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Notes From a Foreign Field: The European Court of Human Rights on Russia’s Website Blocking
- February 13, 2021
This blogpost summarises the human rights principles applied by the Court to website blocking, and discusses how they can be instructive to petitions in the Delhi High Court that challenge arbitrary censorship in India.
Read more →The Government needs to make sure our emails don't destroy the environment
- January 25, 2021
The Government's data centre policy must be more reflective of energy requirements and sustainable practices to effectively ensure that India's growing digital user base doesn't hurt the environment.
Read more →The Boss Will See You Now - The Growth of Workplace Surveillance in India, is Data Protection Legislation the Answer?
- January 23, 2021
The use of pervasive technologies to monitor employees was picking up pace in India, the pandemic accelerated it. The pandemic has changed the way we work either through permanent work from home mandates for those who can work remotely, to heightened social distancing norms for office goers.
Read more →TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with China
- January 22, 2021
As the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies and challenges.
Read more →Response to Mozilla DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period
- January 19, 2021
CIS has submitted a response to Mozilla's DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period
Read more →PDP Bill is coming: WhatsApp Privacy Policy analysis
- January 18, 2021
WhatsApp started off the new year with changes to its privacy policy that has several implications for data protection and the digital governance ecosystem at large. This post is the first in a series by CIS unpacking the various implications of the policy.
Read more →Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance Mechanisms
- January 08, 2021
This paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
Read more →India Digital Freedom Series: Internet Shutdowns, Censorship and Surveillance
- December 26, 2020
A series of reports on digital rights and civic space in India, focusing on four areas where restrictive policies threaten fundamental freedoms and impede public participation: internet shutdowns, censorship, platform governance and surveillance.
Read more →Data driven election campaigning and India's proposed data protection framework
- December 21, 2020
This essay will examine if the proposed data protection framework of India is equipped to deal with the shift towards data driven elections.
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