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Supreme Court sets up constitution bench to hear Aadhaar privacy issues
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 14, 2017 — last modified Jul 14, 2017 10:55 AM — filed under: , ,
The Supreme Court ‘s five-judge constitution bench will also decide if the Aadhaar privacy issue should be heard by a larger bench.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Surat’s Massive Surveillance Network Should Cause Concern, Not Celebration
by Joe Sheehan — published Aug 03, 2014 — last modified Sep 06, 2014 03:05 AM — filed under: ,
The blog post examines the surveillance network of Surat, a city in Gujarat state in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Surveillance and Privacy Law Roundtable
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 25, 2014 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society, COAI and Vahura invite you to a privacy roundtable at the India International Centre in New Delhi on September 1, 2014.
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Blog Entry Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 1: Foundations
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 13, 2014 — last modified Jan 23, 2014 03:12 PM — filed under: , , ,
In this insightful seven-part series, Gautam Bhatia looks at surveillance and the right to privacy in India from a constitutional perspective, tracing its genealogy through Supreme Court case law and compares it with the law in the USA.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest Test
by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 27, 2014 — filed under: , , ,
Gautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict scrutiny, compelling State interest, and narrow tailoring in its approach to privacy violations.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM — filed under: , ,
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual surveillance, and individual-individual surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Surveillance Camp IV: Disproportionate State Surveillance - A Violation of Privacy
by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 19, 2013 — filed under: ,
This is the fourth in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF's State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This article has been co-written with Elonnai Hickok — Centre for Internet and Society India, and a speaker at EFF's Camp.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Surveillance Camp: Privatized State Surveillance
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2013 — filed under: ,
This is the second in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF’s Surveillance Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Surveillance Enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of Aadhaar
by Shruti Trikanad and Vrinda Bhandari — published Aug 09, 2022 — filed under: , , ,
Biometric identity systems are being introduced around the world with a focus on promoting human development and social and economic inclusion, rather than previous goals of security. As a result, these systems being encouraged in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
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Blog Entry Surveillance Project
by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 05, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The Aadhaar project’s technological design and architecture is an unmitigated disaster and no amount of legal fixes in the Act will make it any better.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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