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Interview with the Tactical Technology Collective on Privacy and Surveillance

Interview with the Tactical Technology Collective on Privacy and Surveillance

Posted by Maria Xynou at Oct 18, 2013 09:56 AM |

The Centre for Internet and Society recently interviewed Anne Roth from the Tactical Technology Collective in Berlin. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!

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Interview with Bruce Schneier - Internationally Renowned Security Technologist

Interview with Bruce Schneier - Internationally Renowned Security Technologist

Posted by Maria Xynou at Oct 17, 2013 08:54 AM |

Maria Xynou recently interviewed Bruce Schneier on privacy and surveillance. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!

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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 11) - Anja Kovacs

CIS interviews Anja Kovacs, researcher and activist, and director of the Internet Democracy, Project as part of the Cybersecurity Series.

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Interview with Big Brother Watch on Privacy and Surveillance

Interview with Big Brother Watch on Privacy and Surveillance

Posted by Maria Xynou at Oct 15, 2013 02:24 PM |

Maria Xynou interviewed Emma Carr, the Deputy Director of Big Brother Watch, on privacy and surveillance. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!

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Concerns Regarding DNA Law

Posted by Bhairav Acharya at Oct 09, 2013 09:40 PM |

Recently, a long government process to draft a law to permit the collection, processing, profiling, use and storage of human DNA is nearing conclusion. There are several concerns with this government effort. Below, we present broad-level issues to be kept in mind while dealing with DNA law.

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The India Privacy Monitor Map

The India Privacy Monitor Map

Posted by Maria Xynou at Oct 09, 2013 04:26 PM |

The Centre for Internet and Society has started the first Privacy Watch in India! Check out our map which includes data on the UID, NPR and CCTNS schemes, as well as on the installation of CCTV cameras and the use of drones throughout the country.

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Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012

Posted by Bhairav Acharya at Oct 09, 2013 03:00 PM |

This short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, which seeks to collect human DNA samples, profile them and store them. These comments are made clause-by-clause against the DBT Bill.

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An Analysis of the Cases Filed under Section 46 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 for Adjudication in the State of Maharashtra

Posted by Bhairav Acharya at Sep 30, 2013 10:40 PM |

This is a brief review of some of the cases related to privacy filed under section 46 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 ("the Act") seeking adjudication for alleged contraventions of the Act in the State of Maharashtra.

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A Privacy Meeting with the Federal Trade Commission in New Delhi

Posted by Elonnai Hickok at Sep 30, 2013 10:40 AM |

On September 20, the Centre for Internet and Society held a roundtable meeting with Betsy Broder, Counsel for International Consumer Protection, and Sarah Schroeder, Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), United States. The meeting took place at the Imperial, Janpath, New Delhi and discussed both the U.S framework to privacy and potential frameworks and challenges to privacy in India.

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Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013: Updated Third Draft

Posted by Bhairav Acharya at Sep 30, 2013 04:35 AM |

The Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy in India since 2010 with the objective of raising public awareness around privacy, completing in depth research, and driving a privacy legislation in India. As part of this work, we drafted the Privacy (Protection) Bill, 2013.

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The National Cyber Security Policy: Not a Real Policy

Posted by Bhairav Acharya at Sep 25, 2013 09:45 AM |

Cyber security in India is still a nascent field without an organised law and policy framework. Several actors participate in and are affected by India's still inchoate cyber security regime. The National Cyber Security Policy (NCSP) presented the government and other stakeholders with an opportune moment to understand existing legal limitations before devising a future framework. Unfortunately, the NCSP's poor drafting and meaningless provisions do not advance the field.

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CIS and International Coalition Calls upon Governments to Protect Privacy

Posted by Elonnai Hickok at Sep 25, 2013 07:20 AM |

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) along with the International Coalition has called upon governments across the globe to protect privacy.

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The Central Monitoring System: Some Questions to be Raised in Parliament

Posted by Bhairav Acharya at Sep 19, 2013 05:00 PM |

The following are some model questions to be raised in the Parliament regarding the lack of transparency in the central monitoring system.

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The National Privacy Roundtable Meetings

Posted by Bhairav Acharya at Sep 19, 2013 09:25 AM |

The Centre for Internet & Society ("CIS"), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ("FICCI"), the Data Security Council of India ("DSCI") and Privacy International are, in partnership, conducting a series of national privacy roundtable meetings across India from April to October 2013. The roundtable meetings are designed to discuss possible frameworks to privacy in India.

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Transparency Reports — A Glance on What Google and Facebook Tell about Government Data Requests

Posted by Prachi Arya at Sep 12, 2013 11:35 AM |

Transparency Reports are a step towards greater accountability but how efficacious are they really?

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Privacy Law Must Fit the Bill

Privacy Law Must Fit the Bill

Posted by Sunil Abraham at Sep 09, 2013 10:00 PM |

The process of updating Indian privacy policy has gained momentum ever since the launch of the UID project and also the leak of the Radia tapes. The Department of Personnel and Training has lead the drafting of privacy bill for the last three years. This bill will ideally articulate privacy principles and establish the office of the privacy commissioner and most importantly have an over-riding effect over 50 odd existing laws, rules and policies with privacy implications.

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An Interview with Suresh Ramasubramanian

Posted by Elonnai Hickok at Sep 06, 2013 09:37 AM |

Suresh Ramasubramanian is the ICS Quality Representative - IBM SmartCloud at IBM. We from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted an interview on cybersecurity and issues in the Cloud.

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Indian government to bar politicians from using Gmail for official business

Posted by Prasad Krishna at Aug 30, 2013 09:00 PM |

US-based email services seen as too risky.

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Report on the Sixth Privacy Roundtable Meeting, New Delhi

Report on the Sixth Privacy Roundtable Meeting, New Delhi

Posted by Prachi Arya at Aug 30, 2013 08:45 AM |

In 2013 the Centre for Internet and Society (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 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and DSCI, with the objective of gaining public feedback to the Privacy Protection Bill and other possible frameworks for privacy in India. The following is a report on the Sixth Privacy Roundtable held in New Delhi on August 24, 2013.

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Out of the Bedroom

Out of the Bedroom

Posted by Nishant Shah at Aug 25, 2013 11:00 PM |

We have shared it with our friends. We have watched it with our lovers. We have discussed it with our children and talked about it with our partners. It is in our bedrooms, hidden in sock drawers. It is in our laptops, in a folder marked "Miscellaneous". It is in our cellphones and tablets, protected under passwords. It is the biggest reason why people have learned to clean their browsing history and cookies from their browsers.

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