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Asian Forum on Global Governance
The Asian Forum on Global Governance is an annual workshop jointly organized by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, and the Observer Research ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 20, 2013 04:35 AM — Filed under:
E-governance hopes rise as India crosses 1 billion transactions
Government agencies and departments, regarded as bywords for inefficiency and red tape, have recorded over a billion e-governance transactions so far this ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 29, 2013 04:48 AM — Filed under: ,
Your private data may be online, courtesy govt
Some depts have posted bank account & income details on net for transparency; experts cry privacy breach. by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 29, 2013 05:50 AM — Filed under: ,
Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Caspar Bowden, an internationally renowned privacy advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft. Read this exciting ... by Maria Xynou last modified Nov 06, 2013 08:16 AM — Filed under: , ,
Religious pluralism and freedom of expression in India, Europe and other countries
The Venice-Delhi Seminars are Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations project, in cooperation with the Jamia Millia Islamia, Seminar and the India Habitat Centre is ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 08, 2013 05:54 AM — Filed under: ,
Spy agencies, IB and RAW, put spanner in proposed privacy law
The country’s intelligence agencies are out to scuttle a law that’s being drafted to protect your privacy. by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 09:50 AM — Filed under: ,
EC guidelines on social media: Welcome move, but not enough
With election season close by and the growing ubiquity of social media, the Election Commission of India’s recent guidelines for how candidates and political ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 10:18 AM — Filed under: ,
Expert Committee meeting on 25th November, 2013
A meeting of the Expert Committee has been scheduled for 25th November, 2013 at 11.00 a.m. in R.No. 714 (7th Floor), Group Meeting Room, DBT, New Delhi to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2013 10:41 AM — Filed under:
Privacy Meet
Bhairav Acharya was invited by Yahoo's Director of International Privacy, Laura Juanes Micas, to a dinner meeting on privacy at the Oberoi in New Delhi. by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 20, 2013 05:13 AM — Filed under: ,
Empires: Individuals in Search of Society
In their 2000 bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri announced a new international condition no longer built on the imperialist model of the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 24, 2012 08:35 AM — Filed under:
Taming the Web, are we?
Two decades after its advent changed our lives, the world wide web - as we know it - faces a grave threat. Not from governments alone, but also from tech ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 24, 2012 09:01 AM — Filed under:
MPs oppose curbs on internet; Sibal promises discussions
With MPs raising concerns over open-ended interpretations of restrictive terms in the rules seeking to regulate social media and internet, the government ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 24, 2012 10:25 AM — Filed under: , ,
Rajeev Chandrasekhar Urges PM To Withdraw India’s Proposal For UN Committee On Internet-Policy
Rajya Sabha MP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to withdraw India’s proposal to UN seeking governance of ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 24, 2012 12:07 PM — Filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and recommendations on the Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development. by Shweta Mohandas, Amrita Sengupta and Anubha Sinha last modified Mar 06, 2025 06:32 AM — Filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and feedback to the: Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and feedback to the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 initiated by the Indian ... by Pallavi Bedi, Vipul Kharbanda, Shweta Mohandas, Anubha Sinha and Isha Suri last modified Mar 06, 2025 02:06 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Education, Epistemologies and AI: Understanding the role of Generative AI in Education
As generative AI becomes more deeply embedded in educational contexts, it raises critical questions about trust, epistemic reliability, and the nature of ... by Aparna Bhatnagar and Amrita Sengupta last modified Mar 21, 2025 03:03 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Emotional Contagion: Theorising the Role of Affect in COVID-19 Information Disorder
In this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 ... by Yesha Tshering Paul and Amrita Sengupta last modified Apr 14, 2025 06:51 PM — Filed under: , , ,
The Cost of Free Basics in India: Does Facebook's 'walled garden' reduce or reinforce digital inequalities?
In this essay—written in April 2016 soon after India's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) upheld net neutrality and effectively banned Free Basics in India— ... by Amrita Sengupta last modified Apr 05, 2025 04:10 AM — Filed under: , ,
Aadhaar by Numbers
Sunil Abraham will be addressing a public seminar at an event organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi on Friday, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 11, 2016 04:36 PM — Filed under: , ,
You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in Kashmir
The internet rights activists have criticised the move stating it as unconstitutional. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 21, 2016 02:34 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Will Facebook, Twitter relocate servers to India?
The debate to relocate offshore servers of internet and social media firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter has revived. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 23, 2016 03:26 PM — Filed under: ,
Can the Matters Dealt with in the Aadhaar Act be the Objects of a Money Bill?
In this infographic, we highlight the matters dealt with in the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, and consider ... by Pooja Saxena last modified Apr 24, 2016 02:15 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill
While the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect ... by Amber Sinha last modified Apr 25, 2016 10:51 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?
In this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The ... by Pooja Saxena last modified Apr 25, 2016 01:48 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Panel Discussion on UID/ Aadhar act 2016 and its impact on Social, Security
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Students Christian Movement of India at SCM House in Bangalore on April 25, 2016. Mathew Thomas and Usha ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 28, 2016 05:02 PM — Filed under: , ,
Privacy Issues with DRM
This post has been written by Jalaj Pandey interning at CIS. It elaborates upon the various privacy issues with the Digital Rights Management. The author talks ... by Jalaj Pandey last modified May 03, 2016 02:41 AM — Filed under: ,
April 2016 Newsletter
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2016. The key issues we worked on this month included the Aadhaar Act 2016, Standard Essential Patents, cyber security ... by Sunil Abraham last modified May 10, 2016 06:26 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Geospatial Info Regulation Bill will hurt start-ups, small firms
The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, whose draft outlaws the acquisition of geospatial information without the government’s permission, is ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 13, 2016 03:46 PM — Filed under:
The High Level Privacy Conclave — Conference Report
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Society in Action Group, with support from IDRC and Privacy International, have spent 18 months ... by Natasha Vaz last modified Apr 30, 2012 09:46 AM — Filed under: ,
Once Upon A Flash
It was a dark and stormy evening. A young man in a dark blue Adidas jacket, collar turned up, eyes under green-black shades, hopped off a motorbike, tucked his ... by Nishant Shah last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:23 AM — Filed under: