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Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human Rights
These principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:55 PM — Filed under: , ,
Social media undermining journalistic credibility?
The line separating journalists and bloggers is being increasingly blurred due to the growth of social media, said Nelson Moses, who was a panelist at a ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 06, 2013 04:41 AM — Filed under: ,
Women in the IT Industry: Request for Data
For CIS's research on indicators of female economic empowerment in the IT industry in India, we have sent formal request for participation in a short survey to ... by Jadine Lannon last modified Mar 06, 2013 10:52 AM — Filed under:
Chidambaram to Talk Budget on Google+ Hangout
Indian politicians are slowly warming up to social media. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 11, 2013 04:14 AM — Filed under: ,
February 2013 Bulletin
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a great year ahead and welcomes you to the second issue of its newsletter for the year 2013. In this issue ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 11, 2013 05:35 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
People should resist enforcement of UID scheme, say experts
Internationally recognized expert on law and poverty Dr. Usha Ramanathan Saturday urged citizens of the country to question the enforcement of the UID scheme ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 11, 2013 06:45 AM — Filed under: ,
An Introduction to Bitfilm & Bitcoin in Bangalore, India
An event at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) was organized on January 23, 2013. The all star team at CIS was awesome at organizing this event for ... by Benson Samuel last modified Mar 12, 2013 05:58 AM — Filed under: ,
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: