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Remove misinformation, but be transparent please!
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by
Torsha Sarkar
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published
Jun 29, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen an extensive proliferation of misinformation and misleading information on the internet - which in turn has highlighted a heightened need for online intermediaries to promptly and effectively deploy its content removal mechanisms. This blogpost examines how this necessity may affect the best practices of transparency reporting and obligations of accountability that these online intermediaries owe to their users, and formulates recommendations to allow preservation of information regarding Covid-19 related content removal, for future research.
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Blog
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'I feel the pain of having nowhere to go': A Manipuri Trans Woman Recounts Her Ongoing Lockdown Ordeal
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by
Santa Khurai
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published
Jun 22, 2020
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last modified
Jun 22, 2020 11:42 AM
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filed under:
Gender,
Covid19,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
"My life and work in Bengaluru came to an abrupt halt with the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown this March. We no longer had jobs and were forced to plan our departure from the city." -- As told to Santa Khurai, Manipur-based queer and Nupi Manbi activist, artist and writer. Compiled by Aayush Rathi, a cisgender, heterosexual man, and researcher with Centre for Internet and Society, India. This account is part of an ongoing CIS research project on gender, welfare and surveillance in India, and is supported by Privacy International, UK.
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Guest Report: Bridging the Concerns with Recommending Aarogya Setu
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by
Siddharth Sonkar
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published
Jun 19, 2020
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last modified
Jun 24, 2020 05:19 AM
Keywords: Aarogya Setu, Constitutionality, Digital Contact Tracing, Location Data, Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, Exemptions, Personal Data, Sensitive Personal Data, Mosaic Theory, Surveillance, Privacy, Governing Law, Necessity, Intensity of Review, disparate Impact, Proportionality
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Internet Governance
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Geo-economic impacts of the coronavirus: Global Supply Chains (Part I)
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by
Nikhil Dave
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published
Jun 16, 2020
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last modified
Jun 16, 2020 08:17 AM
This two part blog post looks at the geo-economic impacts of the coronavirus by examining crucial impacts of developments in China. Part I looks at the impact of China's shutdown on global supply chains and part two, considers the implications for the future of 5G technology.
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Internet Governance
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The debate over internet governance and cyber crimes: West vs the rest?
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by
Elizabeth Dominic
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published
Jun 08, 2020
The post looks at the two models proposed for internet governance and the role of cyber crimes in shaping the debate. In this context, it will also critically analyze the Budapest Convention (the “convention”) and the recently proposed Russian Resolution (the “resolution”), and the strategies adopted in each to deal with the menace of cybercrimes. It will also briefly discuss India’s stances on these issues.
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Essay: Watching Corona or Neighbours? - Introducing ‘Lateral Surveillance’ during COVID-19
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by
Mira Swaminathan and Shubhika Saluja
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published
May 21, 2020
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last modified
May 22, 2020 06:39 AM
Surveillance is already suspected to have become the ‘new normal’ considering the extensive amounts of money that is being invested by governments around the globe. The only way out of this pandemic is to take a humane approach to surveillance wherein the discriminatory tendencies of the people while spreading information about those infected are factored in to prevent excessive harm.
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CIS_BD4D_Guideline04_PT+PB_BigDataAIEthicsReview_ExtendedNotes PDF
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by
Pranav M B
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published
May 19, 2020
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BD4D Guideline Documents
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A Compilation of Research on the Gig Economy
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by
Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 19, 2020
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filed under:
Gender,
Digital Labour,
Covid19,
Research,
Platform-Work,
RAW Research,
research,
Researchers at Work,
Digital Domestic Work
Over the past year, researchers at CIS have been studying gig economies and gig workers in India. Their work has involved consultative discussions with domestic workers, food delivery workers, taxi drivers, trade union leaders, and government representatives to document the state of gig work in India, and highlight the concerns of gig workers.
The imposition of a severe lockdown in India in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 has left gig workers in precarious positions. Without the privilege of social distancing, these workers are having to contend with a drastic reduction in income, while also placing themselves at heightened health risks.
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RAW
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From Health and Harassment to Income Security and Loans, India's Gig Workers Need Support
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by
Zothan Mawii (Tandem Research), Aayush Rathi (CIS), and Ambika Tandon (CIS)
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published
Apr 30, 2020
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last modified
May 19, 2020 06:57 AM
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filed under:
Gig Work,
Digital Labour,
Research,
Platform-Work,
Network Economies,
Publications,
Researchers at Work
Deemed an 'essential service' by most state governments, and thereby exempt from temporary suspension during the COVID-19 lockdown, food, groceries and other essential commodities have continued to be delivered by e-commerce companies and on-demand services. Actions to protect workers, who are taking on significant risks, have been far less forthcoming than those for customers. Zothan Mawii (Tandem Research), Aayush Rathi (CIS) and Ambika Tandon (CIS) spoke with the leaders of four workers' unions and labour researchers to identify recommended actions that public agencies and private companies may undertake to better support the urgent needs of gig workers in India.
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RAW
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‘Future of Work’ in India’s IT/IT-eS Sector pdf
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by
Pranav M B
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published
Apr 28, 2020
Located in
Internet Governance
