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CIS Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 05, 2018
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last modified
Apr 18, 2018 04:39 PM
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Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
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Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 05, 2018
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last modified
Feb 05, 2018 01:39 PM
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filed under:
Data Governance,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
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Data Protection: We can innovate, leapfrog
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 22, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
About 27% of India's population is still illiterate or barely literate. Most privacy policies and terms of services for web and mobile applications are in English and therefore it is only 10% of us who can actually read them before we provide our consent.
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Response Submission on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector
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Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok and Udbhav Tiwari
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published
Nov 08, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:27 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Data Protection,
Data Management,
Privacy
CIS submitted its comments on the consultation paper on privacy, security and ownership of data in telecom sector which was published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on August 9, 2017.
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GDPR and India: A Comparative Analysis
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by
Aditi Chaturvedi
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published
Oct 17, 2017
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last modified
Nov 28, 2017 03:17 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
At present, companies world over are in the process of assessing the impact that EU General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) will have on their businesses.
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MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Sep 05, 2017
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last modified
Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Digital Economy,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Data Governance,
Data Protection,
Digital Rights
MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government consultations: one at the TRAI, and another at MEITY. This discussion is supported by Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, will participate as a speaker in the session titled "regulating storage, sharing and transfer of data."
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News & Media
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Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
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by
Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Digital Access,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Protection,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Information Security,
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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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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Survey on Data Protection Regime
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Aditi Chaturvedi and Elonnai Hickok
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published
Feb 10, 2017
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last modified
Feb 10, 2017 10:47 AM
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filed under:
General Data Protection Regulation,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Data Protection,
Homepage
We request you to take part in this survey aimed at understanding how various organisations view the changes in the Data Protection Regime in the European Union. Recently the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 was passed, which shall replace the present Data Protection Directive DPD 95/46/EC. This step is likely to impact the way of working for many organisations. We are grateful for your voluntary contribution to our research, and all information shared by you will be used for the purpose of research only. Questions that personally identify you are not mandatory and will be kept strictly confidential.
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