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- June and July Newsletter
- The newsletter presents the work done in the months of June and July 2021. by Pranav M B — last modified Aug 10, 2021 03:57 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Researchers at Work, Copyright, Access to Knowledge
- Law yet to catch up with tech-enabled peeping toms
- Devices that give sharp images are the order of the day. But this clarity is lacking when it comes to regulating use of cameras and camera phones in public ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2012 08:06 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- India ranks second globally in accessing private details of users
- According to the latest transparency report released by Google, India ranks second in the world for accessing private details of its citizens, only after the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 19, 2012 04:49 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Privacy
- Court’s approval needed to tap phones: Panel
- Investigators can monitor a person for 15-20 days on executive orders in case of emergencies, suggests panel. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 22, 2012 07:02 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy
- CCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2012 10:23 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Bolstering right to remain private
- The Justice AP Shah panel has done to well to lay down an enforceable roadmap that can strengthen privacy laws in the country. It’s now for the legislature to ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 29, 2012 09:00 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
- This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th ... by Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM — Filed under: Call for Comments, Digital Access, Open Data, Open Government Data, Data Protection, Data Governance, Aadhaar, Digitisation, Information Security, Openness, Internet Governance, Data Management
- Biggest blast on Aadhaar leak so far: govt sites leaked data of 13 crore people
- In yet another shocking report of personal data breach in India, it has emerged that Aadhaar data of 13 crore people was put out on websites of four major ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 03, 2017 02:35 PM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- 130 Million Aadhaar Numbers Were Made Public, Says New Report
- The research report looks at four major government portals whose poor information security practices have exposed personal data including bank account details. by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 06:32 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Govt may have made 135 million Aadhaar numbers public: CIS report
- CIS report says Aadhaar numbers leaked through government databases could be 100-135 million and bank accounts numbers leaked about 100 million. by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 03, 2017 03:43 PM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sites
- A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 04, 2017 02:29 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- April 2017 Newsletter
- Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2017. by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 12:59 PM — Filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
- Aadhaar numbers of 135 mn may have leaked, claims CIS report
- Aadhaar numbers and personal information of as many as 135 million Indians could have been leaked from four government portals due to lack of IT security ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 12, 2017 03:40 PM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Aadhaar: Are a billion identities at risk on India's biometric database
- "My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body," a lawyer told India's Supreme Court last week. by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 06:38 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)
- CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified May 13, 2017 04:32 AM — Filed under: Privacy, Open Data, Open Government Data, Internet Governance, Public Accountability
- Indian Government says it is still drafting privacy law, but doesn’t give timelines
- by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 15, 2017 02:10 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
- Plug data leak before imposing Aadhaar
- As the Central government continues to expand the scope and boundaries of the applicability of Aadhaar, the unique identification number, even before the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 17, 2017 02:10 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Partnership on AI Adds Corporate, NGO Members, Charts Initial Course
- Artificial intelligence is a booming business in 2017, but one that also comes with significant baggage in the form of public misunderstanding, potential job ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 06:00 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- Intel, eBay, SAP, Salesforce y Sony colaborarán en inteligencia artificial
- Junto a otras empresas como Zalando, McKinsey & Company o Cogitai han decidido unirse a la asociación Partnership on AI impulsada por Amazon, Google, Facebook, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 06:50 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance
- IT companies in Bengaluru on high alert over WannaCry ransomware
- In the wake of the ransomware attack triggered by WannaCry virus, IT firms in Bengaluru are racing against time to updating their security systems. At some ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 09:05 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Digital Media
- What’s Hard To Digest About The Zomato Hacking
- Yet another day, yet another major security breach. But, this time it’s not a presidential candidate in the U.S. or the U.K.’s National Health Service. ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 09:22 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
- UIDAI puts posers to CIS over Aadhaar data leak claim
- Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked research firm Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) to explain its sensational claim that 13 crore Aadhaar numbers ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 09:28 AM — Filed under: UIDAI, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Watch: Aadhaar has become a whipping boy: Nandan Nilekani
- India certainly needs a modern data privacy and protection law, Nilekani said in an interview. by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 09:54 AM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- A 13-year-old's rape in TN highlights the major threat online sexual grooming poses to children
- Predatory paedophiles online pose a major threat to children who form 7% of internet users in India. by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 10:16 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Faking it on WhatsApp: How India's favourite messaging app is turning into a rumour mill
- Spreading fast and wild on WhatsApp fake news about riots, ‘miracle’ currency by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 02:44 PM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond
- Udbhav Tiwari attended a panel on "Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond" held at the India International Centre Annexe on May 9, 2017 in New Delhi, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 19, 2017 02:47 PM — Filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Suicide videos: Facebook beefs up team to monitor content
- Responding to the spate of suicides being livestreamed, social media giant Facebook has announced it will add another 3,000 people to its 4,500-strong review ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 02:59 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Hacker steals 17 million Zomato users’ data, briefly puts it on dark web
- Records of 17 million users were stolen from online restaurant search platform Zomato, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 05:57 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Hacking, Internet Governance, Privacy
- UIDAI goes after org that disclosed government departments were releasing Aadhaar data
- If there was ever a case of shoot the messenger, it is this. by Nikhil Pahwa — last modified May 20, 2017 10:46 AM — Filed under: UIDAI, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Experts stress on need for enhanced security
- With more and more people falling prey to phishing scams, experts believe that lack of adequate security features in online payment systems will only increase ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 20, 2017 06:13 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
