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20 years of Google: Privacy, fake news and the future
by Admin published Aug 30, 2018 — filed under: ,
Google once directed you to information. Today, it’s often the source of information, using data you and others have shared, often without you realising it. Public knowledge goes where Google takes it. And 20 years on, not everyone’s happy with the journey.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India Judgment
by Admin published Aug 30, 2018 — filed under: ,
Shweta Mohandas was a panelist at the event, "Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India Judgment", organised by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, and the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi. It took place on Friday, 24 August 2018 at India International Centre, New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The Srikrishna Committee Data Protection Bill and Artificial Intelligence in India
by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok published Sep 03, 2018 — filed under: , ,
Artificial Intelligence in many ways is in direct conflict with traditional data protection principles and requirements including consent, purpose limitation, data minimization, retention and deletion, accountability, and transparency.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Artificial Intelligence in the Governance Sector in India
by Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok published Sep 14, 2018 — filed under: ,
The use of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to ameliorate several existing structural inefficiencies in the discharge of governmental functions. Our research indicates that the deployment of this technology across sub-sectors is still on the horizons.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry National Health Stack: Data For Data’s Sake, A Manmade Health Hazard
by Murali Neelakantan, Swaraj Barooah, Swagam Dasgupta and Torsha Sarkar published Aug 17, 2018 last modified Sep 16, 2018 05:01 AM — filed under: , , ,
On Oct. 5, 2017, an HIV positive woman was denied admission in Hyderabad’s Osmania General Hospital even though she was entitled to free treatment under India’s National AIDS Control Organisation programme. Another incident around the same time witnessed a 24-year-old pregnant woman at Tikamgarh district hospital in Madhya Pradesh being denied treatment by hospital doctors once she tested positive for HIV. The patient reportedly delivered the twins outside the maternity ward after she was turned away by the hospital, but her newborn twin girls died soon after.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights
by Admin published Sep 18, 2018 — filed under: ,
Shweta Mohandas was a panelist at the Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights on September 9, 2018. The Symposium was organised by the Tech Law Forum of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Gender and Privacy: Countering the Patriarchal Gaze
by Admin published Sep 19, 2018 — filed under: ,
Ambika Tandon participated in a workshop on privacy and gender which was organized by Privacy International in United Kingdom on September 13 and 14, 2018. Ambika was part of a panel on reproductive rights and privacy in India. She also recorded a podcast on the same topic, as part of a series on privacy and gender being hosted by Privacy International.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Conference on Data Protection
by Admin published Sep 20, 2018 — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham and Amber Sinha participated in a conference on data protection at NIPFP in New Delhi on September 4, 2018. The event was organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Forecasting the Implications of the CLOUD Act Around the World
by Admin published Sep 20, 2018 last modified Sep 20, 2018 03:51 PM — filed under: ,
Elonnai Hickok participated in the event organized by the Global Network Initiative at the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. on September 18, 2018 as a speaker.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Networked Economies and Gender Action Learning
by Admin published Oct 02, 2018 — filed under: , ,
Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Ambika Tandon participated in a meeting organized by IDRC for grantees under their networked economies programme to discuss gender-based outputs and development outcomes in their work. The event was held in Ottawa on September 20 - 21, 2018, facilitated by Gender at Work.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media