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Data Privacy Day 2016
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 29, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Bangalore chapter of Data Privacy Day was organized by Data Security Council of India on January 28, 2016 at Electronic City in Bangalore. Sunil Abraham was a panelist.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data Privacy Forum
by Admin published Mar 01, 2018 — filed under: ,
Amber Sinha took part in the Data Privacy Forum organized by the Asian Business Law Institute on February 7, 2018. The forum was held at the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data Privacy: Footprints on the Web
by Admin published Jun 25, 2018 — filed under: ,
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
Data Protection and Privacy in India: The (Fundamental) Right Way
by Admin published Nov 27, 2017 — filed under: ,
Amber Sinha attended a roundtable conference on data protection and privacy on October 30, 2017 at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The close-door event was organised by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Data protection experts slam state for sending mass SMSes
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 27, 2012 — filed under: ,
Experts in the field of data protection, privacy law and media have criticised the West Bengal government's mass SMS sent to individuals, companies and media houses through private mobile networks last Friday. Lara Choksey reports this in an article published in the Statesman on March 25, 2012.
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Blog Entry Data Protection: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation
by Aditi Chaturvedi published Jul 04, 2017 — filed under: ,
As recently as May 27, 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) (hereinafter referred to as GDPR) was adopted. The Data Protection Directive (1995/46/EC) (hereinafter referred to as DPD) will be replaced by this Regulation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Data Protection: We can innovate, leapfrog
by Sunil Abraham published Jan 22, 2018 — filed under: , ,
About 27% of India's population is still illiterate or barely literate. Most privacy policies and terms of services for web and mobile applications are in English and therefore it is only 10% of us who can actually read them before we provide our consent.
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Blog Entry Data Retention in India
by Elonnai Hickok published Jan 30, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:51 PM — filed under: , ,
As part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data retention practices by service providers. Globally, data retention has become a contested practice with regards to privacy, as many governments require service providers to retain more data for extensive time periods, for security purposes. Many argue that the scope of the retention is becoming disproportional to the purpose of investigating crimes.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Data Usage by Political Parties
by Admin published May 03, 2018 — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham spoke to ANI regarding collection of data and its use by political parties for electoral gains.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International Standards
by Vanya Rakesh published Feb 11, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog