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Sorry Wrong Number
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 03, 2011 last modified Jul 08, 2011 04:11 AM — filed under:
The government’s ambitious project to give a unique identification number to every Indian citizen is running woefully behind schedule. T.V. Jayan investigates the problems that beset the project. The news was published in the Telegraph on 3 July 2011.
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Blog Entry Privacy and Security Can Co-exist
by Sunil Abraham published Jun 22, 2011 last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:05 AM — filed under: ,
The blanket surveillance the Centre seeks is not going to make India more secure, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Mail Today on June 21, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Copyright Enforcement and Privacy in India
by Prashant Iyengar published Jun 14, 2011 last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:27 AM — filed under: ,
Copyright can function contradictorily, as both the vehicle for the preservation of privacy as well as its abuse, writes Prashant Iyengar. The research examines the various ways in which privacy has been implicated in the shifting terrain of copyright enforcement in India and concludes by examining the notion of the private that emerges from a tapestry view of the relevant sections of Copyright Act.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Blog Entry The New Right to Privacy Bill 2011 — A Blind Man's View of the Elephunt
by Prashant Iyengar published Jun 09, 2011 last modified Feb 29, 2012 05:45 AM — filed under: ,
Over the past few days various newspapers have reported the imminent introduction in Parliament, during the upcoming Monsoon session, of a Right to Privacy Bill. Since the text of this bill has not yet been made accessible to the public, this post attempts to grope its way – through guesswork – towards a picture of what the Bill might look like from a combined reading of all the newspaper accounts, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog post which was posted on the Privacy India website on June 8, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Blog Entry A Street View of Private and the Public
by Prashant Iyengar published Jun 04, 2011 last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:34 AM — filed under: ,
Prashant Iyengar on how in the eyes of the law, the internet giant is like the homeless in India. This article was published by Tehelka on June 4, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Blog Entry Bloggers' Rights Subordinated to Rights of Expression: Cyber Law Expert
by Elonnai Hickok published Jun 03, 2011 last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: ,
Vijayashankar, an eminent cyber law expert answers Elonnai Hickok’s questions on bloggers' rights, freedom of expression and privacy in this e-mail interview conducted on May 19, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Blog Entry Limits to Privacy
by Prashant Iyengar published May 06, 2011 last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:28 AM — filed under: ,
In his research article, Prashant Iyengar examines the limits to privacy for individuals in light of the provisions of the Constitution of India, public interest, security of state and maintenance of law and order. The article attempts to build a catalogue of all these justifications and arrive at a classification of all such frequently used terms invoked in statutes and upheld by courts to deprive persons of their privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Privacy By Design — Conference Report
by Prasad Krishna published May 02, 2011 last modified Aug 22, 2011 12:03 PM — filed under: ,
How do we imagine privacy? How is privacy being built into technological systems? On April 16th,The Center for Internet and Society hosted Privacy by Design, an Open Space meant to answer these questions and more around the topic of privacy. Below is a summary of the conversations and dialogs from the event.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Blog Entry The DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and Privacy
by Elonnai Hickok published Apr 25, 2011 last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:40 AM — filed under: ,
In 2007 a bill known as the Draft DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, an autonomous organization funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The below is a background to DNA collection/analysis in India, and a critique of the Bill a from a privacy perspective.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Blog Entry An Interview with Activist Shubha Chacko: Privacy and Sex Workers
by Elonnai Hickok published Apr 25, 2011 last modified Mar 28, 2012 06:26 AM — filed under: ,
On February 20th I had the opportunity to speak with Shubha Chacko on privacy and sex workers. Ms. Chacko is an activist who works for Aneka, an NGO based in Bangalore, which fights for the human rights of sexual minorities. In my interview with Ms. Chacko I tried to understand how privacy impacts the lives of sex workers in India. The below is an account of our conversation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy