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Limits to Privacy
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 11, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
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.
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Publications
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How Web 2.0 responded to Hazare
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 11, 2011
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Social media often fails to give us time to form critical opinions. ‘It mirrored the spectacle that we were being fed by TV channels', says Nishant Shah in an interview with Deepa Kurup. This news was published in the Hindu on April 11, 2011.
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News & Media
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Privacy and the Information Technology Act — Do we have the Safeguards for Electronic Privacy?
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by
Prashant Iyengar
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published
Apr 07, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
How do the provisions of the Information Technology Act measure up to the challenges of privacy infringement? Does it provide an adequate and useful safeguard for our electronic privacy? Prashant Iyengar gives a comprehensive analysis on whether and how the Act fulfils the challenges and needs through a series of FAQs while drawing upon real life examples.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Privacy
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DIT's Response to RTI on Website Blocking
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 07, 2011
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:13 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For the first time in India, we have a list of websites that are blocked by order of the Indian government. This data was received from the Department of Information Technology in response to an RTI that CIS filed. Pranesh Prakash of CIS analyzes the implications of these blocks, as well as the shortcomings of the DIT's response.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Is Data Protection Enough?
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Apr 05, 2011
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last modified
Mar 22, 2012 05:28 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The following note looks briefly at different sides of the privacy debate, and asks the question whether a Data Protection law is enough privacy protection for India.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Privacy
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Surveillance Technologies
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Apr 05, 2011
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last modified
Mar 22, 2012 05:40 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The following post briefly looks at different surveillance technologies, and the growing use of the them in India.
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Internet Governance
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Privacy
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Privacy, By Design
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2011
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last modified
Apr 12, 2011 06:45 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society invites people and organizations in the business of 'privacy online' to engage with it in Privacy, By Design — an open space discussion that brings together coders, developers, users and entrepreneurs interested in the design of privacy online.
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Events
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March 2011 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2011
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last modified
Jul 30, 2012 10:59 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage.
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About Us
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Newsletters
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The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 – Comments by CIS
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2011
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:37 AM
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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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Blog
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Second Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2011
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last modified
Jun 08, 2011 10:01 AM
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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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