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Private Sector and the cultivation of cyber norms in India
- August 07, 2019
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a regular facet of modern existence. The growth of cyberspace has challenged traditional notions of global order and uprooted the notion of governance itself. All over the world, the private sector has become a critical player, both in framing cyber regulations and in implementing them.
Read more →Comments on the National Digital Health Blueprint
- August 07, 2019
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Digital Health Blueprint on 15 July 2019 for comments. The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its comments.
Read more →Event Report: Community Discussion on Open Standards
- August 01, 2019
This community discussion organised by HasGeek was held at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India on June 20, 2019.
Read more →In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User Rights
- July 31, 2019
A study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011.
Read more →The Digital Identification Parade
- July 30, 2019
NCRB’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System impinges on right to privacy, is likely to target certain groups.
Read more →India is falling down the facial recognition rabbit hole
- July 25, 2019
Its use as an effective law enforcement tool is overstated, while the underlying technology is deeply flawed.
Read more →What is the problem with ‘Ethical AI’? An Indian Perspective
- July 21, 2019
On 22 May 2019, the OECD member countries adopted the OECD Council Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence. The Principles, meant to provide an “ethical framework” for governing Artificial Intelligence (AI), were the first set of guidelines signed by multiple governments, including non-OECD members: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Romania.
Read more →Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy Policies
- July 21, 2019
Leaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature.
Read more →DIDP #34 On granular detail on ICANN's budget for policy development process
- July 06, 2019
ICANN has Advisory Committees which help guide the policy recommendations that the ICANN community develops while its Supporting Organizations are charged with developing policy recommendations for a particular aspect of ICANN's operations. Supporting Organizations are composed of volunteers from the community. ICANN publishes a combined budget for all these bodies under the head of policy development and CIS inquired about the financial resources allocated to each of them specifically.
Read more →The Impact of Consolidation in the Internet Economy on the Evolution of the Internet
- July 03, 2019
The Centre for Internet and Society in partnership with the Internet Society organized an event on the impact of consolidation in the Internet economy. It was divided into two roundtable discussions, the first one focusing on the policies and regulation while the latter dealt with the technical evolution of the Internet. This report contributed to the Internet Society’s 2019 Global Internet Report on Consolidation in the Internet Economy.
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