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Lack of clarity about cashless and online transactions makes digital payments more worrisome
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 02, 2016
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filed under:
Demonetisation,
Data Management,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Even as demonetisation pushes for more and more cashless and online transactions through, e-wallets, banks and other such apps, there is a serious lack of clarity on how these companies handle customer data, and how it is shared with other entities. "Data is the new oil," is an oft repeated phrase in nearly every technology related conversation that comes up anywhere in India today.
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Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case Study
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 09, 2016
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last modified
Dec 12, 2016 12:29 PM
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filed under:
Public Wireless Network,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Digital Rights
Today internet is an essential necessity in everyday work and recognizing its vital role, governments across the world including the Indian government, are giving access to public Wi-Fi. However, use of public Wi-Fi brings along with it certain privacy and security risks. This research paper analyses some of these concerns, along with the privacy policies of key ISPs in India providing public Wi-Fi service in Bangalore-namely D-VoIS and Tata Docomo, as a case study to provide suitable recommendations.
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Habeas Data in India
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by
Vipul Kharbanda and edited by Elonnai Hickok
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published
Dec 10, 2016
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last modified
Dec 10, 2016 04:01 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Habeas Data,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Habeas Data is a latin word which can be loosely translated to mean “have the data”. The right has been primarily conceptualized, designed, ratified, and implemented by various nation-states in the background of a shared common history of decades of torture, terror, and other repressive practices under military juntas and other fascist regimes.
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Fake Narendra Modi apps aplenty, but it’s up to users to protect themselves
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 10, 2016
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last modified
Dec 10, 2016 04:24 AM
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filed under:
Digital India,
Internet Governance,
Digital Governance,
Privacy
The app, hosted on Google Play store, automatically gets excessive permission including full network access and ability to take pictures and videos once downloaded.
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Bumpy road ahead for RFID Tags in vehicles
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 10, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The government plans to make digital tags in vehicles mandatory to ensure seamless passage at the toll booths, but the implementation of the proposed move may not be so smooth.
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Comments on the Draft National Policy on Software Products
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by
Anubha Sinha, Rohini Lakshané, and Udbhav Tiwari
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published
Dec 11, 2016
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last modified
Dec 12, 2016 02:45 PM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
National Software Policy,
Open Source,
Open Data,
Internet Governance,
Openness
The Centre for Internet & Society submitted public comments to the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Information & Communications Technology, Govt. of India on the National Policy of Software
Products on December 9, 2016.
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CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation Note on Model for Nation-wide Interoperable and Scalable Public Wi-Fi Networks
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Japreet Grewal, Pranesh Prakash, Sharath Chandra, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Sunil Abraham, and Udbhav Tiwari, with expert comments from Amelia Andersdotter
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published
Dec 12, 2016
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last modified
Dec 12, 2016 01:59 PM
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filed under:
Digital Payment,
Public Wireless Network,
TRAI,
Internet Governance,
Telecom,
Featured,
Aadhaar,
Homepage,
UID
This submission presents responses by the CIS on the Consultation Note on Model for Nation-wide Interoperable and Scalable Public Wi-Fi Networks published by the TRAI on November 15, 2016. Our analysis of the solution proposed in the Note, in brief, is that there is no need of a solution for non-existing interoperability problem for authentication and payment services for accessing public Wi-Fi networks. The proposed solution in this Note only adds to over-regulation in this sector, and does not incentivise new investment in the sector, but only establishes UIDAI and NPCI as the monopoly service providers for authentication and payment services.
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Telecom
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Enlarging the Small Print: A Study on Designing Effective Privacy Notices for Mobile Applications
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by
Meera Manoj
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published
Dec 14, 2016
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last modified
Dec 14, 2016 04:27 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Word’s biggest modern lie is often wholly considered to lie in the sentence “I haveread and agreed to the Terms and Conditions.” It is a well-known fact, backed by empirical research that consumers often skip reading cumbersome privacy notices. The reasons for these range from the lengthy nature, complicated legal jargon and inopportune moments when these notices are displayed. This paper seeks to compile and analyse the different simplified designs of privacy notices that have been proposed for mobile applications that encourage consumers to make informed privacy decisions.
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Workshop Report - UIDAI and Welfare Services: Exclusion and Countermeasures
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by
Vanya Rakesh
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published
Dec 14, 2016
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last modified
Mar 16, 2019 04:34 AM
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filed under:
Digital Payment,
Data Systems,
Researchers at Work,
UID,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance,
Big Data,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
Big Data for Development,
Digital ID
This report presents summarised notes from a workshop organised by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on Saturday, August 27, 2016, to discuss, raise awareness of, and devise countermeasures to exclusion due to implementation of UID-based verification for and distribution of welfare services.
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Right to Food Campaign, Ranchi Convention, 2016
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Sep 26, 2016
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last modified
Mar 16, 2019 04:40 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Data Systems,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance,
Aadhaar,
Welfare Governance,
Biometrics,
Big Data for Development,
UID
The Right to Food Campaign held its 2016 Convention in Ranchi during September 23-25, 2016. While three years have elapsed since the passage of the National Food Security Act, despite improvements in the Public Distribution System (PDS), large implementation gaps remain. This is what the Convention focused on, and gathered researchers and campaigners from across the country to share experiences and case studies on effectiveness and exclusions from the PDS. Sumandro Chattapadhyay took part in a session of the Convention to discuss how UID-linked welfare delivery is being rolled out across key programmes like provision of pension and rationed distribution of essential commodities, and their impact on people's right to welfare services.
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