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List of Chairman and Members of CRAC
Notification on the constitution of the "Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee" by Snehashish Ghosh last modified Dec 02, 2012 06:22 AM — Filed under: , ,
Draft nonsense
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
What Frameworks for Cross-Border Online Communities and Services
Chinmayi Arun, Assistant Professor at National Law University India and Fellow at the CIS India, talks about the Internet Governance Forum 2012 Workshop 154 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 05, 2012 12:10 AM — Filed under: , ,
The 12-digit conundrum
Even as the Centre plans to link as many as 500 schemes to Aadhaar, concerns over data safety are rising. Richa Mishra reports. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 14, 2017 01:50 PM — Filed under: , ,
EVMs: How transparent is the Indian election process?
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have become a bone of contention after the results of the Assembly elections in five states were declared last Saturday and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 17, 2017 01:57 AM — Filed under: , ,
No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India’s biometric scheme
Controversial Aadhaar card restricts fundamental rights, argue critics, limiting access to free school meals and exposing 1 billion people to privacy risks. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:27 PM — Filed under: , ,
Privacy concerns multiply for Aadhaar, India’s national biometric identity registry
The largest and most sophisticated biometric identity system of any country in the world, India’s Aadhaar, is sparking new fears that the personal data it ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:38 PM — Filed under: , ,
Comments on Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017
The Centre for Internet and Society submitted comments on the Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017. The comments were ... by Amber Sinha last modified Mar 23, 2017 01:54 AM — Filed under: ,
India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a reality
I have been thinking about my fingerprints and the secrets that may lie within my eyes — and whether I want to share them with the Indian government. I may not ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 28, 2017 02:45 AM — Filed under: , , ,
CIS representation at ICANN 58
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organized ICANN 58 at Copenhagen from March 9 to March 16, 2017. On behalf of the Centre for ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 28, 2017 02:22 PM — Filed under: ,
Democracy and the Internet in 2017
Vidushi Marda gave a talk at St. Joseph's College of Commerce in Bengaluru on January 25, 2017. Vidushi spoke about democracy and the internet. The 50 minute ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 28, 2017 03:19 PM — Filed under:
Debate on Cyber Crime in TV9
Vidushi Marda took part in a debate on cyber crime which was aired on TV9 on January 13, 2017. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 28, 2017 03:25 PM — Filed under:
क्‍या आधार पर जल्दबाज़ी में है सरकार?
Amber Sinha took part in a discussion on Aadhaar aired by NDTV on March 27, 2017. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 29, 2017 03:52 AM — Filed under: , ,
From Virtual to Reliable: Exploring Freedom and Facts in the World of WWW (World Wide Web)
An interactive seminar on internet freedom was organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and Adaan Foundation on March 21, 2017 at the India ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 29, 2017 04:01 AM — Filed under: , ,
Conference on Safety Against Online Child Sexual Abuse
Japreet Grewal was a speaker at a conference on safety against online child sexual abuse which was jointly organized by CID, Telangana and the Department for ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 29, 2017 04:10 AM — Filed under: ,
The Difficult Balance of Transparent Surveillance
Is it too much to ask for transparency in data surveillance? On occasion, companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and the other silicon valley giants would say no. ... by Kovey Coles last modified Jul 15, 2013 04:23 AM — Filed under: , ,
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 3) - Eva Galperin
CIS interviews Eva Galperin, Global Policy Analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). by Purba Sarkar last modified Aug 01, 2013 09:55 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Is CMS a Compromise of Your Security?
By secretly monitoring and recording all Indians through a Central Monitoring System, our government will end up making citizens and businesses less safe. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 15, 2013 06:27 AM — Filed under: , ,
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 5) - Amelia Andersdotter
CIS interviews Amelia Andersdotter, member of the European parliament, as part of the Cybersecurity Series by Purba Sarkar last modified Aug 01, 2013 09:54 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
CIS@IGF 2014
The ninth Internet Governance Forum (“IGF2014”) was hosted by Turkey in Istanbul from September 2 to 5, 2014. by Geetha Hariharan last modified Oct 08, 2014 10:31 AM — Filed under: ,
September 2014 Bulletin
Welcome you to the ninth issue of the newsletter (September 2014). by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 02, 2015 01:26 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Much at stake for tech sector in UID project
With the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance raising a red flag against the National Identification Authority of India ( NIAI) Bill to grant the UID ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 12, 2011 01:10 PM — Filed under:
Censorship — A Death Knell for Freedom of Expression Online
On December 8, 2011, NDTV aired an interesting discussion on internet censorship. Shashi Tharoor, Soli Sorabjee, Shekhar Kapoor, Ken Ghosh and Sunil Abraham ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 19, 2011 10:12 AM — Filed under: ,
Free Speech Online in India under Attack?
When the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal suggested pre-censorship for a range of popular online platforms and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 02, 2012 03:03 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
In January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Nov 09, 2012 10:20 AM — Filed under: ,
No such rule, but many vaccination centres are insisting on Aadhaar as proof
Radhika Radhakrishnan saw three words swimming before her as she inched closer to the hospital lobby. by Sreedevi Jayarajan last modified Jun 26, 2021 04:43 AM — Filed under: ,
Insult to Kannada shows Google AI in a poor light
A Google search for ‘the ugliest language in India’ yielded ‘Kannada’ as the answer late last week, causing widespread outrage. by Krupa Joseph last modified Jun 26, 2021 05:25 AM — Filed under: ,
Pandemic Technology takes its Toll on Data Privacy
The absence of any legal framework has meant these tools are now being used for purposes beyond managing the pandemic. by Aman Nair and Pallavi Bedi last modified Jun 26, 2021 06:52 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Advanced biometric technologies and new market entries tackle fraud, chase digital ID billions
Amid forecasts of rapid growth and huge market potential, digital ID platforms launches by Techsign and Ping Identity, new services, features and even an ... by Chris Burt last modified Jun 28, 2021 01:13 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
State of Consumer Digital Security in India
This report attempts to identify the existing state of digital safety in India, with a mapping of digital threats, which will aid stakeholders in identifying ... by Pranav M B last modified Jul 05, 2021 11:07 AM — Filed under: , , , ,