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Blog Entry Report on the 1st Privacy Round Table meeting
by Maria Xynou — published Apr 22, 2013 — last modified Jul 30, 2013 11:11 AM — filed under: , ,
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the first Privacy Round Table meeting in New Delhi, on 13th April 2013.
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India takes its first serious step toward privacy regulation – but it may be misguided
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 15, 2013 — filed under: ,
The world’s second-most populous nation may be on the cusp of embracing privacy legislation. After several false starts the Indian government appears ready to accept the need for some form of regulation.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry India's 'Big Brother': The Central Monitoring System (CMS)
by Maria Xynou — published Apr 08, 2013 — last modified Dec 06, 2013 09:39 AM — filed under: ,
In this post, Maria Xynou looks at India´s Central Monitoring System (CMS) project and examines whether it can target individuals´ communications data, regardless of whether they are involved in illegal activity.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
A Privacy Round Table in Bangalore
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 02, 2013 — last modified Apr 17, 2013 06:55 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society, Data Security Council of India and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry cordially invite you to a "Privacy Round Table" at Jayamahal Palace in Jayamahal Road, Bangalore on Saturday, April 20, 2013, 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
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Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:12 PM — filed under: , ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Services Delivery) Rules, 2011. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
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Blog Entry Comments on the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011
by Bhairav Acharya — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:13 PM — filed under: , ,
Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Sensitive Personal Data Rules. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 — Penalising 'Peeping Toms' and Other Privacy Issues
by Divij Joshi — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:17 PM — filed under: ,
The pending amendments to the Indian Penal Code, if passed in their current format, would be a huge boost for individual physical privacy by criminalising stalking and sexually-tinted voyeurism and removing the ambiguities in Indian law which threaten the privacy and dignity of individuals.
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Blog Entry India's Biometric Identification Programs and Privacy Concerns
by Divij Joshi — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 21, 2016 10:51 AM — filed under: , ,
The invasiveness of individual identification coupled with the fallibility of managing big data which biometric identification presents poses a huge risk to individual privacy in India.
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A Privacy Round Table in Delhi
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2013 — last modified Apr 12, 2013 09:33 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry cordially invite you to a "Privacy Round Table" at the FICCI Federation House in Tansen Marg, New Delhi on April 13, 2013, from 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
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Blog Entry CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 27, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
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