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Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Oct 25, 2012
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last modified
Oct 25, 2012 10:23 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
CCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from taking place. When the government mandates the use of CCTV’s for this purpose, it often does so by means of a blunt policy mandate, requiring the installation of CCTV systems, but without any further clarification as to who should oversee the use of the cameras, what bodies should have access to the records, how access should be granted or obtained, and how long the recordings should be retained.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Bolstering right to remain private
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 29, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Justice AP Shah panel has done to well to lay down an enforceable roadmap that can strengthen privacy laws in the country. It’s now for the legislature to take the issue to a logical conclusion.
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News & Media
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
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by
Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Digital Access,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Protection,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Information Security,
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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Internet Governance
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Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore people
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In yet another shocking report of personal data breach in India, it has emerged that Aadhaar data of 13 crore people was put out on websites of four major government projects in the country. The leaked data include bank account details of over one crore people linked to Aadhar numbers under the direct benefit scheme. Over eight crore people lost their private data on the national job guarantee scheme website alone.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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130 Million Aadhaar Numbers Were Made Public, Says New Report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:32 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The research report looks at four major government portals whose poor information security practices have exposed personal data including bank account details.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Govt may have made 135 million Aadhaar numbers public: CIS report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
CIS report says Aadhaar numbers leaked through government databases could be 100-135 million and bank accounts numbers leaked about 100 million.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sites
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 04, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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April 2017 Newsletter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 20, 2017
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2017.
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About Us
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Newsletters
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Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 12, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar numbers and personal information of as many as 135 million Indians could have been leaked from four government portals due to lack of IT security practices, the Centre for Internet and Society has claimed.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 12, 2017
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last modified
May 20, 2017 06:38 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
"My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week.
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News & Media
