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Blog Entry Governing ID: Use of Digital ID in the Healthcare Sector
by Shruti Trikanad — published Mar 02, 2020 — last modified Mar 02, 2020 01:21 PM — filed under: , , ,
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry A Compilation of Research on the PDP Bill
by Pranav M B — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Mar 05, 2020 08:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
The most recent step in India’s initiative to create an effective and comprehensive Data Protection regime was the call for comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which closed last month. Leading up to the comments, CIS has published numerous research pieces with the goal of providing a comprehensive overview of how this legislation would place India within the global scheme, and how the local situation has developed, as well as analysing its impacts on citizens’ rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry RBI Ban on Cryptocurrencies not backed by any data or statistics
by Vipul Kharbanda — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:35 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry ‘Future of Work’ in India’s IT/IT-es Sector
by Aayush Rathi and Elonnai Hickok — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Apr 28, 2020 09:52 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society has recently undertaken research into the impact of Industry 4.0 on work in India. Industry 4.0, for the purposes of the research, is conceptualised as the technical integration of cyber physical systems (CPS) into production and logistics and the use of the ‘internet of things’ (connection between everyday objects) and services in (industrial) processes. By undertaking this research, CIS seeks to complement and contribute to the discourse and debates in India around the impact of Industry 4.0. In furtherance of the same, this report seeks to explore several key themes underpinning the impact of Industry 4.0 specifically in the IT/IT-es sector and broadly on the nature of work itself.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Future of Work in the Automotive Sector in India
by Harsh Bajpai, Ambika Tandon, and Amber Sinha — published Feb 08, 2019 — last modified Mar 18, 2020 09:00 AM — filed under: , ,
This report empirically studies the future of work in the automotive sector in India. The report has been authored by Harsh Bajpai, Ambika Tandon and Amber Sinha. Rakhi Sehgal and Aayush Rathi have edited the report.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Report on the 1st Privacy Round Table meeting
by Maria Xynou — published Apr 22, 2013 — last modified Jul 30, 2013 11:11 AM — filed under: , ,
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the first Privacy Round Table meeting in New Delhi, on 13th April 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Meeting of a Sub-committee on DNA Profiling Bill in Hyderabad
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 26, 2013 — last modified Aug 21, 2013 06:21 AM — filed under: ,
A sub-committee has been constituted as per the recommendations of the Expert Committee of DNA Profiling Bill. The sub-committee will have a meeting in Hyderabad on August 6, 2013.
Located in News & Media
Google brings tabs to sneak advertisements into your inbox
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 30, 2013 — filed under:
The shift away from desktop browsing to mobile web has put the squeeze on Google's advertising revenues from traditional payper-click . But the tech giant is trying to set things right by sneaking ads into the user's inbox.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry More than a Hundred Global Groups Make a Principled Stand against Surveillance
by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 31, 2013 — filed under: ,
For some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Guidelines for the Protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure: How Much Regulation?
by Jonathan Diamond — published Jul 31, 2013 — last modified Aug 01, 2013 04:48 AM — filed under: , ,
July has been a busy month for cyber security in India. Beginning with the release of the country’s first National Cyber Security Policy on July 2 and followed just this past week by a set of guidelines for the protection of national critical information infrastructure (CII) developed under the direction of the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), India has made respectable progress in its thinking on national cyber security.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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