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GSMA Research Outputs: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 04, 2015 — last modified Apr 06, 2015 02:18 PM — filed under: GSMA Research, Internet Governance, Privacy
This is a collection of research under our GSMA project that we have undertaken in collaboration with Privacy International. The research has sought to understand different legal and regulatory aspects of security and surveillance in India and consists of blog entries and reports. Any feedback or comment is welcome.
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Security, Governments and Data: Technology and Policy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 31, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 05:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
On January 8, 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Observer research foundation, hosted the day long conference "Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy" The conference discussed a range of topics including internet governance, surveillance, privacy, and cyber security.
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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 19, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:32 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian government launched a test version of a service called the digital locker last month that allows citizens to store scanned versions of important documents online, something that experts say poses a serious threat to people’s privacy.
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Live Chat: Aadhaar: An identity crisis?: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:54 AM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Aadhaar card is not compulsory for citizens and "no person should be denied any benefits or ‘suffer’ for not having the Aadhaar cards issued by Unique Identification Authority of India," the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
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What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 05, 2015 05:08 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Transparency Reports, Internet Governance, Privacy
Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction requests are not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.
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CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 04, 2015 — last modified Apr 01, 2015 03:31 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Conference on UNESCO’s Internet Study: access, free expression, privacy and ethics.
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The Centre for Internet and Society joins Worldwide Campaign to Discover Depth of GCHQ's Illegal Spying: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 28, 2015 — last modified Mar 01, 2015 06:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has joined an international campaign to allow anyone in the world to request whether Britain’s intelligence agency GCHQ has illegally spied on them.
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The Surveillance Industry in India – An Analysis of Indian Security Expos: by Divij Joshi — published Feb 19, 2015 — last modified Mar 08, 2015 12:25 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The author talks about the surveillance industry in India and analyses Indian security expos.
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Winter School on Privacy, Surveillance and Data Protection: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2015 — last modified Feb 07, 2015 12:37 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow conducted a week-long winter school on 'Privacy, Surveillance and Data Protection at National Law University, Delhi, from January 19 to 23, 2015.
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Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 19, 2015 — last modified Feb 13, 2015 02:41 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on December 19, 2014 held a talk on “Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights.
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