Internet Governance Blog
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 12) - Namita Malhotra
- November 15, 2013
CIS interviews Namita Malhotra, researcher and lawyer at Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
Read more →Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft
- November 06, 2013
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Caspar Bowden, an internationally renowned privacy advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft. Read this exciting interview and gain an insight on India's UID and CMS schemes, on the export of surveillance technologies, on how we can protect our data in light of mass surveillance and much much more!
Read more →Open Secrets
- November 30, 2013
We need to think of privacy in different ways — not only as something that happens between people, but between you and corporations.
Read more →Mapping Digital Media: Broadcasting, Journalism and Activism in India: A Public Consultation
- November 06, 2013
Lawyers, researchers, journalists and activists gathered on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Bangalore International Centre in response to India’s country report on Mapping Digital Media, which examines citizen’s access to quality news and information across different industries, and impacts on media freedoms as a result of digitisation. Respondents examined themes related to regulation, journalism and activism, and engaging discussions took place among attendees.
Read more →Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry
- October 25, 2013
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
Read more →What India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations
- October 25, 2013
Big Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. There’s no telling how prevalent or extensive Indian surveillance really is.
Read more →An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party
- October 25, 2013
The Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party.
Read more →Interview with Dr. Alexander Dix - Berlin Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner
- October 23, 2013
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Berlin's Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner: Dr. Alexander Dix. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for better data protection in India!
Read more →Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
- October 23, 2013
An open letter was sent to the Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on the proposed EU Regulation. The letter was apart of an initiative that Privacy International and a number of other NGO's are undertaking.
Read more →Interview with the Tactical Technology Collective on Privacy and Surveillance
- October 18, 2013
The Centre for Internet and Society recently interviewed Anne Roth from the Tactical Technology Collective in Berlin. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!
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