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The All India Privacy Symposium: Conference Report: by Natasha Vaz — published Apr 15, 2012 — last modified Apr 30, 2012 05:16 AM — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and Society in Action Group, with support from the International Development Research Centre, Privacy International and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had organised the All India Privacy Symposium at the India International Centre in New Delhi, on February 4, 2012. Natasha Vaz reports about the event.
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The Appropriate Use of Digital Identity: by Amber Sinha — published Aug 08, 2019 — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:24 AM — filed under: Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity
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The Audacious ‘Right to Be Forgotten’: by Kovey Coles — published Jul 31, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
There has long been speculation over the permanency of our online presence. Posting about excessively-personal details, commenting in a way which is later embarrassing, being caught in unflattering public photos; to our chagrin, all of these unfortunate situations often persist on the web, and can continue to haunt us in future years.
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The Central Monitoring System: Some Questions to be Raised in Parliament: by Bhairav Acharya — published Sep 19, 2013 — last modified Sep 25, 2013 10:30 AM — filed under: Central Monitoring System, Internet Governance, Privacy
The following are some model questions to be raised in the Parliament regarding the lack of transparency in the central monitoring system.
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The Centre for Internet & Society Joins the Global Network Initiative: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — last modified Apr 25, 2012 09:13 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) is pleased to announce its newest member, the Centre for Internet & Society based in Bangalore, India. A technology policy research institute, CIS brings to GNI in-depth expertise on global Internet governance as well as online freedom of expression and privacy in India.
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The Centre for Internet and Society joins Worldwide Campaign to Discover Depth of GCHQ's Illegal Spying: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 28, 2015 — last modified Mar 01, 2015 06:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has joined an international campaign to allow anyone in the world to request whether Britain’s intelligence agency GCHQ has illegally spied on them.
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s Comments and Recommendations to the: Indian Privacy Code, 2018: by Shweta Mohandas, Elonnai Hickok, Amber Sinha and Shruti Trikanand — published Jul 20, 2018 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The debate surrounding privacy has in recent times gained momentum due to the Aadhaar judgement and the growing concerns around the use of personal data by corporations and governments.
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: The Digital Data Protection Bill 2022: by Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi — published Jan 20, 2023 — filed under: Internet Governance, Digital Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) published its comments and recommendations to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, on December 17, 2022.
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The Constitutionality of Indian Surveillance Law: Public Emergency as a Condition Precedent for Intercepting Communications: by Bedavyasa Mohanty — published Jul 04, 2014 — last modified Aug 04, 2014 04:52 AM — filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Surveillance, surveillance technologies, Security, Article 19(1)(a)
Bedavyasa Mohanty analyses the nuances of interception of communications under the Indian Telegraph Act and the Indian Post Office Act. In this post he explores the historical bases of surveillance law in India and examines whether the administrative powers of intercepting communications are Constitutionally compatible.
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The Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 — Penalising 'Peeping Toms' and Other Privacy Issues: by Divij Joshi — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:17 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The pending amendments to the Indian Penal Code, if passed in their current format, would be a huge boost for individual physical privacy by criminalising stalking and sexually-tinted voyeurism and removing the ambiguities in Indian law which threaten the privacy and dignity of individuals.
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