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Privacy and Surveillance in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 13, 2013 — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director from the Centre for Internet and Society will give a talk on privacy and surveillance in India at this event organised by the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia on September 18, 2013. The talk will be held at Network Governance Lab, CCMG, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi at 11.30 a.m.
Located in News & Media
Regulating the Internet: The Government of India & Standards Development at the IETF: by Aayush Rathi, Gurshabad Grover and Sunil Abraham — published Nov 30, 2018 — last modified Jan 22, 2019 07:29 AM — filed under: Open Standards, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, Surveillance, IETF, Encryption Policy
The institution of open standards has been described as a formidable regulatory regime governing the Internet. Given the regulatory and domestic policy implications that technical standards can have, there is a need for Indian governmental agencies to focus adequate resources geared towards achieving favourable outcomes at standards development fora.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Response to the Pegasus Questionnaire issued by the SC Technical Committee: by Anamika Kundu, Digvijay, Arindrajit Basu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Apr 13, 2022 02:45 PM — filed under: IT Act, Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
On March 25, 2022, the Supreme Court appointed Technical Committee constituted to examine the allegations of alleged unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus software released a questionnaire seeking responses and comments from the general public.
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Rethinking Acquisition of Digital Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies: by Harikartik Ramesh — published Apr 16, 2022 — last modified May 02, 2022 09:27 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
This article has been selected as a part of The Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance series organized in collaboration with the RGNUL Student Research Review (RSRR) Journal.
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Right to Food Campaign, Ranchi Convention, 2016: by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — published Sep 26, 2016 — last modified Mar 16, 2019 04:40 AM — filed under: Big Data, Data Systems, Internet Governance, Surveillance, Aadhaar, Welfare Governance, Biometrics, Big Data for Development, UID
The Right to Food Campaign held its 2016 Convention in Ranchi during September 23-25, 2016. While three years have elapsed since the passage of the National Food Security Act, despite improvements in the Public Distribution System (PDS), large implementation gaps remain. This is what the Convention focused on, and gathered researchers and campaigners from across the country to share experiences and case studies on effectiveness and exclusions from the PDS. Sumandro Chattapadhyay took part in a session of the Convention to discuss how UID-linked welfare delivery is being rolled out across key programmes like provision of pension and rationed distribution of essential commodities, and their impact on people's right to welfare services.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Security and Surveillance: A public discussion on Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 17, 2014 — last modified Dec 19, 2014 08:46 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to a public discussion on optimizing security and safeguarding human rights at its Bangalore office on Friday, December 19th, 2014, 16:00 to 18:00.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Spreadsheet data on sample of 50 security companies: by Maria Xynou — published Feb 28, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Surveillance
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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 1: Foundations: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 13, 2014 — last modified Jan 23, 2014 03:12 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Constitutional Law, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this insightful seven-part series, Gautam Bhatia looks at surveillance and the right to privacy in India from a constitutional perspective, tracing its genealogy through Supreme Court case law and compares it with the law in the USA.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest Test: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 27, 2014 — filed under: Surveillance, Constitutional Law, Internet Governance, Privacy
Gautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict scrutiny, compelling State interest, and narrow tailoring in its approach to privacy violations.
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