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Blog Entry Privacy after Big Data - Workshop Report
by Amber Sinha published Jan 27, 2017 last modified Jan 27, 2017 01:09 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, organised a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Crowdsourced innovation for government projects and services is easier said than done
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 07, 2017 last modified Feb 07, 2017 03:36 PM — filed under: ,
Late January. The buzz was palpable at the MLR Convention Centre in South Bengaluru. Developers were streaming into 50p, a conference organised by HasGeek, which has curated technology forums since 2011. But this wasn't just one of the six HasGeek communions that the programmers attend annually. 50p put the spotlight on digital payments, which meant the gathering would be more diverse than anything before.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Giving out your fingerprint for Aadhar payments is as bad as telling the seller your banking password
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 07, 2017 — filed under: ,
PRS India recently released a report card enlisting the status of all the major policy announcements made by the President on India in his address to the Parliament on 23 February 2016. The policies cover all the major sectors including economy and finance, industry and manufacturing, governance and legal reform, skill development, science and innovation among others.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Vidhi Doshi - Fingerprint Payments Prompt Privacy Fears in India (The Guardian)
by Vidhi Doshi published Feb 10, 2017 last modified Feb 13, 2017 09:21 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
This article by Vidhi Doshi on the use of Aadhaar-based payments by private companies in India was published by The Guardian on February 09, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay is quoted in the article.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Digital illusions
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 16, 2017 — filed under: , ,
The Watal Committee’s report presents the government with an impossible road map to a cashless nirvana.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
No Genie At Your Fingertips
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 16, 2017 last modified Feb 16, 2017 04:02 PM — filed under: , ,
Aadhaar biometrics will now enable cashless shopping sans card and smartphone. A look at the hopes and fears.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
File Limits to Privacy
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 11, 2011 last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM — filed under: ,
In this chapter we attempt to build a catalogue of these various justifications, without attempting to be exhaustive, with the objective of arriving at a rough taxonomy of such frequently invoked terms. In addition we also examine some the more important justifications such as “public interest” and “security of the state” that have been invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Publications
Blog Entry Locating Constructs of Privacy within Classical Hindu Law
by Ashna Ashesh and Bhairav Acharya published Dec 29, 2014 last modified Jan 01, 2015 01:56 PM — filed under: , , ,
This white paper seeks to locate privacy in Classical Hindu Law, and by doing so, displace the notion that privacy is an inherently ‘Western’ concept that is the product of a modernist legal system.
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Blog Entry Roundtable on Indian Privacy Law and Policy
by Bhairav Acharya published Sep 14, 2014 last modified Dec 27, 2014 02:18 PM — filed under: ,
This event was hosted by the Centre for Law and Development of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in Kochi. It was attended by members of the faculty of NUALS, some students from the 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and 5th year.
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Blog Entry Relationship Between Privacy and Confidentiality
by Vipul Kharbanda published Dec 30, 2014 — filed under: ,
The laws of breach of confidentiality and breach of privacy at first glance seem very similar to each other. If a doctor releases health information relating to a patient that s/he is treating then such an act would give rise to a claim both under the law of privacy as well as under the law of confidentiality.
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