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Blog Entry CIS Comments and Recommendations on the Data Protection Bill, 2021
by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas published Feb 14, 2022 — filed under: , ,
This document is a revised version of the comments we provided on the 2019 Bill on 20 February 2020, with updates based on the amendments in the 2021 Bill.
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Blog Entry CIS Comments and Recommendations to the Human DNA Profiling Bill, June 2015
by Elonnai Hickok, Vipul Kharbanda and Vanya Rakesh published Aug 27, 2015 last modified Sep 02, 2015 05:09 PM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted a clause-by-clause comments on the Human DNA Profiling Bill that was circulated by the Department of Biotechnology on June 9, 2015.
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Blog Entry CIS contributes to ABLI Compendium on Regulation of Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data in Asia
by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok published May 31, 2018 last modified Jun 03, 2018 03:10 PM — filed under: ,
The Asian Business Law Institute, based in Singapore published a compendium on “Regulation of cross-border transfer of personal data in Asia”. This was part of an exercise to explore legal convergence around issues such as data protection, enforcement of foreign judgments and principle of restructuring in Asia.
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Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 20) – Saumil Shah
by Purba Sarkar published Aug 30, 2014 last modified Sep 06, 2014 05:03 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS interviews Saumil Shah, security expert, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
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Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 21) – Gyanak Tsering
by Purba Sarkar published Aug 31, 2014 last modified Sep 06, 2014 05:08 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS interviews Gyanak Tsering, Tibetan monk in exile, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
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Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 22) - Anonymous
by Purba Sarkar published Jul 13, 2015 — filed under: , , , , ,
CIS interviews a Tibetan security researcher and information activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series. He prefers to remain anonymous.
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Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 23) – Justin Searle
by Purba Sarkar published Jul 15, 2015 — filed under: , , , , ,
CIS interviews Justin Searle, security expert, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
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Blog Entry CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 24) – Shantanu Ghosh
by Purba Sarkar published Jul 15, 2015 — filed under: , , , , ,
CIS interviews Shantanu Ghosh, Managing Director, Symantec Product Operations, India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
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Blog Entry CIS Statement on Right to Privacy Judgment
by Amber Sinha published Aug 28, 2017 last modified Aug 31, 2017 06:13 PM — filed under: , ,
In an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to this bench began during the hearings in the ongoing Aadhaar case, when in August 2015, Mukul Rohatgi, the then Attorney General stated that there is no constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy.
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Blog Entry CIS Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
by Amber Sinha published Feb 05, 2018 last modified Apr 18, 2018 04:39 PM — filed under: , ,
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
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