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Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 v/s 2015 Bill: by Vanya Rakesh — published Sep 06, 2015 — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
This entry analyses the Human DNA Profiling Bill introduced in 2012 with the provisions of the 2015 Bill
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Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of India: by Vidushi Marda — published Sep 03, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This note analyses the data flow within the UID scheme and aims at highlighting vulnerabilities at each stage. The data flow within the UID Scheme can be best understood by first delineating the organizations involved in enrolling residents for Aadhaar. The UIDAI partners with various Registrars usually a department of the central or state Government, and some private sector agencies like LIC etc– through a Memorandum of Understanding for assisting with the enrollment process of the UID project.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Supreme Court Order is a Good Start, but is Seeding Necessary?: by Elonnai Hickok and Rohan George — published Aug 29, 2015 — last modified Sep 07, 2015 01:21 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This blog post seeks to unpack the ‘seeding’ process in the UIDAI scheme, understand the implications of the Supreme Court order on this process, and identify questions regarding the UID scheme that still need to be clarified by the court in the context of the seeding process.
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CIS Comments and Recommendations to the Human DNA Profiling Bill, June 2015: by Elonnai Hickok, Vipul Kharbanda and Vanya Rakesh — published Aug 27, 2015 — last modified Sep 02, 2015 05:09 PM — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted a clause-by-clause comments on the Human DNA Profiling Bill that was circulated by the Department of Biotechnology on June 9, 2015.
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The seedy underbelly of revenge porn: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2015 — last modified Sep 27, 2015 02:25 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Intimate photos posted by angry exes are becoming part of an expanding online body of dirty work.
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Security: Privacy, Transparency and Technology: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 19, 2015 — last modified Sep 15, 2015 10:53 AM — filed under: Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Homepage
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has been involved in privacy and data protection research for the last five years. It has participated as a member of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, which has influenced the draft Privacy Bill being authored by the Department of Personnel and Training. It has organised 11 multistakeholder roundtables across India over the last two years to discuss a shadow Privacy Bill drafted by CIS with the participation of privacy commissioners and data protection authorities from Europe and Canada.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Right to Privacy in Peril: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Aug 13, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
It seems to have become quite a fad, especially amongst journalists, to use this headline and claim that the right to privacy which we consider so inherent to our being, is under attack. However, when I use this heading in this piece I am not referring to the rampant illegal surveillance being done by the government, or the widely reported recent raids on consenting (unmarried) adults who were staying in hotel rooms in Mumbai. I am talking about the fact that the Supreme Court of India has deemed it fit to refer the question of the very existence of a fundamental right to privacy to a Constitution Bench to finally decide the matter, and define the contours of such right if it does exist.
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Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011: by Elonnai Hickok — published Aug 11, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Big Data, Privacy
Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and the private and public sectors begin to incorporate and rely on the use of Big Data in decision making processes and organizational operations.This blog provides an initial evaluation of how Big Data could impact India's current data protection standards.
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Genetic Profiling: Is it all in the DNA?: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 07, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 09:47 AM — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
A Bill seeks to make genetic profiling mandatory for the fight against crime—and generates a debate about the clash of ethics, freedom, science and data.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why the DNA Bill is open to misuse: Sunil Abraham: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 01, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:37 AM — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Human DNA Profiling Bill, the law that regulates the collection, storage and use of the human genetic code, has attracted some strong criticism from civil liberties groups including the Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) which had participated in the expert committee for DNA profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012.
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