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Blog Entry Microsoft releases its first report on data requests by law enforcement agencies around the world
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:19 PM — filed under: ,
In this post, the Centre for Internet and Society presents Microsoft´s report on law enforcement requests, with a focus on data requested by Indian law enforcement agencies.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Driving in the Surveillance Society: Cameras, RFID tags and Black Boxes...
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 26, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:26 PM — filed under: , ,
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at red light cameras, RFID tags and black boxes used to monitor vehicles in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Workshop on the Unique Identity Number (UID), the National Population Register (NPR) and Governance: What will happen to our data?
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 18, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:28 PM — filed under: , ,
On March 2nd, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign organized a workshop to discuss the present state of the UID and NPR schemes. Some of the questions which were addressed included ´How do the UID and NPR impact citizenship´, ´Why and how is national security linked to UID/NPR´, and ´What is the relationship between UID and Big Data´.
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Blog Entry Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillance
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 15, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PM — filed under: , ,
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at some of DARPA´s artificial intelligence surveillance technologies in regards to the right to privacy and their potential future use in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Summary of the CIS workshop on the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 14, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:33 PM — filed under: , ,
On March 1st, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society organized a workshop which analysed the April 2012 draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and its potential implications on human rights in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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