Internet Governance Main
Zero Draft of Content Removal Best Practices White Paper
EFF and CIS Intermediary Liability Project is aimed towards the creation of a set of principles for intermediary liability in consultation with groups of Internet-focused NGOs and the academic community.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 21) – Gyanak Tsering
CIS interviews Gyanak Tsering, Tibetan monk in exile, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 20) – Saumil Shah
CIS interviews Saumil Shah, security expert, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
Privacy in Healthcare: Policy Guide
The Health Policy Guide seeks to understand what are the legal regulations governing data flow in the health sector — particularly hospitals, and how are these regulations implemented. Towards this objective, the research reviews data practices in a variety of public and private hospitals and diagnostics labs. The research is based on legislation, case law, publicly available documents, and anonymous interviews.
Learning to Forget the ECJ's Decision on the Right to be Forgotten and its Implications
“The internet never forgets” is a proposition which is equally threatening and promising.
Second Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable
On July 4, 2014, the Centre for Internet and Society in association with the Cellular Operators Association of India organized a privacy roundtable at the India International Centre. The primary aim was to gain inputs on what would constitute an ideal surveillance regime in India.
Surat’s Massive Surveillance Network Should Cause Concern, Not Celebration
The blog post examines the surveillance network of Surat, a city in Gujarat state in India.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 17) – Nishant Shah
CIS interviews Nishant Shah, researcher and academic, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 19) – Lobsang Sangay
CIS interviews Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 18) – Lobsang Gyatso Sither
CIS interviews Lobsang Gyatso Sither, Tibetan field coordinator and activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
UK’s Interception of Communications Commissioner — A Model of Accountability
The United Kingdom maintains sophisticated electronic surveillance operations through a number of government agencies, ranging from military intelligence organizations to police departments to tax collection agencies. However, all of this surveillance is governed by one set of national laws outlining specifically what surveillance agencies can and cannot do.
Private Censorship and the Right to Hear
Very little recourse is available against publishers or intermediaries if these private parties censor an author’s content unreasonably.
First Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable
The Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables are a CIS initiative, in partnership with the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), as well as local partners. From June 2014 – November 2014, CIS and COAI will host seven Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable discussions across multiple cities in India. The Roundtables will be closed-door deliberations involving multiple stakeholders.
GNI and IAMAI Launch Interactive Slideshow Exploring Impact of India's Internet Laws
The Global Network Initiative and the Internet and Mobile Association of India have come together to explain how India’s Internet and technology laws impact economic innovation and freedom of expression.
Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of Websites after Sony Complains Infringement of 2014 FIFA World Cup Telecast Rights
Of late the Indian judiciary has been issuing John Doe orders to block websites, most recently in Multi Screen Media v. Sunit Singh and Others. The order mandated blocking of 472 websites, out of which approximately 267 websites were blocked as on July 7, 2014. This trend is an extremely dangerous one because it encourages flagrant censorship by intermediaries based on a judicial order which does not provide for specific blocking of a URL, instead provides for blocking of the entire website.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 15) – Malavika Jayaram
CIS interviews Malavika Jayaram, lawyer and researcher, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 16) – Nitin Pai
CIS interviews Nitin Pai, policy analyst, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
FOEX Live
Selections of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world)
Free Speech and Surveillance
Gautam Bhatia examines the constitutionality of surveillance by the Indian state.
Facebook and its Aversion to Anonymous and Pseudonymous Speech
Jessamine Mathew explores Facebook's "real name" policy and its implications for the right to free speech.
