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Anvar v. Basheer and the New (Old) Law of Electronic Evidence
- September 30, 2014
The Supreme Court of India revised the law on electronic evidence. The judgment will have an impact on the manner in which wiretap tapes are brought before a court.
Read more →Centre for Internet and Society joins the Dynamic Coalition for Platform Responsibility
- September 23, 2014
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has joined the multistakeholder cooperative engagement amidst stakeholders towards creating Due Diligence Recommendations for online platforms and Model Contractual Provisions to be enshrined in ToS. This blog provides a brief background of the role of dynamic coalitions within the IGF structure, establishes the need for the coalition and provides an update on the action plan and next steps for interested stakeholders.
Read more →Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?
- September 19, 2014
This blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes.
Read more →UID and NPR: Towards Common Ground
- September 19, 2014
The UID (Unique Identification) and NPR (National Population Register) are both government identity schemes that aggregate personal data, including biometric data for the provision of an identification factor, and aim to link them with the delivery of public utility services.
Read more →UID: A Data Subject's Registration Tale
- September 11, 2014
A person who registered for UIDAI shares their experience of registering for the UID Number, on the condition of anonymity.
Read more →Zero Draft of Content Removal Best Practices White Paper
- September 10, 2014
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.
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