Centre for Internet & Society

A Technological Solution to the Challenges of Online Defamation

by Eduardo Bertoni

When people are insulted or humiliated on the Internet and decide to take legal action, their cases often follow a similar trajectory.

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World Wide Rule

by Nishant Shah

Nishant Shah's review of Schmidt and Cohen's book was published in the Indian Express on June 14, 2013.

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Way to watch

by Chinmayi Arun

The domestic surveillance regime in India lacks adequate safeguards.

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SEBI and Communication Surveillance: New Rules, New Responsibilities?

by Kovey Coles

In this blog post, Kovey Coles writes about the activities of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), discusses the importance of call data records (CDRs), and throws light on the significant transition in governmental leniency towards access to private records.

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The State is Snooping: Can You Escape?

by Snehashish Ghosh

Blanket surveillance of the kind envisaged by India's Centralized Monitoring System achieves little, but blatantly violates the citizen's right to privacy; Snehashish Ghosh explores why it may be dangerous and looks at potential safeguards against such intrusion.

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Open Letter to Prevent the Installation of RFID tags in Vehicles

by Maria Xynou

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has sent this open letter to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to urge them not to intall RFID tags in vehicles in India.

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Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meeting

by Maria Xynou

This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013.

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Interview with the Citizen Lab on Internet Filtering in India

by Maria Xynou

Maria Xynou recently interviewed Masashi Crete-Nishihata and Jakub Dalek from the Citizen Lab on internet filtering in India. View this interview and gain an insight on Netsweeper and FinFisher!

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Interview with Mr. Billy Hawkes - Irish Data Protection Commissioner

by Maria Xynou

Maria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, at the CIS´ 4th Privacy Round Table meeting. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for data protection in India!

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