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Blog Entry Off the Record
by Nishant Shah — published Apr 06, 2013 — last modified Apr 26, 2013 05:58 AM — filed under:
Social networks track our world but not relationships. We live in a world where things happen. And yet, with the presence of digital objects, the things that happen have increased in intensity and volume.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Privacy Round Table in Bangalore
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 02, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2013 06:55 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society, Data Security Council of India and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry cordially invite you to a "Privacy Round Table" at Jayamahal Palace in Jayamahal Road, Bangalore on Saturday, April 20, 2013, 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Clarify and define terms in IT rules, panel tells govt.
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 01, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:02 AM — filed under: ,
In the wake of concerns that the government is increasingly using ambiguously-phrased terms in legal codes to crack down on online speech, the Parliament’s Committee on Subordinate Legislation has asked for greater clarity and definition on terms which can serve as grounds for restrictions.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:12 PM — filed under: , ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Services Delivery) Rules, 2011. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry WGIG+8: Stock-Taking, Mapping, and Going Forward
by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Apr 04, 2013 06:49 AM — filed under:
On February 27, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop on the Working Group on Internet Governance report, titled "WGIG+8: Stock-Taking, Mapping, and Going Forward" at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) + 10 meeting at Fontenoy Building, conference room # 7, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris from 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:13 PM — filed under: , ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Sensitive Personal Data Rules. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:15 PM — filed under: ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society submitted the following comments on the Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe Rules), 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 — Penalising 'Peeping Toms' and Other Privacy Issues
by Divij Joshi — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:17 PM — filed under: ,
The pending amendments to the Indian Penal Code, if passed in their current format, would be a huge boost for individual physical privacy by criminalising stalking and sexually-tinted voyeurism and removing the ambiguities in Indian law which threaten the privacy and dignity of individuals.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
March 2013 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Apr 14, 2013 11:45 AM — filed under: , , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the third issue of its newsletter for the year 2013. In this issue we bring you an overview of our research programs, updates of events organised by us, events we participated in, news and media coverage, and videos of some of our recent events.
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Blog Entry India's Biometric Identification Programs and Privacy Concerns
by Divij Joshi — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 21, 2016 10:51 AM — filed under: , ,
The invasiveness of individual identification coupled with the fallibility of managing big data which biometric identification presents poses a huge risk to individual privacy in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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