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India’s Biometric Database Is Creating A Perfect Surveillance State — And U.S. Tech Companies Are On Board
The Aadhaar program offers a glimpse of the tech world's latest quest to control our lives, where dystopias are created in the name of helping the impoverished. by Admin last modified Sep 04, 2018 02:40 PM — Filed under:
Can this curb your addiction?
Facebook and Instagram also set to roll out tools to tell you how hooked you are to social media browsing. by Admin last modified Oct 03, 2018 02:15 PM — Filed under:
Artificial Intelligence in the Governance Sector in India
The use of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to ameliorate several existing structural inefficiencies in the discharge of governmental functions. Our ... by Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok last modified Sep 14, 2018 11:37 AM — Filed under: ,
#NAMAprivacy: Data Protection Authority's regulatory and enforcement challenges
This is the second post in our series covering our events in Delhi and Bangalore on India’s Data Protection Law. by Admin last modified Sep 14, 2018 12:26 PM — Filed under:
National Health Stack: Data For Data’s Sake, A Manmade Health Hazard
On Oct. 5, 2017, an HIV positive woman was denied admission in Hyderabad’s Osmania General Hospital even though she was entitled to free treatment under ... by Murali Neelakantan, Swaraj Barooah, Swagam Dasgupta and Torsha Sarkar last modified Sep 16, 2018 05:01 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights
Shweta Mohandas was a panelist at the Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights on September 9, 2018. The Symposium was organised by the Tech Law Forum of ... by Admin last modified Sep 18, 2018 03:18 PM — Filed under: ,
Haryana Cops Say Internet Shutdowns Hurt Police Operations
India sees a very high number of Internet shutdowns, often to preserve law and order, but Haryana cops are arguing against the practice. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 18, 2018 03:57 PM — Filed under:
Gender and Privacy: Countering the Patriarchal Gaze
Ambika Tandon participated in a workshop on privacy and gender which was organized by Privacy International in United Kingdom on September 13 and 14, 2018. ... by Admin last modified Sep 19, 2018 01:48 AM — Filed under: ,
'Why should we talk to Dunzo?' State regulators fume at liquor delivery
In 2016, the Chandigarh police ordered thirty bottles of liquor on getTalli, an online liquor ordering platform. by Admin last modified Sep 19, 2018 02:04 PM — Filed under:
'What Security Breach?' The Unchanging Tone of UIDAI's Denials
This week brought with it another instance of Aadhaar déjà vu. The narrative is now eerily familiar to people with even a passing acquaintance with the matter. by Admin last modified Sep 19, 2018 02:14 PM — Filed under:
Conference on Data Protection
Sunil Abraham and Amber Sinha participated in a conference on data protection at NIPFP in New Delhi on September 4, 2018. The event was organized by National ... by Admin last modified Sep 20, 2018 02:47 PM — Filed under: ,
Forecasting the Implications of the CLOUD Act Around the World
Elonnai Hickok participated in the event organized by the Global Network Initiative at the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. on September 18, ... by Admin last modified Sep 20, 2018 03:51 PM — Filed under: ,
Find ways to trace origin of messages: Government to WhatsApp
Unhappy with the steps taken so far by WhatsApp, the government plans to trace the origins of incendiary messages spread on its platform. by Admin last modified Sep 24, 2018 02:53 AM — Filed under:
Networked Economies and Gender Action Learning
Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Ambika Tandon participated in a meeting organized by IDRC for grantees under their networked economies programme to discuss ... by Admin last modified Oct 02, 2018 03:10 AM — Filed under: , ,
SFLC Round Table Discussion on Personal Data Protection Bill
Shweta Mohandas participated in a Round Table Discussion on Personal Data Protection Bill, orgnanised by SFLC on September 25, 2018 in Bangalore. She also ... by Admin last modified Oct 02, 2018 03:16 AM — Filed under: , ,
Symposium on India’s Cyber Strategy
CIS organised a Symposium on India’s Cyber Strategy. by Admin last modified Oct 02, 2018 06:02 AM — Filed under: , ,
October 2018 Newsletter
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Gmail users beware while giving access
Recently, Google admitted to giving hundreds of firms access to users’ Gmail inboxes. It also revealed that many apps are able to scan and share data from ... by Admin last modified Oct 08, 2018 03:25 PM — Filed under:
CyFy 2018
Swaraj Paul Barooah and Arindrajit Basu participated in CyFy 2018 organized by Observer Research Foundation at Hotel Taj Mahal, New Delhi from October 3 - 5, ... by Admin last modified Oct 08, 2018 03:36 PM — Filed under: ,
Roundtable on Cyber-security and the Private Sector
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) invites you to a roundtable discussion on cyber-security and the private sector. The event will be held at Omidyar ... by Pranav M B last modified Oct 15, 2018 09:18 AM — Filed under: , ,
Ethical Research Guidelines
The Centre for Internet and Society will endeavour to protect the physical, social and psychological well-being of those who participate in their research. The ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 13, 2018 12:21 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunities Policy
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Privacy Policy
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Terms of Website Use
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Indian Feminist Judgment Project Workshop
Swaraj Paul Barooah was a discussant at the Indian Feminist Judgment Project 'righting together' workshop organised in Delhi by Jindal from October 6 - 7, 2018. by Admin last modified Oct 16, 2018 01:34 PM — Filed under: ,
Internet services not to be affected as DNS servers undergo update
Internet services across the country are unlikely to be impacted over the next 48 hours even as the Domain Name System (DNS) servers undergo a security update ... by Admin last modified Oct 16, 2018 02:28 PM — Filed under:
377 Bites the Dust: Unpacking the long and winding road to the judicial decriminalization of homosexuality in India
An informal case comment tracing the journey and assessing the societal implications the recent 377 (Navtej Johar v Union of India). by Agnidipto Tarafder and Arindrajit Basu last modified Oct 18, 2018 12:39 AM — Filed under: ,
Discrimination in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The dawn of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been celebrated by both government and industry across the globe. AI offers the potential to augment many existing ... by Arindrajit Basu last modified Oct 26, 2018 02:47 PM — Filed under: , ,
Conceptualizing an International Security Regime for Cyberspace
This paper was published as part of the Briefings from the Research and Advisory Group (RAG) of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) for ... by Elonnai Hickok and Arindrajit Basu last modified Oct 26, 2018 03:09 PM — Filed under: ,
Rural Indians don’t trust messages on WhatsApp blindly: Survey
Only 8% of the respondents marked 10 as their trust score on a scale of 1-10, where 1 stands for complete distrust and 10 for complete trust, in information ... by Admin last modified Oct 28, 2018 06:21 AM — Filed under: ,