Centre for Internet & Society

Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society

by Bhairav Acharya

The Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.

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Privacy Protection Bill

by Prasad Krishna

Latest version of the Privacy Protection Bill as in February 2014.

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CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy

by Elonnai Hickok

The “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security framework and the need for the much awaited privacy legislation to be finalized and made into a law.

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Calcutta High Court Strengthens Whistle Blower Protection

by Divij Joshi

Calcutta High Court has ordered for protection of whistle blower's privacy in its November 20, 2013 order. The court has directed the government to accept RTI applications without the applicant's personal details.

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The Internet Way

by Nishant Shah

Dr. Nishant Shah's review of the book “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” by Bantam Press/Random House Group, London was published in Biblio Vol. 19 No.8 (1&2), January – February 2014.

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February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance

by Divij Joshi

The expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.

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