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- Big Brother is Watching You
- The government is massively expanding its surveillance power over law-abiding citizens and businesses, says Sunil Abraham in this article published by the ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:32 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Wherever you are, whatever you do
- Facebook recently launched a location-based service called Places. Privacy advocates are resenting to this new development. Sunil Abraham identifies the three ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:12 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- No UID Campaign in New Delhi - A Report
- The Unique Identification (UID) Bill is not pro-citizen. The scheme is deeply undemocratic, expensive and fraught with unforseen consequences. A public meeting ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 20, 2012 03:51 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Beyond Access as Inclusion
- On 13 September, the day before the fifth Internet Governance Forum opens, CIS is coorganising in Vilnius a meeting on Internet governance and human rights. ... by Anja Kovacs — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:29 AM — Filed under: Development, Digital Access, Internet Governance, human rights
- Moldova Online: An Interview with Victor Diaconu
- In this interview for Russian Cyberspace, set up with the help of Sunil Abraham (Executive Director at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, ... by Sudha Rajagopalan — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:10 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Presentation of the UID project by Ashok Dalwai – A Report
- On Tuesday, 7 September 2010, Ashok Dalwai, the Deputy Director General of the Unique Identification of India (UIDAI), gave a lecture at the Indian Institute ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:09 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- DSCI Information Security Summit 2010 – A Report
- On 2 and 3 December 2010, the DSCI Information Security Summit 2010 took place in the Trident Hotel, Chennai. The two day summit included a broad spectrum of ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:04 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Google Policy Fellowship Program: Asia Chapter
- For the ardent followers of free and open Internet and for those who love to debate on technology, media law and Internet-related policy issues, there is some ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:34 AM — Filed under: Featured, Internet Governance
- CIS Para-wise Comments on Draft Reasonable Security Practices Rules, 2011
- On February 7th 2011, the Department of Information Technology, MCIT published draft rules on its website (The Information Technology (Reasonable security ... by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:32 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- CIS Para-wise Comments on Cyber Café Rules, 2011
- On February 7th 2011, the Department of Information Technology, MCIT published draft rules on its website (The Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber ... by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:32 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 – Comments by CIS
- The Draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011 (“Bill”) is a Bill to provide for delivery of government services manadatorily through electronic means by ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:37 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Say 'Password' in Hindi
- English might be the language of the online world, but it’s time other languages had their say, writes Nishant Shah. The article was published in the Indian ... by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:18 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Do You Want to be Watched?
- The new rules under the IT Act are an assault on our freedom, says Sunil Abraham in this article published in Pragati on June 8, 2011. by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:11 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Snooping Can Lead to Data Abuse
- THE NATGRID, aiming to link databases of 21 departments and ministries for better counter-terror measures, adopts blunt policy approach, subjecting every ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:39 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Privacy and Security Can Co-exist
- The blanket surveillance the Centre seeks is not going to make India more secure, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Mail Today on June 21, 2011. by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:05 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- You Have the Right to Remain Silent
- India has a long history of censorship that it justifies in the name of national security. But new laws governing the Internet are unreasonable and — given the ... by Anja Kovacs — last modified Aug 02, 2011 07:55 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, human rights, Internet Governance, Censorship
- The Digital is Political
- Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design, writes Nishant Shah in this article published in Down to Earth in the Issue of ... by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:14 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Privacy and the Indian Copyright Act
- India's Copyright Act was established in 1957, and is in the process of being placed before the Parliament in 2010. The provisions in the proposed Bill will ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 06, 2013 01:37 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Copyright
- Cybercrime and Privacy
- Elonnai Hickok examines privacy in the context of India’s legal provisions on cybercrime. She picks up the relevant provisions of the Information Technology ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 14, 2010 01:21 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Public Statement to Final Draft of UID Bill
- The final draft of the UID Bill that will be submitted to the Lok Sabha was made public on 8 November 2010. If the Bill is approved by Parliament, it will ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:48 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- UID & Privacy - A Call for Papers
- Privacy India is inviting individuals to author short papers focused on Unique Identity (UID) and Privacy. Selected candidates will have their papers published ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:03 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- The Privacy Rights of Whistleblowers
- The recent disclosures from Wikileaks have shown that the right to information, whistle-blowing, and privacy are interconnected. This note looks at the ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:47 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy By Design — Conference Report
- How do we imagine privacy? How is privacy being built into technological systems? On April 16th,The Center for Internet and Society hosted Privacy by Design, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 22, 2011 12:03 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Bloggers' Rights Subordinated to Rights of Expression: Cyber Law Expert
- Vijayashankar, an eminent cyber law expert answers Elonnai Hickok’s questions on bloggers' rights, freedom of expression and privacy in this e-mail interview ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:35 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- A Street View of Private and the Public
- Prashant Iyengar on how in the eyes of the law, the internet giant is like the homeless in India. This article was published by Tehelka on June 4, 2011. by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Mar 21, 2012 09:34 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy Matters, Guwahati — Event Report
- On June 23, a public seminar on “Privacy Matters” was held at the Don Bosco Institute in Karhulli, Guwahati. It was organised by IDRC, Society in Action Group, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2011 10:31 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- An Overview of DNA Labs in India
- DNA fingerprinting has become the most precise and technologically advanced method for identifying crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery and rape. Police ... by Shilpa Narani — last modified Feb 02, 2016 01:11 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- My Experiment with Scam Baiting
- Today, as I am sure many of you have experienced, Internet scams are widespread and very deceptive. As part of my research into privacy and the Internet, I ... by Sahana Sarkar — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- UID: Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear?
- Isn’t it interesting that authorities ask you about your identity and you end up showing your proof of existence! Isn’t this breaching into one’s personal ... by Shilpa Narani — last modified Sep 28, 2011 11:44 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- An Interview with Activist Shubha Chacko: Privacy and Sex Workers
- On February 20th I had the opportunity to speak with Shubha Chacko on privacy and sex workers. Ms. Chacko is an activist who works for Aneka, an NGO based in ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 28, 2012 06:26 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
