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Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You
- November 19, 2013
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be more harmful than traditional, top-down, state surveillance. Read this article and perhaps reconsider your "choice" to use social networking sites, such as Facebook.
Read more →Seventh Privacy Round-table
- November 18, 2013
On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in New Delhi at the FICCI Federation House.
Read more →First Look: CIS Cybersecurity documentary film
- November 18, 2013
CIS presents the trailer of its documentary film DesiSec: Cybersecurity & Civil Society in India
Read more →CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 12) - Namita Malhotra
- November 15, 2013
CIS interviews Namita Malhotra, researcher and lawyer at Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
Read more →Mapping Digital Media: Broadcasting, Journalism and Activism in India: A Public Consultation
- November 06, 2013
Lawyers, researchers, journalists and activists gathered on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Bangalore International Centre in response to India’s country report on Mapping Digital Media, which examines citizen’s access to quality news and information across different industries, and impacts on media freedoms as a result of digitisation. Respondents examined themes related to regulation, journalism and activism, and engaging discussions took place among attendees.
Read more →Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft
- November 06, 2013
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Caspar Bowden, an internationally renowned privacy advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft. Read this exciting interview and gain an insight on India's UID and CMS schemes, on the export of surveillance technologies, on how we can protect our data in light of mass surveillance and much much more!
Read more →Concerns Regarding DNA Law
- October 29, 2013
Recently, a long government process to draft a law to permit the collection, processing, profiling, use and storage of human DNA is nearing conclusion. There are several concerns with this government effort. Below, we present broad-level issues to be kept in mind while dealing with DNA law.
Read more →Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012
- October 29, 2013
This short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, which seeks to collect human DNA samples, profile them and store them. These comments are made clause-by-clause against the DBT Bill.
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