Internet Governance Blog
Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductive
- August 28, 2019
Should Aadhaar be used as KYC for social media accounts? We have recently seen a debate on this question with even the courts hearing arguments in favour and against such a move.
Read more →A judicial overreach into matters of regulation
- August 28, 2019
A PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends
Read more →Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in India
- August 16, 2019
The article consolidates some of our broad thematic concerns with the draft amendments to the intermediary liability rules, published by MeitY last December.
Read more →Design and Uses of Digital Identities - Research Plan
- August 08, 2019
In our research project about uses and design of digital identity systems, we ask two core questions: a) What are appropriate uses of ID?, and b) How should we think about the technological design of ID? Towards the first research question, we have worked on first principles and will further develop definitions, legal tests and applications of these principles. Towards the second research question, we have first identified a set of existing and planned digital identity systems that represent a paradigm of how such a system can be envisioned and implemented, and will look to identify key design choices which are causing divergence in paradigm.
Read more →Private Sector and the cultivation of cyber norms in India
- August 07, 2019
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a regular facet of modern existence. The growth of cyberspace has challenged traditional notions of global order and uprooted the notion of governance itself. All over the world, the private sector has become a critical player, both in framing cyber regulations and in implementing them.
Read more →Comments on the National Digital Health Blueprint
- August 07, 2019
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Digital Health Blueprint on 15 July 2019 for comments. The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its comments.
Read more →In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User Rights
- July 31, 2019
A study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011.
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