Internet Governance Blog
Mapping MAG: A study in Institutional Isomorphism
- February 19, 2017
The paper is an update to a shorter piece of MAG analysis that had been conducted in July 2015. At that time our analysis was limited by the MAG membership data that was made available by the Secretariat. Subsequently we wrote to the Secretariat and this paper is based on the data shared by them including for the years for which membership details were previously not available.
Read more →TRAI Consultation on Differential Pricing for Data Services - Post-Open House Discussion Submission
- March 30, 2016
The Centre for Internet and Society sent this submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) following the Open House Discussion on Differential Pricing of Data Services, held in Delhi on February 21, 2016.
Read more →Too Clever By Half: Strengthening India’s Smart Cities Plan with Human Rights Protection
- March 22, 2016
The data involved in planning for urbanized and networked cities are currently flawed and politically-inflected. Therefore, we must ensure that basic human rights are not violated in the race to make cities “smart”.
Read more →Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy Principles
- March 21, 2016
In this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012. The infographic is based on Vipul Kharbanda’s article 'Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
Read more →Vulnerabilities in the UIDAI Implementation Not Addressed by the Aadhaar Bill, 2016
- March 21, 2016
In this infographic, we document the various issues in the Aadhaar enrolment process implemented by the UIDAI, and highlight the vulnerabilities that the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 does not address. The infographic is based on Vidushi Marda’s article 'Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of India,' and is designed by Pooja Saxena, with inputs from Amber Sinha.
Read more →Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and Concerns
- March 21, 2016
Since the release of the Aadhaar Bill, the Centre for Internet and Society has been writing a number of posts analyzing the Bill and calling out problematic areas and the implications of the same. This post is meant to contribute to this growing body of writing and call out our major concerns with the Bill.
Read more →The Digital is Political
- June 05, 2016
To speak of technology is to speak of human life and living.
Read more →Adoption of Standards in Smart Cities - Way Forward for India
- March 03, 2016
With a paradigm shift towards the concept of “Smart Cities’ globally, as well as India, such cities have been defined by several international standardization bodies and countries, however, there is no uniform definition adopted globally. The glue that allows infrastructures to link and operate efficiently is standards as they make technologies interoperable and efficient.
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