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- India's Data Protection Framework Will Need to Treat Privacy as a Social and Not Just an Individual Good
- The idea that technological innovations may compete with privacy of individuals assumes that there is social and/or economic good in allowing unrestricted ... by Amber Sinha — last modified May 18, 2018 06:22 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward
- Aayush Rathi and Gurshabad Grover attended a two day conference on 'Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward' organised by the Technology Policy team at the ... by Admin — last modified May 26, 2018 12:39 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Alexa’s recording leak in US ‘echoes’ privacy issues here
- Market analyst Sanjay Mehta (name changed) has been keeping his Amazon Echo smart speaker mostly unplugged since reports surfaced last week of the device’s ... by Admin — last modified May 30, 2018 12:49 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Digital India, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Biometrics, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- IDRC - Open Development Book - Authors' Workshop
- Sumandro Chattapadhyay participated in the authors' workshop organized by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Centre for Innovation in ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 29, 2017 03:47 AM — Filed under: Openness, Privacy
- 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: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: SAFEGUARDS, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Internet Governance, Privacy
- 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: Health Tech, Privacy, Internet Governance, Technological Protection Measures, Covid19, Healthcare
- 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: Privacy, Internet Governance, UIDAI, Biometrics, Aadhaar
- 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: Digital Governance, Privacy, Digital Knowledge, Internet Governance, Digital Media
- The Constitutionality of Indian Surveillance Law: Public Emergency as a Condition Precedent for Intercepting Communications
- Bedavyasa Mohanty analyses the nuances of interception of communications under the Indian Telegraph Act and the Indian Post Office Act. In this post he ... by Bedavyasa Mohanty — last modified Aug 04, 2014 04:52 AM — Filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Surveillance, surveillance technologies, Security, Article 19(1)(a)
- Living in a Fish Bowl
- Though India needs a comprehensive law on the right to privacy, it may not be ready for something as avant garde as the “right to be forgotten” on the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 16, 2014 07:15 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- FinFisher in India and the Myth of Harmless Metadata
- In this article, Maria Xynou argues that metadata is anything but harmless, especially since FinFisher — one of the world's most controversial types of spyware ... by Maria Xynou — last modified Aug 13, 2013 11:30 AM — Filed under: Featured, Internet Governance, Privacy
- India’s Big Bet on Identity
- The world’s largest biometric authentication system reaches its first major milestone, but lots of challenges remain, writes Joshua J. Romero in ieeespectrum. ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 07, 2012 05:44 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Government washes hands of Google's new privacy policy
- The government has more or less washed its hands of internet giant Google's new privacy policy that is being criticised in Europe and elsewhere, but wants ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 10, 2012 09:40 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- The Impact of Consolidation in the Internet Economy on the Evolution of the Internet
- The Centre for Internet and Society in partnership with the Internet Society organized an event on the impact of consolidation in the Internet economy. It was ... by Akriti Bopanna and Gurshabad Grover — last modified Jul 03, 2019 12:53 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Pranesh Prakash as Resource Person for ITD seminar on Competition
- Pranesh Prakash represented the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) as a resource person for a training seminar held by the International Institute for Trade ... by Admin — last modified Jul 04, 2019 04:23 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Data Protection: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation
- As recently as May 27, 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) (hereinafter referred to as GDPR) was adopted. The Data ... by Aditi Chaturvedi — last modified Jul 04, 2017 04:12 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- UIDAI declining multiple requests by police to share Indian citizens’ biometrics
- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, has declined multiple requests from all law enforcement ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 06, 2017 03:25 PM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- BIS LITD 17 Privacy Panel meeting
- Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS at this meeting organized by National Law School of India University in Bangalore on June 21, 2017. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 07, 2017 01:31 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- DSCI Best Practices Meet
- Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS on a Panel titled "Reposing Trust in Citizen Identity Systems" at the DSCI Best Practices Meet held at the ITC Gardenia on June ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 07, 2017 01:39 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Supreme Court sets up constitution bench to hear Aadhaar privacy issues
- The Supreme Court ‘s five-judge constitution bench will also decide if the Aadhaar privacy issue should be heard by a larger bench. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 14, 2017 10:55 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Centre to form panel to 'encrypt' MGNREGA-DBT database and prevent leaks
- Around 5 crore bank accounts of active MGNREGA workers yet to be seeded with Aadhaar. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 14, 2017 10:46 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Aadhaar privacy: Key issues that all Aadhaar card holders should bear in mind
- As the Supreme Court hears petitions whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right, there are some key aspects that Aadhar Card holders should bear in ... by Admin — last modified Jul 20, 2017 02:18 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy