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Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance Mechanisms: by Mira Swaminathan & Shubhika Saluja — published Jan 08, 2021
This paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
Located in Internet Governance
Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You: by Maria Xynou — published Nov 19, 2013 — last modified Nov 23, 2013 08:38 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be more harmful than traditional, top-down, state surveillance. Read this article and perhaps reconsider your "choice" to use social networking sites, such as Facebook.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 19, 2015 — last modified Feb 13, 2015 02:41 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on December 19, 2014 held a talk on “Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : Webinar: by Vanya Rakesh — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 04, 2015 11:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of Privacy International and Javier Ruiz, Policy Director of Open Rights Group. This is a summary of the key issues that were discussed by the speakers and the participants.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Paranoid about state surveillance? Here’s the FD Guide to living in the age of snoops: by Admin — published Dec 16, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Surveillance
The US does it, so does China. Ever since Edward Snowden’s revelations back in 2013, which exposed the extent of the US’s global surveillance apparatus, the public has been fairly clued into the extent of mass surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
What India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations: by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 25, 2013 — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Big Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. There’s no telling how prevalent or extensive Indian surveillance really is.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Big Democracy: Big Surveillance - A talk by Maria Xynou: by Maria Xynou — published Nov 26, 2013 — last modified Dec 12, 2013 10:23 AM — filed under: Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
Next Tuesday, Maria Xynou will be presenting her latest research on surveillance in India. Come and engage in a discussion on India's controversial surveillance schemes, surveillance industry and much much more!
Located in Internet Governance / Events
State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 21, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on MLATS and International Cooperation for Law Enforcement Purposes.
Located in News & Media
CIS Supports the UN Resolution on “The Right to Privacy in the Digital age”.: by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 30, 2013 — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
The United Nations adopted the resolution on the right to privacy recently. It recognised privacy as a human right, integral to the right to free expression, and also declared that mass surveillance could have negative impacts on human rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Models for Surveillance and Interception of Communications Worldwide: by Bedavyasa Mohanty — published Jul 02, 2014 — last modified Jul 10, 2014 07:50 AM — filed under: surveillance technologies, Internet Governance, Surveillance
This is an evaluation of laws and practices governing surveillance and interception of communications in 9 countries. The countries evaluated represent a diverse spectrum not only in terms of their global economic standing but also their intrusive surveillance capabilities. The analysis is limited to the procedural standards followed by these countries for authorising surveillance and provisions for resolving interception related disputes.
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