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The Difficult Balance of Transparent Surveillance: by Kovey Coles — published Jul 10, 2013 — last modified Jul 15, 2013 04:23 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
Is it too much to ask for transparency in data surveillance? On occasion, companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and the other silicon valley giants would say no. When customers join these services, each company provides their own privacy statement which assures customers of the safety and transparency that accompanies their personal data.
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Privacy Protection Bill, 2013 (With Amendments based on Public Feedback): by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 30, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:50 AM — filed under: Featured, SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
In 2013 CIS drafted the Privacy Protection Bill as a citizens' version of a privacy legislation for India. Since April 2013, CIS has been holding Privacy Roundtables in collaboration with FICCI and DSCI, with the objective of gaining public feedback to the Privacy Protection Bill and other possible frameworks for privacy in India.
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SEBI and Communication Surveillance: New Rules, New Responsibilities?: by Kovey Coles — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:51 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
In this blog post, Kovey Coles writes about the activities of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), discusses the importance of call data records (CDRs), and throws light on the significant transition in governmental leniency towards access to private records.
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Open Letter to Prevent the Installation of RFID tags in Vehicles: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 27, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:59 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has sent this open letter to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to urge them not to intall RFID tags in vehicles in India.
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Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meeting: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 25, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:04 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013.
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Interview with Mr. Billy Hawkes - Irish Data Protection Commissioner: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 20, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:06 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, at the CIS´ 4th Privacy Round Table meeting. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for data protection in India!
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Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy Legislation: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jun 19, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:07 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
India shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
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Indian surveillance laws & practices far worse than US: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jun 13, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:09 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Censorship, SAFEGUARDS
Explosive would be just the word to describe the revelations by National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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India Subject to NSA Dragnet Surveillance! No Longer a Hypothesis — It is Now Officially Confirmed: by Maria Xynou — published Jun 13, 2013 — last modified Nov 06, 2013 10:20 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
As of last week, it is officially confirmed that the metadata of everyone´s communications is under the NSA´s microscope. In fact, the leaked data shows that India is one of the countries which is under NSA surveillance the most!
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Comparative Analysis of DNA Profiling Legislations from Across the World: by Srinivas Atreya — published May 23, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:30 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
With the growing importance of forensic data in law enforcement and research, many countries have recognized the need to regulate the collection and use of forensic data and maintain DNA databases. Across the world around 60 countries maintain DNA databases which are generally regulated by specific legislations. Srinivas Atreya provides a broad overview of the important provisions of four different legislations which can be compared and contrasted with the Indian draft bill.
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