Centre for Internet & Society

Clearing Misconceptions: What the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality Says (and Doesn't)

by Pranesh Prakash

There have been many misconceptions about what the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality says: the most popular ones being that they have recommended higher charges for services like WhatsApp and Viber, and that the report is an anti-Net neutrality report masquerading as a pro-Net neutrality report. Pranesh Prakash clears up these and other incorrect notions about the report in this brief analysis.

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Aadhaar Number vs the Social Security Number

by Elonnai Hickok

This blog calls out the differences between the Aadhaar Number and the Social Security Number

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A Dissent Note to the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling

by Elonnai Hickok

The Centre for Internet and Society has participated in the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012 for the purpose of deliberating on and finalizing the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and appreciates this opportunity. CIS respectively dissents from the January 2015 draft of the Bill.

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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 24) – Shantanu Ghosh

by Purba Sarkar

CIS interviews Shantanu Ghosh, Managing Director, Symantec Product Operations, India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.

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