validity, reports suggesting that millions of Aadhaar numbers may have been leaked deliberately or inadvertently are a matter of grave concern.
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Blog Entry PMA Policy and COAI Recommendations
by Dipankar Das — published Jun 26, 2014 — last modified Jul 02, 2014 06:45 AM — filed under: ,
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PMO’s no to smart cards, insists on Aadhaar
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The government has decided to stop issuing new smart cards to beneficiaries of government schemes as Aadhaar is now backed by a law.
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Podcast on 'Abortion rights and privacy' with PI
by Admin — published Dec 14, 2018 — last modified Dec 25, 2018 01:09 AM — filed under: ,
Ambika Tandon recorded a podcast with Privacy International on abortion rights, bodily autonomy, and privacy in the Indian and Argentinian context, which was released on December 6, 2018.
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Blog Entry Policy Brief on the Report of the UN Group of Governmental Experts on ICT
by Elonnai Hickok and Vipul Kharbanda — published Aug 23, 2016 — filed under: , ,
In light of the complex challenges and threats posed to, and by, the field of information telecommunications in cyberspace, in 1998 the draft resolution in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly was introduced and adopted without a vote (A/RES/53/70) ]. Since then, the Secretary General to the General Assembly has invited annual reports on the issue.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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