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Draft bill proposes Rs 1 crore fine, 3 year jail for data privacy violation
by Admin — published Jun 29, 2018 — filed under: ,
The move comes at a time when user data of Indians is under threat from social media firms accused of data mining and sharing information with private companies for advertising and marketing purposes. There has also been a growing concern over Aadhaar.
Located in Internet Governance
June 2018 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 30, 2018 — last modified Aug 11, 2018 02:52 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS newsletter for the month of June 2018.
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July 2018 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 31, 2018 — last modified Aug 11, 2018 02:50 AM — filed under: , , ,
CIS July 2018 newsletter.
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Death by Social Media
by Admin — published Jul 10, 2018 — last modified Jul 10, 2018 01:44 AM — filed under:
The victims of WhatsApp forwards are outsiders, the political class is silent, the state is helpless. There are clear patterns behind the recent mob lynchings.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Child-lifting rumours caused 69 mob attacks, 33 deaths in last 18 months
by Admin — published Jul 13, 2018 — last modified Jul 13, 2018 02:53 PM — filed under:
45 persons were killed in 40 cases of mob lynching across nine states between 2014 and 3 March 2018 according to data.
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India's Latest Data Leak: People's Aadhaar Number And Bank Account Are Just One Google Search Away
by Admin — published Jul 13, 2018 — filed under: , ,
Even Truecaller doesn't reveal this much.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Government Gives Nod To Bill For Building DNA Databases In India, For 'Criminal Investigation And Justice Delivery'
by Admin — published Jul 13, 2018 — filed under:
The bill will be introduced in Parliament in the Monsoon session.
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Blog Entry ICANN Diversity Analysis
by Akriti Bopanna — published Jul 16, 2018 — last modified Aug 29, 2018 11:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
The by-laws of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) state that it is a non-profit public-benefit corporation which is responsible at the overall level, for the coordination of the “global internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure the stable and secure operation of the internet's unique identifier systems”. As key stakeholders of ICANN are spread across the world, much of the communication discussing the work of ICANN takes place over email. This analysis of the diversity of participation at the ICANN processes, through a study of their mailing lists, was undertaken by Paul Kurian and Akriti Bopanna.
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TRAI recommendations on data privacy raises eyebrows
by Admin — published Jul 19, 2018 — filed under: ,
The telecom regulator’s recommendations on data privacy have raised eyebrows over jurisdiction and timing, with IT ministry officials as well as companies questioning the need for it at a time when the government appointed Justice BN Srikrishna committee is in the final stages of drafting the data protection law.
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Blog Entry DIDP #31 Diversity of employees at ICANN
by Akash Sriram — published Jul 19, 2018 — last modified Aug 21, 2018 09:26 AM — filed under: , ,
We have requested ICANN to disclose information pertaining to the diversity of employees based on race and citizenship.
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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