Search results

Subscribe to an always-updated RSS feed.

The dark side of future tech: Where are we headed on privacy, security, truth?: by Admin — published Dec 30, 2018 — last modified Dec 30, 2018 09:24 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
#2018 Year-End Special: We now live in a time when devices listen, chips track your choices, and governments can watch from behind a barcode. How do we navigate this world?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Design & Technology behind India’s Surveillance Programmes: by Udbhav Tiwari — published Jan 20, 2017 — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
There has been an exponential growth in the pervasive presence of technology in the daily lives of an average Indian citizen over the past few years. While leading to manifold increase in convenience and connectivity, these technologies also allow for far greater potential for surveillance by state actors.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Difficult Balance of Transparent Surveillance: by Kovey Coles — published Jul 10, 2013 — last modified Jul 15, 2013 04:23 AM — filed under: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
Is it too much to ask for transparency in data surveillance? On occasion, companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and the other silicon valley giants would say no. When customers join these services, each company provides their own privacy statement which assures customers of the safety and transparency that accompanies their personal data.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The DigiLocker was supposed to cut down paperwork but less than 0.1% of Indians are using it: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2016 — filed under: DIGILocker, Internet Governance
The official data shows that the platform has not enthused as many users as the government expected.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Digital Divide: pros and cons of Modi's latest big initiative: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India (DI) initiative on 1 July, at an event attended by scores of government officials as well as industry leaders.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Digital Identification Parade: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Jul 30, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
NCRB’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System impinges on right to privacy, is likely to target certain groups.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Digital is Political: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 08, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in Down to Earth in the Issue of June 15, 2011.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Digital is Political: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 20, 2016 — last modified Jun 05, 2016 03:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
To speak of technology is to speak of human life and living.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The DNA Bill has a sequence of problems that need to be resolved: by Shweta Mohandas and Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 15, 2019 — filed under: DNA Profiling, Internet Governance, Privacy
In its current form, it’s far from comprehensive and fails to adequately address privacy and security concerns.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and Privacy: by Elonnai Hickok — published Apr 25, 2011 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In 2007 a bill known as the Draft DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, an autonomous organization funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The below is a background to DNA collection/analysis in India, and a critique of the Bill a from a privacy perspective.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy

« Previous 10 items Next 10 items » 1 … 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 … 299

Support Us

Please help us defend citizen and user rights on the Internet!

You may donate online via danamojo. Or, write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at #32, 1st Floor, 2nd Block, Austin Town, Viveka Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560047. These charitable contributions will be towards the Institutional Corpus Fund of the Centre for Internet and Society.

Follow our Works

Newsletter: Subscribe

researchers@work blog: medium.com/rawblog

Twitter (CIS): @cis_india

Twitter (CIS-A2K): @cisa2k

Instagram: @cis.india

Youtube: Centre for Internet and Society

Request for Collaboration

We invite researchers, practitioners, artists, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to engage with us on topics related internet and society, and improve our collective understanding of this field. To discuss such possibilities, please write to us at communications[at]cis-india[dot]org with an indication of the form and the content of the collaboration you might be interested in.

In general, we offer financial support for collaborative/invited works only through public calls.

About Us

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.

Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and regulatory practices around internet, technology, and society in India, and elsewhere.

© Centre for Internet & Society

Unless otherwise specified, content licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported.