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Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks
- February 07, 2022
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.
Read more →Call for respondents: the implementation of government-ordered censorship
- 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.
Read more →Online caste-hate speech: Pervasive discrimination and humiliation on social media
- December 15, 2021
A research report on the contours of online caste-hate speech and how social media platforms moderate such expression.
Read more →Launching CIS’s Flagship Report on Private Crypto-Assets
- December 06, 2021
The Centre for Internet & Society is launching its flagship report on regulating private crypto-assets in India, as part of its newly formed Financial Technology (or Fintech) research agenda. The event will be held on Zoom, at 17:30 IST on Wednesday, 15th December, 2021
Read more →Beyond the PDP Bill: Governance Choices for the DPA
- November 09, 2021
This article examines the specific governance choices the Data Protection Authority (DPA) in India must deliberate on vis-à-vis its standard-setting function, which are distinct from those it will encounter as part of its enforcement and supervision functions.
Read more →International Cyber Law Toolkit scenario: Internet blockage
- September 26, 2021
Arindrajit Basu and Gurshabad Grover’s scenario and international law analysis Internet Blockage was published as part of the NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence’s Cyber Law Toolkit as part of its September 2021 annual update.
Read more →The Geopolitics of Cyberspace: A Compendium of CIS Research
- September 24, 2021
Cyberspace is undoubtedly shaping and disrupting commerce, defence and human relationships all over the world. Opportunities such as improved access to knowledge, connectivity, and innovative business models have been equally met with nefarious risks including cyber-attacks, disinformation campaigns, government driven digital repression, and rabid profit-making by ‘Big Tech.’ Governments have scrambled to create and update global rules that can regulate the fair and equitable uses of technology while preserving their own strategic interests.
Read more →A Guide to Drafting Privacy Policy under the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
- September 17, 2021
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, (PDP Bill) which is currently being deliberated by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, is likely to be tabled in the Parliament during the winter session of 2021.
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