Centre for Internet & Society

The Central Monitoring System: Some Questions to be Raised in Parliament

by Bhairav Acharya

The following are some model questions to be raised in the Parliament regarding the lack of transparency in the central monitoring system.

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India:Privacy in Peril

by Bhairav Acharya

The danger of mass surveillance in India is for real. The absence of a regulating law is damning for Indians who want to protect their privacy against the juggernaut of state and private surveillance.

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The National Cyber Security Policy: Not a Real Policy

by Bhairav Acharya

Cyber security in India is still a nascent field without an organised law and policy framework. Several actors participate in and are affected by India's still inchoate cyber security regime. The National Cyber Security Policy (NCSP) presented the government and other stakeholders with an opportune moment to understand existing legal limitations before devising a future framework. Unfortunately, the NCSP's poor drafting and meaningless provisions do not advance the field.

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CIS and International Coalition Calls upon Governments to Protect Privacy

by Elonnai Hickok

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) along with the International Coalition has called upon governments across the globe to protect privacy.

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