Internet Governance Blog
CIS contributes to ABLI Compendium on Regulation of Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data in Asia
- May 31, 2018
The Asian Business Law Institute, based in Singapore published a compendium on “Regulation of cross-border transfer of personal data in Asia”. This was part of an exercise to explore legal convergence around issues such as data protection, enforcement of foreign judgments and principle of restructuring in Asia.
Read more →Design Concerns in Creating Privacy Notices
- May 29, 2018
The purpose of privacy notices and choice mechanisms is to notify users of the data practices of a system, so they can make informed privacy decisions.
Read more →DIDP Request #30 - Employee remuneration structure at ICANN
- May 26, 2018
We have requested ICANN to disclose the employee pay structure at ICANN with specific enquiries about the payment across the institutional hierarchy, gender, and region.
Read more →Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: Compliance with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability
- May 20, 2018
This report assesses the compliance of the Indian intermediary liability framework with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability, and recommends substantive legislative changes to bring the legal framework in line with the Manila Principles.
Read more →India's Data Protection Framework Will Need to Treat Privacy as a Social and Not Just an Individual Good
- May 18, 2018
The idea that technological innovations may compete with privacy of individuals assumes that there is social and/or economic good in allowing unrestricted access to data. However, it must be remembered that data is potentially a toxic asset, if it is not collected, processed, secured and shared in the appropriate way.
Read more →Internet Shutdown Stories
- May 17, 2018
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has published a collection of stories of the impact of internet shutdowns on people's lives in the country. This book seeks to give a glimpse into the lives of those directly affected by these internet shutdown experiments. When seen in a larger context, we hope that the stories in this book also demonstrate that access to the internet and freedom of speech is not just about an individual’s rights, but are also required for the collective good. This is a project funded by Facebook and MacArthur Foundation, and the stories were provided by 101 Reporters. Case studies from the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, and Uttar Pradesh have been highlighted in this compilation.
Read more →AI in the Banking and Finance Industry in India
- May 14, 2018
This is a draft report that seeks to map the present state of use of AI in the banking and financial sector in India.
Read more →DIDP Request #29 - Revenue breakdown by source for FY 2017
- April 03, 2018
We requested ICANN for financial information they have not yet provided for the period ending June 2017.
Read more →Revenge Porn Laws across the World
- April 25, 2018
The following is a compilation of laws dealing with revenge porn if and how they exist across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
Read more →What’s up with WhatsApp?
- April 23, 2018
In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
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