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Comments on the Draft National Policy on Official Statistics: by Gurshabad Grover and Sandeep Kumar — published Jun 07, 2018 — last modified Jun 07, 2018 02:54 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet & Society, India (“CIS”) on the Draft National Policy on Official Statistics which was released to the public by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on 17th May 2018 for comments and views.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In India: by Admin — published Jun 11, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
A draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
NITI Aayog Discussion Paper: An aspirational step towards India’s AI policy: by Sunil Abraham, Elonnai Hickok, Amber Sinha, Swaraj Barooah, Shweta Mohandas, Pranav M Bidare, Swagam Dasgupta, Vishnu Ramachandran and Senthil Kumar — published Jun 13, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence
The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence — a discussion paper on India’s path forward in AI, is a welcome step towards a comprehensive document that reflects the government's AI ambitions. The 115-page discussion paper attempts to be an all encompassing document looking at a host of AI related issues including privacy, security, ethics, fairness, transparency and accountability.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Comments on the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations: by Sandeep Kumar, Torsha Sarkar, Swaraj Barooah, Gurshabad Grover — published Jun 22, 2018 — last modified Jun 23, 2018 12:44 AM — filed under: Telecom, Internet Governance
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet & Society, India (“CIS”) on the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations which was released to the public by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 29th May 2018 for comments and views.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Is Privacy Obsolete?: by Admin — published Jun 23, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event organized by TERI in Bangalore on June 22, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data Privacy: Footprints on the Web: by Admin — published Jun 25, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Technology has made data protection a hot button issue. Now, a group of eminent citizens, mostly lawyers, have formulated a draft privacy bill, a legal framework that protects the individual’s right to privacy, but it faces legal jurisdiction issues
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Police to counter fake news on WhatsApp: by Admin — published Jun 26, 2018 — last modified Jun 26, 2018 01:45 AM — filed under: WhatsApp, Internet Governance
State police across Karnataka, Assam, Telangana and Kerala are designing social media campaigns as an antidote to fake news on messaging apps like WhatsApp following claims that these platforms have been used to incite violence across several locations in recent weeks.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
26th AMIC Annual Conference – India 2018: by Admin — published Jun 26, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance
The 26th AMIC annual conference on the theme Disturbing Asian Millennials: Some Creative Responses was organized by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) at Fortune Inn Valley View, Manipal in Karnataka from June 7 - 9, 2018. Swaraj Paul Barooah was a speaker.
Located in Internet Governance
Allow admins to add users to online group chats only after permission: SFLC.in: by Admin — published Jun 01, 2018 — last modified Jun 26, 2018 02:03 AM — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
SFLC.in -- a donor supported legal services organisation -- has written an open letter to messaging service providers like WhatsApp, Facebook and others, urging them to modify their platforms to ensure that users are not added to group chats without their permission.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
EC disables easy access to electoral data across states: by Admin — published Jun 05, 2018 — last modified Jun 29, 2018 01:59 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The recently-concluded Assembly elections may have set more than just one precedent with implications for the entire nation.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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