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Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of Canada
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Mar 03, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of international best practices.
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CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Feb 24, 2014
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last modified
Feb 24, 2014 10:49 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security framework and the need for the much awaited privacy legislation to be finalized and made into a law.
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GNI Assessment Finds ICT Companies Protect User Privacy and Freedom of Expression
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Jan 20, 2014
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Elonnai Hickok analyses a public report recently published by GNI on the independent assessment process for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The report finds Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo to be in compliance with the GNI principles on privacy and freedom of expression.
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Internet Privacy in India
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Dec 31, 2013
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last modified
Jan 08, 2014 01:51 PM
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filed under:
Internet Access
Internet privacy encompasses a wide range of issues and topics. It can be understood as privacy rights that an individual has online with respect to their data, and violations of the same that take place online. Given the dynamic nature of the online sphere, privacy concerns and issues are rapidly changing.
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Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
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CIS Supports the UN Resolution on “The Right to Privacy in the Digital age”.
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Nov 30, 2013
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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.
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Seventh Privacy Round-table
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Nov 20, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in New Delhi at the FICCI Federation House.
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What India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Oct 25, 2013
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last modified
Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM
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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.
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An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Oct 25, 2013
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party.
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Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Oct 23, 2013
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last modified
Oct 23, 2013 05:00 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
An open letter was sent to the Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on the proposed EU Regulation. The letter was apart of an initiative that Privacy International and a number of other NGO's are undertaking.
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A Privacy Meeting with the Federal Trade Commission in New Delhi
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Sep 30, 2013
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last modified
Oct 03, 2013 10:25 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On September 20, the Centre for Internet and Society held a roundtable meeting with Betsy Broder, Counsel for International Consumer Protection, and Sarah Schroeder, Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), United States. The meeting took place at the Imperial, Janpath, New Delhi and discussed both the U.S framework to privacy and potential frameworks and challenges to privacy in India.
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