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- RBI Directions on Account Aggregators
- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Directions for account aggregator services in India seem to lay great emphasis on data security by allowing only direct ... by Vipul Kharbanda and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 21, 2016 03:25 PM — Filed under: Banking, Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Behind Modi’s Heartwarming Diwali Ad for Soldiers, An App That’s Primed for Political Messaging
- The campaign, which allows users to send Modi quotes on themes like Ayodhya and the perfidy of the Opposition, raises questions about the boundaries between ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 30, 2016 07:33 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Request for Specifics: Rebuttal to UIDAI
- Responding to the Unique Identification Authority of India’s article that found “serious mathematical errors” in “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW 12 March ... by Hans Varghese Mathews — last modified Oct 30, 2016 03:06 PM — Filed under: UID, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights - Workshop Report
- The Centre for Internet and Society held a one-day workshop on “Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms and Human Rights” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the ... by Vidushi Marda, Akash Deep Singh and Geethanjali Jujjavarapu — last modified Nov 18, 2016 12:58 PM — Filed under: Human Rights, UID, Big Data, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Governance, Machine Learning, Featured, Digital India, Aadhaar, Information Technology, E-Governance
- NHA Data Sharing Guidelines – Yet Another Policy in the Absence of a Data Protection Act
- In July this year, the National Health Authority (NHA) released the NHA Data Sharing Guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) just two ... by Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi — last modified Sep 29, 2022 03:17 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
- Demystifying Data Breaches in India
- Despite the rate at which data breaches occur and are reported in the media, there seems to be little information about how and when they are resolved. This ... by Pawan Singh — last modified Oct 17, 2022 04:14 PM — Filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Data Governance, Data Protection, Data Management
- The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: The Digital Data Protection Bill 2022
- The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) published its comments and recommendations to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, on December 17, 2022. by Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi — last modified Jan 20, 2023 02:35 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Digital Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
- Content Removal on Facebook — A Case of Privatised Censorship?
- Any activity on Facebook, be it creating an account, posting a picture or status update or creating a group or page, is bound by Facebook’s Terms of Service ... by Jessamine Mathew — last modified Jun 16, 2014 05:23 AM — Filed under: Facebook, Internet Governance, Censorship, Privacy
- WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report
- The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 20, 2014 03:57 PM — Filed under: WSIS+10, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Human Rights Online, Surveillance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Facebook, Data Protection, Multi-stakeholder, ICANN, Internet Access, ITU, Internet Studies, E-Governance, ICT
- Reading the Fine Script: Service Providers, Terms and Conditions and Consumer Rights
- This year, an increasing number of incidents, related to consumer rights and service providers, have come to light. This blog illustrates the facts of the ... by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:31 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Consumer Rights, Google, internet and society, Privacy, Transparency and Accountability, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Facebook, Data Protection, Policies, Safety
- Facebook and its Aversion to Anonymous and Pseudonymous Speech
- Jessamine Mathew explores Facebook's "real name" policy and its implications for the right to free speech. by Jessamine Mathew — last modified Jul 04, 2014 07:53 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Chilling Effect, Anonymity, Pseudonimity, Article 19(1)(a)
- COAI, Centre for Internet & Society to hold pan-India meetings on privacy issues
- In order to discuss possible legal frameworks to enable surveillance of voice and data communications in India, the Cellular Operators' Association of India ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 07, 2014 07:37 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- First Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable
- The Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables are a CIS initiative, in partnership with the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), as well as local ... by Anandini K Rathore — last modified Aug 09, 2014 04:13 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Private Censorship and the Right to Hear
- Very little recourse is available against publishers or intermediaries if these private parties censor an author’s content unreasonably. by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jul 22, 2014 05:57 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- The trouble with trolls
- Social networking sites give trolls the ability to hide their real identity and cause grief to others. Here is what you need to do if you face an online attack. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:42 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Second Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable
- On July 4, 2014, the Centre for Internet and Society in association with the Cellular Operators Association of India organized a privacy roundtable at the ... by Anandini K Rathore — last modified Aug 09, 2014 04:10 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Here’s why we need a lot more discussion on India’s new DNA Profiling Bill
- The DNA Profiling Bill 2017 is still missing a number of safeguards that would enable individual rights. The implications of creating regional and national ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 21, 2017 11:48 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy laws: Alternatives to consent
- As changes in technology have made it near impossible to obtain informed consent, the solution may lie in an accountability-based standard for privacy ... by Admin — last modified Aug 23, 2017 12:00 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Aadhaar may be made must for market investments: Good to curb laundering but what about data security?
- Aadhaar seems to be the master-key to get accesses into doors which once were never shut. Take for instance, your financial investments. Aadhaar may soon ... by Admin — last modified Aug 23, 2017 12:17 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
- Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right ... by Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy
- attended the 2016 IViR Summer Course on International Privacy Law as a beneficiary of the OSF Civil Society Scholarship in Amsterdam from July 3 to 7, 2017. by Admin — last modified Aug 23, 2017 02:00 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- CIS Statement on Right to Privacy Judgment
- In an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to ... by Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 31, 2017 06:13 PM — Filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy is now a right in India. Here's what that means for the tech industry
- India's top court has put tech companies on notice. by Admin — last modified Aug 31, 2017 02:35 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy in India — An Early Draft
- Privacy India in partnership with Privacy International, UK, Society in Action Group, Gurgaon, and the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore is pleased to ... by Natasha Vaz — last modified Feb 28, 2014 05:05 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy Matters — Medical Privacy
- On June 30, 2012, Privacy India in partnership with the Indian Network for People living with HIV/AIDS, Centre for Internet & Society, IDRC, Society in Action ... by Natasha Vaz — last modified Jul 10, 2012 01:41 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Fifth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah
- The fifth meeting of the two sub-groups on privacy issues will be held on July 22, 2012 under the chairmanship of Justice AP Shah, former chief justice of ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 07, 2012 10:11 AM — Filed under: Meeting, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Is Data Protection Enough?
- The following note looks briefly at different sides of the privacy debate, and asks the question whether a Data Protection law is enough privacy protection for ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:28 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in India
- The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 17, 2012 04:18 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 4 Popular Myths about UID
- By now, there is already a lot of material in the public domain that is critical about the UID/Aadhar project, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog entry ... by Prashant Iyengar — last modified Jun 20, 2012 04:37 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Cos spying on competitors, staff: Study
- Most companies are spying on their competitors and their own employees, according to a recent survey conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 20, 2012 08:46 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
