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Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
May 09, 2015
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filed under:
Telecom,
Featured
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) sent a joint response to the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) Services with scholars from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The response was sent on March 27, 2015.
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DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India
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by
Laird Brown
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM
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filed under:
Censorship,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Cyber Security Film,
Featured,
Chilling Effect,
Cyber Security,
Homepage,
Cyber Security Interview
As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews with cyber security actors. The interviews were compiled and edited into one documentary. The film produced by Purba Sarkar, edited by Aaron Joseph, and directed by Oxblood Ruffin features Malavika Jayaram, Nitin Pai, Namita Malhotra, Saikat Datta, Nishant Shah, Lawrence Liang, Anja Kovacs, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and, Ravi Sharada Prasad.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Digital Activism in Asia Reader
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Aug 08, 2015
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last modified
Oct 24, 2015 02:36 PM
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filed under:
Digital Activism,
Digital Activism in Asia Reader,
Featured,
Research,
Net Cultures,
Publications,
Researchers at Work
The digital turn might as well be marked as an Asian turn. From flash-mobs in Taiwan to feminist mobilisations in India, from hybrid media strategies of Syrian activists to cultural protests in Thailand, we see the emergence of political acts that transform the citizen from being a beneficiary of change to becoming an agent of change. In co-shaping these changes, what the digital shall be used for, and what its consequences will be, are both up for speculation and negotiation. Digital Activism in Asia marks a particular shift where these questions are no longer being refracted through the ICT4D logic, or the West’s attempts to save Asia from itself, but shaped by multiplicity, unevenness, and urgencies of digital sites and users in Asia. It is our great pleasure to present the Digital Activism in Asia Reader.
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COVID-19 Charter Of Recommendations on Gig Work
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by
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon
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published
Apr 30, 2020
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last modified
May 13, 2020 08:53 AM
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filed under:
Researchers at Work,
Gig Work,
Digital Labour,
Covid19,
Research,
Platform-Work,
Future of Work,
Featured,
Network Economies,
Homepage
Tandem Research and the Centre for Internet and Society organised a webinar on 9 April 2020, with unions representing gig workers and researchers studying labour rights and gig work, to uncover the experiences of gig workers during the lockdown. Based on the discussion, the participants of the webinar have drafted a set of recommendations for government agencies and platform companies to safeguard workers’ well being. Here are excerpts from this charter of recommendation shared with multiple central and state government agencies and platforms companies.
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RAW
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(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
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by
Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali
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published
May 01, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Privacy,
NDSAP,
Data Protection,
Accountability,
Featured,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances of publicly available Aadhaar Numbers along with other personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals on government websites. This report highlights four government projects run by various government departments that have made sensitive personal financial information and Aadhaar numbers public on the project websites.
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Internet Governance
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 16, 2017 05:51 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Accessibility,
Event
The Centre for Internet & Society along with Prakat Solutions and Mitra Jyothi is co-hosting the Global Accessibility Awareness Day in Bengaluru on May 18, 2017.
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Accessibility
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Events
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Sameet Panda - Data Systems in Welfare: Impact of the JAM Trinity on Pension & PDS in Odisha during COVID-19
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by
Sameet Panda
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published
Feb 26, 2021
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last modified
Feb 26, 2021 07:36 AM
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filed under:
Welfare Governance,
Data Systems,
Homepage,
Research,
Featured,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
This study by Sameet Panda tries to understand the integration of data and digital systems in welfare delivery in Odisha. It brings out the impact of welfare digitalisation on beneficiaries through primary data collected in November 2020. The researcher is thankful to community members for sharing their lived experiences during course of the study. Fieldwork was undertaken in three panchayats of Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha. Additional research support was provided by Apurv Vivek and Vipul Kumar, and editorial contributions were made by Ambika Tandon (Senior Researcher, CIS). This study was conducted as part of a project on gender, welfare, and surveillance, supported by Privacy International, UK.
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Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Dec 27, 2011
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last modified
Oct 08, 2012 05:43 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Accessibility,
Publications
The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies and the Centre for Internet and Societies in cooperation with the Hans Foundation have published the Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices. The book consists of a Foreword by Axel Leblois, an Introduction and four chapters. Deepti Bharthur, Axel Leblois and Nirmita Narasimhan have contributed to the chapters.
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Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions: Mapping the Stakeholders' Response
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Oct 29, 2014
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last modified
Jan 05, 2015 05:01 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Software Patents,
Access to Knowledge
The procedure and tests surrounding software patenting in India have remained ambiguous since the Parliament introduced the term “per se” through the Patent (Amendment) Act, 2002. In 2013, the Indian Patent Office released Draft Guidelines for the Examination of Computer Related Inventions, in an effort to clarify some of the ambiguity. Through this post, CIS intern, Shashank Singh, analyses the various responses by the stakeholders to these Guidelines and highlights the various issues put forth in the responses.
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Blogs
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Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in Public Domain
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 09, 2014
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last modified
Dec 30, 2014 01:25 AM
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filed under:
Government Information,
Accessibility,
Featured,
Digitisation,
Homepage
The information provided on most Government websites such as Acts, notifications, rules, orders, minutes of meetings and consultations, etc. is usually in the form of electronic documents. However, these lack authenticity and accessibility and cannot be (text) searched., This policy brief identifies the problem areas with the current work flow being used to publish documents and proposes suitable modifications to make them easy to locate, authentic and accessible.
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