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India: Privacy Bill will likely reflect EU Directive: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Indian Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) called for comments - on 25 February 2014 - on a draft Privacy Protection Bill ('the Bill'). The draft Bill comes after a series of roundtable discussions in 2013. The last CIS roundtable on the Bill, on 19 October 2013, included Jacob Kohnstamm, Chairman of the EU Article 29 Working Party and the Dutch data protection authority, and Christopher Graham, the UK Information Commissioner.
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Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of Canada: by Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 03, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of international best practices.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn: by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual surveillance, and individual-individual surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
UIDAI Practices and the Information Technology Act, Section 43A and Subsequent Rules: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 07:00 AM — filed under: UID, Internet Governance, Privacy
UIDAI practices and section 43A of the IT Act are analyzed in this post.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society: by Bhairav Acharya — published Feb 25, 2014 — filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
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CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 24, 2014 — last modified Feb 24, 2014 10:49 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security framework and the need for the much awaited privacy legislation to be finalized and made into a law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Calcutta High Court Strengthens Whistle Blower Protection: by Divij Joshi — published Feb 24, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Calcutta High Court has ordered for protection of whistle blower's privacy in its November 20, 2013 order. The court has directed the government to accept RTI applications without the applicant's personal details.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Counter Surveillance Panel: DiscoTech & Hackathon: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2014 — last modified Feb 28, 2014 05:36 AM — filed under: Surveillance, Event, Internet Governance, Privacy
We invite you to a Counter Surveillance DiscoTech and Hackathon at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore on Saturday, March 1, 2014 (9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.). The event is being co-organized by the Centre for Internet and Society in tandem with the MIT Centre for Civic Media Co-Design Lab, with support from members of Tactical Technology Collective, Hackteria.org and Srishti School of Art Design and Technology. Registrations begin at 9.00 a.m. The event shall close with a featured talk by renown information activist and maker lab innovator Smari McCarthy, titled "Privacy for Humanity" at 5.00 p.m.
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February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance: by Divij Joshi — published Feb 14, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Is Bhutan selling its soul to Google?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2014 — last modified Jan 30, 2014 12:27 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Migrating Bhutan government’s communications to Google servers, allowing the United States access to confidential data, raises questions
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