Internet Governance Blog
Why the TikTok ban is worrying
- May 05, 2019
Rather than critically examining the infringement of liberties by the political executive, the Indian courts are becoming an additional threat to the right to freedom of expression, which we must be increasingly wary of.
Read more →How privacy fares in the 2019 election manifestos | Opinion
- May 02, 2019
We now have a rights-based language around privacy in the mainstream political discourse but that’s where it ends.
Read more →FinTech in India: A Study of Privacy and Security Commitments
- May 01, 2019
The unprecedented growth of the fintech space in India has concomitantly come with regulatory challenges around inter alia privacy and security concerns. This report studies the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies operating in India to better understand some of these concerns.
Read more →International Cooperation in Cybercrime: The Budapest Convention
- April 29, 2019
In today’s increasingly digitized world where an increasing volume of information is being stored in the digital format, access to data generated by digital technologies and on digital platforms is important in solving crimes online and offline.
Read more →CIS Response to ICANN's proposed renewal of .org Registry
- April 28, 2019
We thank ICANN for the opportunity to comment on this issue of its proposed renewal of the .org Registry Agreement with the operator, Public Interest Registry (PIR). Supporting much of the community , we too find severe issues with the proposed agreement. These centre around the removal of price caps and imposing obligations being currently deliberated in an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP).
Read more →To preserve freedoms online, amend the IT Act
- April 16, 2019
Look into the mechanisms that allow the government and ISPs to carry out online censorship without accountability.
Read more →Programme Officer - Privacy
- April 15, 2019
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to undertake public policy research on privacy and related themes. For this position, we will hire one full time researcher, to be based in the Delhi office of CIS, for the duration of one year.
Read more →CIS Response to Call for Stakeholder Comments: Draft E-Commerce Policy
- April 10, 2019
CIS is grateful for the opportunity to submit to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion comments to the draft National e-commerce policy.
Read more →DIDP #33 On ICANN's 2012 gTLD round auction fund
- April 04, 2019
This DIDP was filed to inquire about the state of the funds ICANN received from the last gTLD auctions.
Read more →CIS Response to Draft E-Commerce Policy
- April 01, 2019
CIS is grateful for the opportunity to submit comments to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on the draft national e-commerce policy. This response was authored by Amber Sinha, Arindrajit Basu, Elonnai Hickok and Vipul Kharbanda.
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