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Blog Entry A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications
by Elonnai Hickok published Jan 31, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:40 PM — filed under: , ,
This blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and developed subsequently seeks to establish an international standard for surveillance of communications in the context of human rights.
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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.
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Blog Entry An Interview with Suresh Ramasubramanian
by Elonnai Hickok published Sep 06, 2013 — filed under: , ,
Suresh Ramasubramanian is the ICS Quality Representative - IBM SmartCloud at IBM. We from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted an interview on cybersecurity and issues in the Cloud.
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Blog Entry BigDog is Watching You! The Sci-fi Future of Animal and Insect Drones
by Maria Xynou published Feb 25, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:38 PM — filed under: , ,
Do you think robotic aeroplanes monitoring us are scary enough? Wait until you read about DARPA´s new innovative and subtle way to keep us all under the microscope! This blog post presents a new reality of drones which is depicted in none other than animal and insect-like robots, equipped with cameras and other surveillance technologies.
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Blog Entry Can India Trust Its Government on Privacy?
by Pranesh Prakash published Jul 15, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
In response to criticisms of the Centralized Monitoring System, India’s new surveillance program, the government could contend that merely having the capability to engage in mass surveillance won’t mean that it will. Officials will argue that they will still abide by the law and will ensure that each instance of interception will be authorized.
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Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya published Mar 31, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:12 PM — filed under: , ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Services Delivery) Rules, 2011. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
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Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya published Mar 31, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:15 PM — filed under: ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society submitted the following comments on the Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe Rules), 2011.
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Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya published Mar 31, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:13 PM — filed under: , ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Sensitive Personal Data Rules. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
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Blog Entry Comparative Analysis of DNA Profiling Legislations from Across the World
by Srinivas Atreya published May 23, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:30 AM — filed under: , ,
With the growing importance of forensic data in law enforcement and research, many countries have recognized the need to regulate the collection and use of forensic data and maintain DNA databases. Across the world around 60 countries maintain DNA databases which are generally regulated by specific legislations. Srinivas Atreya provides a broad overview of the important provisions of four different legislations which can be compared and contrasted with the Indian draft bill.
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Blog Entry Data Retention in India
by Elonnai Hickok published Jan 30, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:51 PM — filed under: , ,
As part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data retention practices by service providers. Globally, data retention has become a contested practice with regards to privacy, as many governments require service providers to retain more data for extensive time periods, for security purposes. Many argue that the scope of the retention is becoming disproportional to the purpose of investigating crimes.
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