Internet Governance Blog
CII Conference on "ACT": Achieve Cyber Security Together"
- July 22, 2013
The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) organized a conference on facing cyber threats and challenges at Hotel Hilton in Chennai on July 13, 2013. Kovey Coles attended this conference and shares a summary of the event in this blog post.
Read more →DSCI Best Practices Meet 2013
- July 19, 2013
The DSCI Best Practices Meet 2013 was organized on July 12, 2013 at Hyatt Regency, Anna Salai in Chennai. Kovey Coles attended the meet and shares a summary of the happenings in this blog post.
Read more →Interview with Mr. Reijo Aarnio - Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman
- July 19, 2013
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Reijo Aarnio, the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman, at the CIS' 5th Privacy Round Table. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for better data protection in India!
Read more →Can India Trust Its Government on Privacy?
- July 15, 2013
In response to criticisms of the Centralized Monitoring System, India’s new surveillance program, the government could contend that merely having the capability to engage in mass surveillance won’t mean that it will. Officials will argue that they will still abide by the law and will ensure that each instance of interception will be authorized.
Read more →How Surveillance Works in India
- July 15, 2013
When the Indian government announced it would start a Centralized Monitoring System in 2009 to monitor telecommunications in the country, the public seemed unconcerned. When the government announced that the system, also known as C.M.S., commenced in April, the news didn’t receive much attention.
Read more →CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 6) - Lhadon Tethong
- July 12, 2013
CIS interviews Lhadon Tethong, Tibetan human rights activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Read more →Moving Towards a Surveillance State
- July 15, 2013
The cyberspace is a modern construct of communication and today, a large part of human activity takes place in cyberspace. It has become the universal platform where business is executed, discourse is conducted and personal information is exchanged. However, the underbelly of the internet is also seen to host activities and persons who are motivated by nefarious intent.
Read more →India:Privacy in Peril
- September 25, 2013
The danger of mass surveillance in India is for real. The absence of a regulating law is damning for Indians who want to protect their privacy against the juggernaut of state and private surveillance.
Read more →CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 5) - Amelia Andersdotter
- July 11, 2013
CIS interviews Amelia Andersdotter, member of the European parliament, as part of the Cybersecurity Series
Read more →CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 3) - Eva Galperin
- July 10, 2013
CIS interviews Eva Galperin, Global Policy Analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
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