Centre for Internet & Society

Emerging Issues in the Internet of Things

by Admin - Centre for Internet & Society, No.194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bengaluru (Opposite Domlur Club and near to TERI Office)

Andrew Rens will give a talk about research that he is doing at the Internet Governance Lab on October 23, 2017 at the Centre for Internet & Society in Bengaluru.

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Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)

by Sumandro Chattapadhyay - The Centre for Internet and Society, first floor, B 1/8, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016

CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof)". Please join us at 5:30 pm today, May 13, at the CIS office.

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Communication Design and Visualising Information

by Prasad Krishna - The Centre for Internet & Society, No. 194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bengaluru - 560071 (Near to Domlur Club and TERI Complex)

Saumyaa conducted a session on the broad principles of communication design and visualising information.

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Amutha Arunachalam - Stand Shielded of Digital Rights (Delhi, May 05, 4 pm)

by Sumandro Chattapadhyay - The Centre for Internet and Society, first floor, B 1/8, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016

We are proud to announce that Amutha Arunachalam will be the speaker at the May #FirstFriday event at the CIS Delhi office. Amutha is Principal Technical Officer in the Council Of Scientific and Industrial Research. The talk will be on digital signatures, traceability of time-stamps, and setting up an Indian Standard (Digital) Time. If you are joining us, please RSVP at the soonest as we have only limited space in our office.

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Dr. Madan M. Oberoi - Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigations (Delhi, April 07)

by Saikat Datta - The Centre for Internet and Society, first floor, B 1/8, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016

We are proud to announce that Dr. Madan M. Oberoi will be the speaker at the inaugural #FirstFriday@cis_india event at the Delhi office. These events, held on the first Friday of each month, will facilitate open and in-depth discussion and learning on topics crucial to our understanding of internet and society. The event will comprise of the speaker's presentation followed by an open discussion. If you are joining us, please RSVP at the soonest as we have only limited space in our office.

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Essentials of building internet tools for inclusion

by Prasad Krishna - Valencia, Spain

A talk jointly proposed by Chinmayi SK and Rohini Lakshané was selected for the Internet Freedom Festival held at Valencia, Spain from March 6 to 10, 2017. The talk held on March 6, 2017 was jointly organized by Random Hacks of Kindness, The Bachchao Project, and the Centre for Internet and Society.

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Rankathon on Digital Rights (Delhi, January 08)

by Amber Sinha - CIS Office, First floor, B 1/8, Hauz Khas, near G Block market, New Delhi, 110016

Please join us on Sunday, January 08, at the CIS office in Hauz Khas, Delhi, for a rankathon to visualise, and contribute to the findings of the Ranking Digital Rights study, and critique the underlying methodology. The event will begin at 10:00 in the morning and participants can focus on one or more of three kinds of tasks: 1) visualising the CIS and Ranking Digital Rights data, 2) evaluating additional companies using the RDR methodology, and 3) evaluating the RDR methodology and its suitability for independent use.

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Discussion on Ranking Digital Rights in India (Delhi, January 07)

by Amber Sinha - India Islamic Cultural Centre, 87-88, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003

Towards developing an understanding of how Indian ICT companies are recognising and upholding digital rights of their users, and to raise public awareness about the same, the Center for Internet and Society (CIS), with the support of Privacy International, has studied 8 Indian ICT companies, using the same methodology as the 2015 Corporate Accountability Index, to gain greater insight into company practices and initiate public dialogues. Please join us on Saturday, January 07, at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi, for a presentation of our findings followed by an open structured discussion on the methodology and implications of the study.

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Multistakeholder Consultation on Encryption

by Prasad Krishna - TERI-Bengaluru, 4th Main, Domlur II Stage, Bengaluru - 560 071, Karnataka

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) in collaboration with ORF and Takshashila Institution is organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Encryption on December 17, 2016 at TERI in Bengaluru.

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Workshop on Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age (Delhi, November 14-15)

by Sumandro Chattapadhyay - United Service Institution of India, Delhi

IT for Change, along with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI), is organising a two day workshop on ‘Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age’. The workshop will focus on evolving a comprehensive policy approach to data based governance and digital democracy, grounded in a rights and social justice framework. It will be held at the United Service Institution of India, Delhi, during November 14-15, 2016. The CIS team to participate in the workshop includes Sumandro Chattapadhyay (speaker), Amber Sinha (speaker), Vanya Rakesh (participant), and Himadri Chatterjee (participant).

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