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Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in India

by Torsha Sarkar

• August 16, 2019

• Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Artificial Intelligence

The article consolidates some of our broad thematic concerns with the draft amendments to the intermediary liability rules, published by MeitY last December.

Design and Uses of Digital Identities - Research Plan

by Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena

• August 08, 2019

• Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity

In our research project about uses and design of digital identity systems, we ask two core questions: a) What are appropriate uses of ID?, and b) How should we think about the technological design of ID? Towards the first research question, we have worked on first principles and will further develop definitions, legal tests and applications of these principles. Towards the second research question, we have first identified a set of existing and planned digital identity systems that represent a paradigm of how such a system can be envisioned and implemented, and will look to identify key design choices which are causing divergence in paradigm.

Holding ID Issuers Accountable, What Works?

by Shruti Trikanad and Amber Sinha

• August 08, 2019

• Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity

The Appropriate Use of Digital Identity

by Amber Sinha

• August 08, 2019

• Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity

Comments to the ID4D Practitioners’ Guide

by Yesha Tshering Paul, Prakriti Singh, and Amber Sinha

• August 08, 2019

• Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity

Private Sector and the cultivation of cyber norms in India

by Arindrajit Basu

• August 07, 2019

• Cyber Security, Internet Governance

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a regular facet of modern existence. The growth of cyberspace has challenged traditional notions of global order and uprooted the notion of governance itself. All over the world, the private sector has become a critical player, both in framing cyber regulations and in implementing them.

Comments on the National Digital Health Blueprint

by Samyukta Prabhu, Ambika Tandon, Torsha Sarkar and Aayush Rathi

• August 07, 2019

• Internet Governance, Privacy

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Digital Health Blueprint on 15 July 2019 for comments. The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its comments.

Event Report: Community Discussion on Open Standards

by Karan Saini, Prem Sylvester and Anishka Vaishnav

• August 01, 2019

• Communities, Open Standards, Event

This community discussion organised by HasGeek was held at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India on June 20, 2019.

In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User Rights

by Shweta Mohandas

• July 31, 2019

• Internet Governance, Privacy

A study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011.

The Digital Identification Parade

by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon

• July 30, 2019

• Internet Governance, Privacy

NCRB’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System impinges on right to privacy, is likely to target certain groups.