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Rethinking the Internet: The Way Forward
Telecom Italia and Financial Times are organizing this event at Telecom Italia Future Centre in Italy on March 21 and 22, 2013. Pranesh Prakash is ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 13, 2013 04:53 AM — Filed under: ,
Summary of the CIS workshop on the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
On March 1st, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society organized a workshop which analysed the April 2012 draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and its potential ... by Maria Xynou last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:33 PM — Filed under: , ,
Indian ID crisis unveils Aadhaar doubts
Two separate organizations are capturing biometric data of over 1 billion Indians, creating fresh doubts in the government's justification to catalogue ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 15, 2013 04:52 AM — Filed under: ,
Responding to govt requests is a challenge for online firms: Colin Maclay
Colin M. Maclay, MD of Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, on challenges in cyberspace. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:07 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy Matters — Analyzing the Right to "Privacy Bill"
On January 21, 2012 a public conference “Privacy Matters” was held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai. It was the sixth conference organised in ... by Natasha Vaz last modified Feb 15, 2012 04:27 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Process and India' s Position
Jyoti Panday participated in the workshop organized by CCAOI on "IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Process and India' s Position" on May 30, 2015. by Jyoti Panday last modified Aug 23, 2015 09:26 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Free Speech Policy in India: Community, Custom, Censorship, and the Future of Internet Regulation
This note summarises my panel contribution to the conference on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age at New Delhi on 21 April 2015, which was organised by ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified Aug 23, 2015 10:12 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Privacy, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice: The Common Law Recognition of Homosexuality
In the last few decades, all major common law jurisdictions have decriminalised non-procreative sex – oral and anal sex (sodomy) – to allow private, ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified Aug 23, 2015 12:20 PM — Filed under: ,
Mastering the Art of Keeping Indians Under Surveillance
In its first year in office, the National Democratic Alliance government has been notably silent on the large-scale surveillance projects it has inherited. ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified Aug 23, 2015 12:26 PM — Filed under: , ,
The Four Parts of Privacy in India
Privacy enjoys an abundance of meanings. It is claimed in diverse situations every day by everyone against other people, society and the state. by Bhairav Acharya last modified Aug 23, 2015 01:04 PM — Filed under: ,
Roundtable discussion on WHOIS
Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda participated remotely in a round-table discussion organized by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), ... by Vidushi Marda last modified Aug 24, 2015 02:16 PM — Filed under:
Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group Analysis
This analysis has been done to see the trend in the selection and rotation of the members of the Multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) in the Internet ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Apr 12, 2016 10:02 AM — Filed under: ,
July 2015 Bulletin
Our newsletter for the month of July is below: by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 21, 2015 04:23 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
India’s largest bank SBI leaked account data on millions of customers
India’s largest bank has secured an unprotected server that allowed anyone to access financial information on millions of its customers, like bank balances and ... by Admin last modified Feb 01, 2019 03:13 PM — Filed under: ,
A Gendered Future of Work
This paper aims to contextualise the narrative around digitalisation and automation with reference to women's labour in India. The paper has been authored ... by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi last modified Jul 21, 2020 06:29 AM — Filed under: , ,
Submitted Your Biometrics for Aadhaar? Here’s How You Can Lock/Unlock That Data
Did you know that UIDAI provides a facility that allows users to lock/unlock their Aadhaar biometric data online? by Admin last modified Feb 02, 2019 02:09 AM — Filed under: , ,
New movies lose out due to piracy
Piracy continues to be a huge concern among filmmakers but it can also be a marketing strategy for small-budget films. by Admin last modified Feb 02, 2019 02:24 AM — Filed under:
RFCs We Love meetup
In collaboration with India Internet Engineering Society (IIESoc), CIS hosted the a 'RFCs We Love' meetup, where we discussed some IETF specifications and ... by Admin last modified Feb 02, 2019 01:43 PM — Filed under:
Civic activism over WhatsApp and stories of and from cab drivers are part of a new narrative in Bengaluru
Does a city have a pulse? And can that pulse be felt in its technological interactions? by Admin last modified Feb 02, 2019 02:48 PM — Filed under:
Intermediary liability law needs updating
The time has come for India to exert its foreign policy muscle. There is a less charitable name for intermediary liability regimes like Sec 79 of the IT Act — ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Feb 13, 2019 12:05 AM — Filed under: ,
Even years later, Twitter doesn't delete your direct messages
When does “delete” really mean delete? Not always, or even at all, if you’re Twitter . by Zack Whittaker and Natasha Lomas last modified Feb 18, 2019 02:17 PM — Filed under:
Make our digital backyard safe
India has been patting itself on the back for being at the forefront of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ driven by digitisation. Reports have gushed about ... by Nilanjana Bhowmick last modified Feb 18, 2019 02:37 PM — Filed under:
Civil Liberties Groups Warn Proposed EU 'Terrorist Content' Rule a Threat to Democratic Values
Requiring filtering tools would be "a gamble with European Internet users' rights to privacy and data protection, freedom of expression and information, and ... by Admin last modified Feb 19, 2019 12:49 AM — Filed under:
Webinar on counter-comments to the draft Intermediary Guidelines
CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on February 11 to discuss the comments submitted to the Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines ... by Admin last modified Feb 22, 2019 01:51 AM — Filed under: , ,
Are RSS's fears about Tik Tok true? Here's what you should know
Swadeshi Jagran Manch has flagged security, business and social risks posed by Chinese apps such as TikTok. The RSS fears may not be totally unfounded. by Admin last modified Feb 22, 2019 02:13 AM — Filed under:
Comments on the Draft Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
Following consultations with data protection, civil society, industry and others, during the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) meeting from 29 November ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Feb 25, 2019 04:48 PM — Filed under: ,
Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN) Convening Design
Ambika Tandon attended a workshop organized by Association for Progressive Communications for grantees of the Feminist Internet Research Network as a panelist ... by Admin last modified Mar 01, 2019 01:08 AM — Filed under: ,
Over 30 organisations, industry bodies oppose proposal to ban vape content
More than 30 organisations and industry bodies, including Ficci, CII and the Cellular Operators Association of India, have written to the Electronics and IT ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 03, 2019 05:49 AM — Filed under:
Any failure to resolve the Kashmir problem could lead the South Asia to a nuclear disaster
World Kashmir Awareness (WKA) Board in its meeting on February 23, 2019 regrets the death of 45 Indian soldiers recently killed at Pulwama, Kashmir. by Admin last modified Mar 03, 2019 06:17 AM — Filed under:
OWASP Seasides Conference
Karan Saini attended the OWASP Seasides security conference held on February 27 and 28, 2019 at Cavelossim, Goa. The event was organized by OWASP Seasides. by Admin last modified Mar 07, 2019 11:53 PM — Filed under: ,