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Cybernorms: Do they matter IRL (In Real Life): Event Report

by Veronica Ferrari (Association for Progressive Communications), Sheetal Kumar (Global Partners Digital), Enrico Calandro (Research ICT Africa) and Arindrajit Basu (the Centre for Internet and Society)

• March 24, 2022

The year 2021 saw several cyber attacks on critical infrastructure such as oil pipelines, businesses such as airlines and meat-packing companies, and, crucially, healthcare providers such as vaccine suppliers. Several of these attacks were attributed to nation-states while others were carried out by non-state actors.

Response to MeitY's India Digital Ecosystem Architecture 2.0 Comment Period

by Divyank Katira, Shweta Mohandas, Shruti Trikanand

• March 22, 2022

CIS has submitted a response to MeitY's India Digital Ecosystem Architecture 2.0 Comment Period

Nothing to Kid About – Children's Data Under the New Data Protection Bill

by Shweta Mohandas and Anamika Kundu

• March 10, 2022

• Digitalisation, Digital Knowledge, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Data Management

The pandemic has forced policymakers to adapt their approach to people's changing practices, from looking at contactless ways of payment to the shifting of educational institutions online.

Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill And Digital Healthcare: A Case Study

by Amber Sinha

• March 01, 2022

• Data Governance, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy

In light of the state’s emerging digital healthcare apparatus, how does Clause 12 alter the consent and purpose limitation model?

How Function Of State May Limit Informed Consent: Examining Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill

by Amber Sinha

• March 01, 2022

• Data Governance, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy

The collective implication of leaving out ‘proportionality’ from Clause 12 is to provide very wide discretionary powers to the state.

CIS Comments and Recommendations on the Data Protection Bill, 2021

by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas

• February 14, 2022

• Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy

This document is a revised version of the comments we provided on the 2019 Bill on 20 February 2020, with updates based on the amendments in the 2021 Bill.

Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on

by Arindrajit Basu

• February 09, 2022

• Digitalisation, Digital Knowledge, Internet Governance, E-Commerce, Digital India

Sitting out trade negotiations could result in the country losing out on opportunities to shape the rules.

Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks

by [in alphabetical order] Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Singh, Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar

• February 07, 2022

• Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Freedom, Facebook, Internet Governance

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.

What does the 2022 Finance Bill mean for crypto-assets in India?

by Vipul Kharbanda, Aman Nair

• February 03, 2022

• Financial Technology, Crypto Party, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies

Call for respondents: the implementation of government-ordered censorship

by Gurshabad Grover and Divyansha Sehgal

• January 04, 2022

The Centre for Internet and Society is conducting interviews with people whose content has been affected by blocking orders from the Indian Government.