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Aadhaar Act 43A & IT Rules: by Vanya Rakesh — published Apr 17, 2016
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Aadhaar Act and its Non-compliance with Data Protection Law in India: by Vanya Rakesh — published Apr 14, 2016 — last modified Apr 18, 2016 11:43 AM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics
This post compares the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, with India's data protection regime as articulated in the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.
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Adoption of Standards in Smart Cities - Way Forward for India: by Vanya Rakesh — published Mar 19, 2016 — last modified Apr 11, 2016 03:04 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Big Data, Open Data, Internet Governance, Smart Cities
With a paradigm shift towards the concept of “Smart Cities’ globally, as well as India, such cities have been defined by several international standardization bodies and countries, however, there is no uniform definition adopted globally. The glue that allows infrastructures to link and operate efficiently is standards as they make technologies interoperable and efficient.
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Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International Standards: by Vanya Rakesh — published Feb 11, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data
The Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
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DNA Research: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 02, 2015 — last modified Jul 21, 2016 11:02 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to finalize the Bill. In 2014, another version was released, the approval of which is pending before the Parliament. This legislation will allow the government of India to Create a National DNA Data Bank and a DNA Profiling Board for the purposes of forensic research and analysis. Here is a collection of our research on privacy and security concerns related to the Bill.
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Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 v/s 2015 Bill: by Vanya Rakesh — published Sep 06, 2015 — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
This entry analyses the Human DNA Profiling Bill introduced in 2012 with the provisions of the 2015 Bill
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India Electronics Week 2016 & the IoT Show: by Vanya Rakesh — published Feb 12, 2016
The India Electronics Week 2016 was held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from 11th-13th January 2016, along with Bangalore's biggest IoT Exhibition and Conference, bringing the global electronics industry together. The event also had the EFY Expo 2016, supported by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology & the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India.
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 Working Group Meetings - A Summary: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 16, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance, Information Technology
The Centre for Internet & Society attended the ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 Working Group Meetings from 22 to 27 October 2016 in Abu Dhabi at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
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ISO/IEC/ JTC 1/SC 27 Working Groups Meeting, Jaipur: by Vanya Rakesh — published Oct 31, 2015 — last modified Dec 21, 2015 02:38 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
I attended this event held from October 26 to 30, 2015 in Jaipur.
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Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : Webinar: by Vanya Rakesh — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 04, 2015 11:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of Privacy International and Javier Ruiz, Policy Director of Open Rights Group. This is a summary of the key issues that were discussed by the speakers and the participants.
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