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The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 – Comments by CIS: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 (“Bill”) is a Bill to provide for delivery of government services manadatorily through electronic means by phasing out manual delivery of services. It is heartening to note that the Bill shifts the approach to electronic delivery of services by Government agencies to one as part of the citizens' right to service delivery through electronic means rather than a luxury or benefit doled out by the Government. The Bill introduces bodies exclusively accountable for ensuring that electronic delivery of services by the Government at the state and central levels. While this is a welcome move on the part of the Government there are a few comments we, at the Centre for Internet and Society, have on the present version of the Bill:
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Second Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2011 — last modified Jun 08, 2011 10:01 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The second expert meeting on human rights and the Internet is being organised by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression on 30 and 31 March 2011 in Stockholm (Sweden). Anja Kovacs will participate in this meeting.
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India Should Watch Its Internet Watchmen: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2011 — last modified May 06, 2011 05:08 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The month after terrorists attacked Mumbai in 2008, India's government initiated legislation enabling it to eavesdrop on electronic communication and block websites on grounds of national security. There was no public debate before the bill in question was introduced, and hardly any debate inside parliament itself before it passed in 2009. In the law, there were no guidelines about the extent to which an individual's right to privacy would be breached. And there was certainly no mention, and therefore, reassurance, that due process would be followed when it came to restricting access to websites. This article by Rahul Bhatia was published in the Wall Street Journal on March 28, 2011.
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Networking its way to better governance: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:13 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
New policy to regulate Government presence on social media. This article by Deepa Kurup was published in the Hindu on March 28, 2011.
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‘Learn from failed UK NIR project’: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:12 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The new government in the UK recently scrapped its decade-long work spending millions of pounds on establishing the National Identity Registration (NIR) number simply because it realised it wasn't workable. This article by Madhumita was published in the Deccan Chronicle on March 22, 2011.
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Privacy and Governmental Databases: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 23, 2011 — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:41 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In our research we have found that most government databases are incrementally designed in response to developments and improvements that need to be incorporated from time to time. This method of architecting a system leads to a poorly designed database with many privacy risks such as: inaccurate data, incomplete data, inappropriate disclosure of data, inappropriate access to data, and inappropriate security over data. To address these privacy concerns it is important to analyze the problem that is being addressed from the perspective of potential and planned interoperability with other government databases. Below is a list of problems and recommendations concerning privacy, concerning government databases.
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Privacy Matters - A Public Conference in Ahmedabad: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2011 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
On behalf of Privacy India, and in partnership with the Research Foundation for Governance in India and Society in Action Group, the Centre for Internet and Society invites you to “Privacy Matters” a public conference focused on discussing the challenges and concerns to privacy in India. The event will be held at the Ahmedabad Management Association. We would be honored if you would attend the meeting and contribute your views.
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Public Talk by Dr. Ian Brown on Privacy, Trust and Biometrics: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 20, 2011 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:15 AM — filed under: Lecture, Internet Governance
Trust is hard to build, but easy to lose. What factors affect individuals' trust in new technologies? How can governments create citizen trust in biometric security tools? Can biometrics be designed to be privacy-friendly? And how did these questions lead to the cancellation of the UK's national identity scheme, after a decade of development costing tens of millions of pounds? About the speaker: Dr Ian Brown's research is focused on public policy issues around information and the Internet, particularly privacy and copyright. He also works in the more technical fields of communications security and healthcare informatics.
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Muzzling the Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 18, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:14 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
It is strange suddenly to be confronted with the provisions of a law passed way back in 2008. But why should the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008, pushed through in the weeks following the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai be making news now? This news item by Sundeep Dougal was posted in Outlook on March 17, 2011.
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Battle for the Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 15, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:28 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
In this article written by Latha Jishnu and published by Down to Earth, Issue: March 15 2011, the author reports about the events in the United States in the post WikiLeaks scenario.
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