Internet Governance Blog
NHA Data Sharing Guidelines – Yet Another Policy in the Absence of a Data Protection Act
- September 29, 2022
In July this year, the National Health Authority (NHA) released the NHA Data Sharing Guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) just two months after publishing the draft Health Data Management Policy.
Read more →Surveillance Enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of Aadhaar
- August 09, 2022
Biometric identity systems are being introduced around the world with a focus on promoting human development and social and economic inclusion, rather than previous goals of security. As a result, these systems being encouraged in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
Read more →Deployment of Digital Health Policies and Technologies: During Covid-19
- July 21, 2022
In the last twenty years or so, the Indian government has adopted several digital mechanisms to deliver services to its citizens.
Read more →What Are The Consumer Protection Concerns With Crypto-Assets?
- July 18, 2022
Existing consumer protection regulations are not sufficient to cover the extent of protection that a crypto-investor would require.
Read more →Comments to the draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
- July 07, 2022
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) presented its comments on the draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (‘the rules’), which were released on 6 June, 2022 for public comments.
Read more →The Government’s Increased Focus on Regulating Non-Personal Data: A Look at the Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy
- June 30, 2022
Digvijay Chaudhary and Anamika Kundu wrote an article on the National Data Governance Framework Policy. It was edited by Shweta Mohandas.
Read more →Making Voices Heard
- June 27, 2022
We are happy to announce the launch of our final report on the study ‘Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India. The study was undertaken with support from the Mozilla Corporation.
Read more →Comments to the Draft National Health Data Management Policy 2.0
- May 24, 2022
Anamika Kundu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi along with 9 other organizations / individuals drafted comments to the Draft National Health Data Management Policy 2.0.
Read more →CCTVs in Public Spaces and the Data Protection Bill, 2021
- April 28, 2022
This article has been authored by Ms. Anamika Kundu, Research Assistant at the Centre for Internet and Society, and Digvijay S. Chaudhary, Researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society. This blog is a part of RSRR’s Blog Series on the Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet & Society.
Read more →Rethinking Acquisition of Digital Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies
- April 14, 2022
This article has been selected as a part of The Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance series organized in collaboration with the RGNUL Student Research Review (RSRR) Journal.
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