Internet Governance Blog
The Difficult Balance of Transparent Surveillance
- July 10, 2013
Is it too much to ask for transparency in data surveillance? On occasion, companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and the other silicon valley giants would say no. When customers join these services, each company provides their own privacy statement which assures customers of the safety and transparency that accompanies their personal data.
Read more →Privacy Protection Bill, 2013 (With Amendments based on Public Feedback)
- July 03, 2013
In 2013 CIS drafted the Privacy Protection Bill as a citizens' version of a privacy legislation for India. Since April 2013, CIS has been holding Privacy Roundtables in collaboration with FICCI and DSCI, with the objective of gaining public feedback to the Privacy Protection Bill and other possible frameworks for privacy in India.
Read more →SEBI and Communication Surveillance: New Rules, New Responsibilities?
- June 27, 2013
In this blog post, Kovey Coles writes about the activities of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), discusses the importance of call data records (CDRs), and throws light on the significant transition in governmental leniency towards access to private records.
Read more →The State is Snooping: Can You Escape?
- June 27, 2013
Blanket surveillance of the kind envisaged by India's Centralized Monitoring System achieves little, but blatantly violates the citizen's right to privacy; Snehashish Ghosh explores why it may be dangerous and looks at potential safeguards against such intrusion.
Read more →Open Letter to Prevent the Installation of RFID tags in Vehicles
- June 27, 2013
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has sent this open letter to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to urge them not to intall RFID tags in vehicles in India.
Read more →Way to watch
- July 01, 2013
The domestic surveillance regime in India lacks adequate safeguards.
Read more →Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meeting
- June 25, 2013
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013.
Read more →Interview with the Citizen Lab on Internet Filtering in India
- June 24, 2013
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Masashi Crete-Nishihata and Jakub Dalek from the Citizen Lab on internet filtering in India. View this interview and gain an insight on Netsweeper and FinFisher!
Read more →Interview with Mr. Billy Hawkes - Irish Data Protection Commissioner
- June 20, 2013
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, at the CIS´ 4th Privacy Round Table meeting. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for data protection in India!
Read more →Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy Legislation
- June 13, 2013
India shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
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