Internet Governance Blog
Centre for Internet and Society joins the Dynamic Coalition for Platform Responsibility
- September 23, 2014
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has joined the multistakeholder cooperative engagement amidst stakeholders towards creating Due Diligence Recommendations for online platforms and Model Contractual Provisions to be enshrined in ToS. This blog provides a brief background of the role of dynamic coalitions within the IGF structure, establishes the need for the coalition and provides an update on the action plan and next steps for interested stakeholders.
Read more →Report on CIS' Workshop at the IGF:'An Evidence Based Framework for Intermediary Liability'
- September 22, 2014
An evidence based framework for intermediary liability' was organised to present evidence and discuss ongoing research on the changing definition, function and responsibilities of intermediaries across jurisdictions.
Read more →Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?
- September 19, 2014
This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes.
Read more →UID and NPR: Towards Common Ground
- September 19, 2014
The UID (Unique Identification) and NPR (National Population Register) are both government identity schemes that aggregate personal data, including biometric data for the provision of an identification factor, and aim to link them with the delivery of public utility services.
Read more →Roundtable on Indian Privacy Law and Policy
- December 27, 2014
This event was hosted by the Centre for Law and Development of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in Kochi. It was attended by members of the faculty of NUALS, some students from the 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year, and 5th year.
Read more →UID: A Data Subject's Registration Tale
- September 11, 2014
A person who registered for UIDAI shares their experience of registering for the UID Number, on the condition of anonymity.
Read more →CIS@IGF 2014
- October 08, 2014
The ninth Internet Governance Forum (“IGF2014”) was hosted by Turkey in Istanbul from September 2 to 5, 2014.
Read more →The Aadhaar Case
- September 05, 2014
In 2012 a writ petition was filed by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy in the Supreme Court of India challenging the policy of the government in making an Aadhaar card for every person in India and its later plans to link various government benefit schemes to the same.
Read more →Zero Draft of Content Removal Best Practices White Paper
- September 10, 2014
EFF and CIS Intermediary Liability Project is aimed towards the creation of a set of principles for intermediary liability in consultation with groups of Internet-focused NGOs and the academic community.
Read more →CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 21) – Gyanak Tsering
- September 06, 2014
CIS interviews Gyanak Tsering, Tibetan monk in exile, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
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