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Proposed Intermediary Liability Rules threat to privacy and free speech, global coalition tells MeitY
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Zaheer Merchant
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Mar 20, 2019
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
“We respectfully call on you to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules in December. As published, the draft amendments would erode digital security and undermine the exercise of human rights globally.”
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Protection of Privacy in Mobile Phone Apps
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Hitabhilash Mohanty and Edited by Leilah Elmokadem
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Dec 15, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The term “Fintech” refers to technology-based businesses that compete against, enable and/or collaborate with financial institutions. The year 2015 was a critical year for the Indian fintech industry, which saw the rise of numerous fintech start-ups, incubators and investments from the public and private sector.
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Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak told
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Prasad Krishna
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May 18, 2017
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last modified
Jun 07, 2017 12:14 PM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
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Public Law and Jurisprudential Issues of Privacy: A Talk at CIS
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 25, 2013
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last modified
Dec 30, 2013 12:39 PM
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Event,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On Friday, September 27, 2013, Abhayraj Naik will give a talk on public law and jurisprudential issues related to privacy. CIS will host the talk at its office in Bangalore from 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
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Public Statement to Final Draft of UID Bill
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Dec 07, 2010
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last modified
Mar 22, 2012 05:48 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The final draft of the UID Bill that will be submitted to the Lok Sabha was made public on 8 November 2010. If the Bill is approved by Parliament, it will become a legal legislation in India. The following note contains Civil Society's response to the final draft of the Bill.
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Putting Users First: How Can Privacy be Protected in Today’s Complex Mobile Ecosystem?
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 22, 2011
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last modified
Sep 22, 2011 10:03 AM
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Privacy
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Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
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Elonnai Hickok
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Nov 09, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy legislation in India. The committee met a total of seven times from January to September 2012. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) was a member of the committee creating the report. This blog post is CIS’s attempt to answer questions that have arisen from media coverage on the report, based on our understanding.
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Quantified identities as a global phenomenon: analyzing the impact of biometric systems in our societies
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by
Admin
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Feb 28, 2018
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last modified
Mar 01, 2018 12:56 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
A session by Amber Sinha and Leandro Ucciferri of ADC, Argentina at the Internet Freedom Festival to be held in Valencia, Spain in March has been selected. Amber Sinha will make a presentation.
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Rankathon on Digital Rights (Delhi, January 08)
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by
Amber Sinha
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Dec 29, 2016
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last modified
Dec 29, 2016 07:10 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital Rights
Please join us on Sunday, January 08, at the CIS office in Hauz Khas, Delhi, for a rankathon to visualise, and contribute to the findings of the Ranking Digital Rights study, and critique the underlying methodology. The event will begin at 10:00 in the morning and participants can focus on one or more of three kinds of tasks: 1) visualising the CIS and Ranking Digital Rights data, 2) evaluating additional companies using the RDR methodology, and 3) evaluating the RDR methodology and its suitability for independent use.
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Ranking Digital Rights in India
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by
Divij Joshi and Aditya Chawla
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published
Feb 12, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service providers (Hike Messenger, Shaadi.com and Rediff.com). The report is an attempt to evaluate the practices and policies of companies which provide internet infrastructure or internet services, and are integral intermediaries to the everyday experience of the internet in India.
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