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SCOSTA and UID Comparison not Valid, says Finance Committee: by Elonnai Hickok — published Oct 14, 2011 — last modified Nov 22, 2011 04:37 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Standing Committee on Finance Branch, Lok Sabha Secretariat has responded to the suggestions offered by CIS on the National Identification Authority of India, Bill 2010 and has requested it to mail its views by 14 October 2011.
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Understanding the Right to Information: by Elonnai Hickok — published Sep 28, 2011 — last modified Jun 12, 2013 11:39 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Elonnai Hickok summarises the Right to Information Act, 2005, how it works, how to file an RTI request, the information that an individual can request under the Act, the possible responses and the challenges to the citizen and the government. She concludes by saying that there are many structural changes that both citizens and governmental officers can make to improve the system.
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Right to Privacy Bill 2010 — A Few Comments: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 20, 2011 — last modified Mar 22, 2012 06:26 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Earlier this year, in February 2011, Rajeev Chandrasekhar introduced the Right to Privacy Bill, 2010 in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill is meant to “provide protection to the privacy of persons including those who are in public life”. Though the Bill states that its objective is to protect individuals’ fundamental right to privacy, the focus of the Bill is on the protection against the use of electronic/digital recording devices in public spaces without consent and for the purpose of blackmail or commercial use.
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Bloggers' Rights Subordinated to Rights of Expression: Cyber Law Expert: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 03, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Vijayashankar, an eminent cyber law expert answers Elonnai Hickok’s questions on bloggers' rights, freedom of expression and privacy in this e-mail interview conducted on May 19, 2011.
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The DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and Privacy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 25, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In 2007 a bill known as the Draft DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, an autonomous organization funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The below is a background to DNA collection/analysis in India, and a critique of the Bill a from a privacy perspective.
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An Interview with Activist Shubha Chacko: Privacy and Sex Workers: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 25, 2011 — last modified Mar 28, 2012 06:26 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On February 20th I had the opportunity to speak with Shubha Chacko on privacy and sex workers. Ms. Chacko is an activist who works for Aneka, an NGO based in Bangalore, which fights for the human rights of sexual minorities. In my interview with Ms. Chacko I tried to understand how privacy impacts the lives of sex workers in India. The below is an account of our conversation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Is Data Protection Enough?: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 05, 2011 — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:28 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The following note looks briefly at different sides of the privacy debate, and asks the question whether a Data Protection law is enough privacy protection for India.
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Surveillance Technologies: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 05, 2011 — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The following post briefly looks at different surveillance technologies, and the growing use of the them in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Encryption Standards and Practices: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 05, 2011 — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:39 AM
The below note looks at different types of encryption, varying practices of encryption in India, and the relationship between encryption, data security, and national security.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
A Stolen Perspective: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 31, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:43 AM
The note below is a perspective piece on biometrics. On March 11th I traveled down to the Philippines, and had a chance to experience the possible convenience of biometric based identification.
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