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Blog Entry Seventh Privacy Round-table
by Elonnai Hickok published Nov 20, 2013 — filed under: ,
On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in New Delhi at the FICCI Federation House.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Short-term Consultant (Cyber Security)
by Elonnai Hickok published Apr 20, 2018 last modified Apr 20, 2018 01:27 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with strong understanding of cyber security to contribute research to its cyber security research under its Internet Governance programme.
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Short-term Consultant (IETF)
by Elonnai Hickok published Apr 20, 2018 last modified Apr 21, 2018 03:44 PM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Society is seeking an individual with a strong understanding of IETF standards to work with us on writing 7 Human Rights Considerations for Internet standards and active drafts that are relevant to public interest. Additionally, the individual will help develop a longer term work-plan, expertise and approach for engagement in the IETF.
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Blog Entry Should Ratan Tata be Afforded the Right to Privacy?
by Elonnai Hickok published Dec 08, 2010 last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:03 AM
The Ratan Tata case has raised many important questions pertaining to privacy. This note looks at a few of those questions, and the debate that centers around them.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Stand up for Digital Rights
by Elonnai Hickok published Jun 13, 2016 last modified Jun 13, 2016 03:30 PM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) invites you to a discussion on a set of recommendations for Ethical Tech, a report on human rights and private online intermediaries which describes key areas where such actors have responsibilities. The event will be held at CIS office in Bangalore on June 15, 2016 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Blog Entry State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: Summary
by Elonnai Hickok published Dec 31, 2012 last modified Jul 12, 2013 04:02 PM — filed under: ,
On December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting examined trends in surveillance, reasons for state surveillance, surveillance tactics that governments are using, and safeguards that can be put in place to protect against unlawful or disproportionate surveillance.
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Blog Entry Surveillance Camp IV: Disproportionate State Surveillance - A Violation of Privacy
by Elonnai Hickok published Feb 19, 2013 — filed under: ,
This is the fourth in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF's State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This article has been co-written with Elonnai Hickok — Centre for Internet and Society India, and a speaker at EFF's Camp.
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Blog Entry Surveillance Technologies
by Elonnai Hickok published Apr 05, 2011 last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:40 AM — filed under: ,
The following post briefly looks at different surveillance technologies, and the growing use of the them in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Blog Entry The Centre for Internet and Society joins Worldwide Campaign to Discover Depth of GCHQ's Illegal Spying
by Elonnai Hickok published Feb 28, 2015 last modified Mar 01, 2015 06:13 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society has joined an international campaign to allow anyone in the world to request whether Britain’s intelligence agency GCHQ has illegally spied on them.
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Blog Entry The DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and Privacy
by Elonnai Hickok published Apr 25, 2011 last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:40 AM — filed under: ,
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy