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Winter School on Privacy, Surveillance and Data Protection: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2015 — last modified Feb 07, 2015 12:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow conducted a week-long winter school on 'Privacy, Surveillance and Data Protection at National Law University, Delhi, from January 19 to 23, 2015.
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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: Internet Governance, Privacy
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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The Surveillance Industry in India – An Analysis of Indian Security Expos: by Divij Joshi — published Feb 19, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 12:25 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The author talks about the surveillance industry in India and analyses Indian security expos.
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GSMA Research Outputs: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 04, 2015 — last modified Apr 06, 2015 02:18 PM — filed under: GSMA Research, Internet Governance, Privacy
This is a collection of research under our GSMA project that we have undertaken in collaboration with Privacy International. The research has sought to understand different legal and regulatory aspects of security and surveillance in India and consists of blog entries and reports. Any feedback or comment is welcome.
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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 19, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:32 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian government launched a test version of a service called the digital locker last month that allows citizens to store scanned versions of important documents online, something that experts say poses a serious threat to people’s privacy.
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Security, Governments and Data: Technology and Policy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 31, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 05:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On January 8, 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Observer research foundation, hosted the day long conference "Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy" The conference discussed a range of topics including internet governance, surveillance, privacy, and cyber security.
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CIS submitted a response to a Notice of Enquiry by the US Government on International Internet Policy Priorities: by Akriti Bopanna and Swagam Dasgupta — published Jul 18, 2018 — last modified Aug 24, 2018 07:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society drafted a response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) issued by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on "International Internet Policy Priorities."
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Srikrishna panel upset at timing of Trai suggestions: by Admin — published Jul 19, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Justice BN Srikrishna Committee, which is drafting a model data protection and privacy law for India, is upset by the timing of recommendations made by the country’s telecom regulator this week, according to a senior member of the panel, as it fears this will delay the submission of its own report, due later this month.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
WhatsApp races against time to fix fake news mess ahead of 2019 general elections: by Admin — published Jul 25, 2018 — filed under: Social Media, WhatsApp, Internet Governance, Privacy
On Friday, when WhatsApp announced that it would pilot a ‘five media-based forwards limit’ in India, the government came up with an unequivocal reminder.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Firms find wealth in your data: by Admin — published Jul 25, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Data collection and theft is quite prevalent and there is little an individual can do right now.
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