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Free Net advocates flay Trai's public Wi-Fi paper
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Stakeholders vouching for a cheap and open Internet have flagged concerns over privacy and regulatory hurdles.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry A Comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 15, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:32 PM — filed under: , ,
In this post, Maria Xynou gives us a comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillance
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 15, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PM — filed under: , ,
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at some of DARPA´s artificial intelligence surveillance technologies in regards to the right to privacy and their potential future use in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Workshop on the Unique Identity Number (UID), the National Population Register (NPR) and Governance: What will happen to our data?
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 18, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:28 PM — filed under: , ,
On March 2nd, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign organized a workshop to discuss the present state of the UID and NPR schemes. Some of the questions which were addressed included ´How do the UID and NPR impact citizenship´, ´Why and how is national security linked to UID/NPR´, and ´What is the relationship between UID and Big Data´.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Global Partners Meeting @ London
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 20, 2013 — filed under: ,
Privacy International is organizing the Global Partners Meeting in London from March 22 to 25, 2013. The workshop will be held at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Sunil Abraham and Malavika Jayaram will be participating in this event.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 27, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 1: Foundations
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 13, 2014 — last modified Jan 23, 2014 03:12 PM — filed under: , , ,
In this insightful seven-part series, Gautam Bhatia looks at surveillance and the right to privacy in India from a constitutional perspective, tracing its genealogy through Supreme Court case law and compares it with the law in the USA.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Interview with Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign - UID Court Cases
by Maria Xynou — published Jan 27, 2014 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) recently interviewed Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign about his ongoing efforts to challenge the UID scheme legally in the Bangalore High Court and Supreme Court of India. Read this interview and gain an interesting insight on recent legal developments with regards to the UID!
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Blog Entry Making the Powerful Accountable
by Chinmayi Arun — published Jan 30, 2014 — last modified Jan 30, 2014 06:43 AM — filed under: , , , ,
If powerful figures are not subjected to transparent court proceedings, the opacity in the face of a critical issue is likely to undermine public faith in the judiciary.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Data Privacy Day 2014
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2014 — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:34 AM — filed under: ,
January 28 is annually celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD). Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the annual meeting J N Tata Hall, Bldg 1, Infosys Campus, Infosys Ltd., Electronics City, Bangalore. Elonnai Hickok was a panelist.
Located in News & Media
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