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How Function Of State May Limit Informed Consent: Examining Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill
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Amber Sinha
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Mar 01, 2022
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filed under:
Data Governance,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
The collective implication of leaving out ‘proportionality’ from Clause 12 is to provide very wide discretionary powers to the state.
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Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill And Digital Healthcare: A Case Study
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 01, 2022
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filed under:
Data Governance,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
In light of the state’s emerging digital healthcare apparatus, how does Clause 12 alter the consent and purpose limitation model?
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Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 04, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The judges may still be able to articulate the manner in which limits for a right to privacy may be arrived at, without explicitly specifying them.
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Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
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Right to be Forgotten: A Tale of Two Judgements
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 07, 2017
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filed under:
Right to be Forgotten,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In the last few months, there have been contrasting judgments from two Indian high courts, Karnataka and Gujarat, on matters relating to the right to be forgotten. The two high courts heard pleas on issues to do the right of individuals to have either personal information redacted from the text of judgments available online or removal of such judgment from publically available sources.
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Privacy in the Age of Big Data
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 11, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Big Data,
Privacy
Personal data is freely accessible, shared and even sold, and those to whom this information belongs have little control over its flow.
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Comments on the Right to Information Rules, 2017
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Openness,
RTI,
Call for Comments
On March 31st, 2017, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training released a Circular framing rules under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Rules”). The Ministry invited comments on on the RTI Rules. CIS submitted its comments on April 25, 2017.
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Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker’s Decision on Aadhaar?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 27, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
When ruling on the petition filed by Jairam Ramesh challenging passing the Aadhaar Act as a money Bill, the court has differing precedents to look at.
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Analysis of Key Provisions of the Aadhaar Act Regulations
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Mar 31, 2017
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last modified
Apr 03, 2017 02:05 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
UIDAI,
Biometrics,
Aadhaar
In exercise of their powers under of the powers conferred by Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, (Aadhaar Act) the UIDAI has come out with a set of five regulations in late 2016 last year. In this policy brief, we look at the five regulations, their key provisions and highlight point out the unresolved, issues, unaddressed, and created issues as result of these regulations.
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Call for Design Interns
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Jun 12, 2019
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last modified
Jun 12, 2019 06:16 AM
CIS is seeking graphic design interns to create communication material (information and data visualizations, publication layouts, presentations, etc.) for our projects. The intern will assist our researchers in presenting their research in accessible and easy-to-understand forms, as well as design social media collaterals. They will be working with a multi-disciplinary team across two cities, and be supervised by a designer.
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