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Mastering the Art of Keeping Indians Under Surveillance: by Bhairav Acharya — published May 30, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 12:26 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
In its first year in office, the National Democratic Alliance government has been notably silent on the large-scale surveillance projects it has inherited. This ended last week amidst reports the government is hastening to complete the Central Monitoring System (CMS) within the year.
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Big Brother is watching you: by Chinmayi Arun — published Jan 06, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
India has no requirements of transparency whether in the form of disclosing the quantum of interception or in the form of notification to people whose communication was intercepted.
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The constitutionality of MHA surveillance order: by Nehaa Chaudhari — published Dec 31, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
The rules require review committees to examine all surveillance orders issued under this section every couple of months.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Counter Surveillance Panel: DiscoTech & Hackathon: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2014 — last modified Feb 28, 2014 05:36 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
We invite you to a Counter Surveillance DiscoTech and Hackathon at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on Saturday, March 1, 2014 (9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.). The event is being co-organized by the Centre for Internet and Society in tandem with the MIT Centre for Civic Media Co-Design Lab, with support from members of Tactical Technology Collective, Hackteria.org and Srishti School of Art Design and Technology. Registrations begin at 9.00 a.m. The event shall close with a featured talk by renown information activist and maker lab innovator Smari McCarthy, titled "Privacy for Humanity" at 5.00 p.m.
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Free Speech and Surveillance: by Gautam Bhatia — published Jul 07, 2014 — filed under: Netra, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Surveillance, Censorship, Central Monitoring System, Article 19(1)(a)
Gautam Bhatia examines the constitutionality of surveillance by the Indian state.
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Development Informatics: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Sep 27, 2019
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Policy Recommendations for Surveillance Law in India and an Analysis of Legal Provisions on Surveillance in India and the Necessary & Proportionate Principles: by Maria Xynou — published Mar 14, 2015
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The Big Eye: The tech is all ready for mass surveillance in India: by Admin — published Aug 13, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
Chennai’s T. Nagar, arguably India’s biggest shopping district by revenues and crowded on any given day, gets even more packed in festival seasons as thousands throng its saree and jewellery stores.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
EXTRATERRITORIAL ALGORITHMIC SURVEILLANCE AND THE INCAPACITATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: by Pranav M B — published Dec 31, 2019
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Social Media Monitoring: by Amber Sinha — published Jan 13, 2017 — last modified Jan 16, 2017 02:23 PM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Surveillance
We see a trend of social media and communication monitoring and surveillance initiatives in India which have the potential to create a chilling effect on free speech online and raises question about the privacy of individuals. In this paper, Amber Sinha looks at social media monitoring as a tool for surveillance, the current state of social media surveillance in India, and evaluate how the existing regulatory framework in India may deal with such practices in future.
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