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Aadhaar by Numbers
Sunil Abraham will be addressing a public seminar at an event organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in New Delhi on Friday, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 11, 2016 04:36 PM — Filed under: , ,
Can the Matters Dealt with in the Aadhaar Act be the Objects of a Money Bill?
In this infographic, we highlight the matters dealt with in the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, and consider ... by Pooja Saxena last modified Apr 24, 2016 02:15 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill
While the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect ... by Amber Sinha last modified Apr 25, 2016 10:51 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?
In this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The ... by Pooja Saxena last modified Apr 25, 2016 01:48 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Panel Discussion on UID/ Aadhar act 2016 and its impact on Social, Security
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by Students Christian Movement of India at SCM House in Bangalore on April 25, 2016. Mathew Thomas and Usha ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 28, 2016 05:02 PM — Filed under: , ,
Privacy Issues with DRM
This post has been written by Jalaj Pandey interning at CIS. It elaborates upon the various privacy issues with the Digital Rights Management. The author talks ... by Jalaj Pandey last modified May 03, 2016 02:41 AM — Filed under: ,
The High Level Privacy Conclave — Conference Report
Privacy India, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Society in Action Group, with support from IDRC and Privacy International, have spent 18 months ... by Natasha Vaz last modified Apr 30, 2012 09:46 AM — Filed under: ,
UID has no legal sanctity, says lawyer-activist
‘Iris scanning adopted for the UID project is flawed as the iris keeps changing’ by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 11, 2013 06:08 AM — Filed under: ,
Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill (April 2012): High Level Concerns
In 2007 the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, with the objective of regulating the use of DNA ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:36 PM — Filed under: , ,
Unique Identification Scheme (UID) & National Population Register (NPR), and Governance
This post examines the UID, NPR and Governance as it exists in India. The background note gives a summary of what is the NPR, the legal grounding of NPR, its ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Apr 30, 2014 05:03 AM — Filed under: , ,
Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 Analysis
Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics, US provides an analysis of the Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012. He says that India’s updated 2012 Human ... by Jeremy Gruber last modified Mar 19, 2013 09:53 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy, Security, and Access to Rights: A Technical and Policy Analyses
Privacy and security are often presented as zero-sum outcomes with respect to issues affecting Internet governance. This dichotomous treatment often results in ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 22, 2011 09:28 AM — Filed under:
Putting Users First: How Can Privacy be Protected in Today’s Complex Mobile Ecosystem?
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Interview with Mr. Billy Hawkes - Irish Data Protection Commissioner
Maria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, at the CIS´ 4th Privacy Round Table meeting. View this interview and ... by Maria Xynou last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:06 AM — Filed under: , ,
11th Meeting of Information Systems Security Sectional Committee (LITD 17)
Udbhav Tiwari represented CIS at this meeting organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) at Manak Bhavan, New Delhi on April 13, 2017. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 19, 2017 02:57 AM — Filed under: , ,
Analysis: Data Protection in India - Getting It Right
Indian Government Plans Ambitious Data Protection Legislation Rollout by October by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 28, 2017 01:42 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy & Sexual Minorities
Danish Sheikh examines the status of sexual minorities in the light of privacy framework in India. Culling out some real life examples based on various ... by Danish Sheikh last modified Sep 20, 2013 09:22 AM — Filed under: ,
State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp
A two-day conference was held in Rio on December 13 and 14 at Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event and made a presentation on ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 21, 2012 07:19 AM — Filed under: ,
E-Governance, Identity & Privacy
This chapter will look at different legislations, projects, and policies pertaining to e-governance and identity that India has put in place, and examine both ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 26, 2012 06:17 AM — Filed under: ,
Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah in Delhi
The next meeting of the two Sub-Groups on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 14, 2012 08:31 AM — Filed under: ,
DNA Research
In 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to ... by Vanya Rakesh last modified Jul 21, 2016 11:02 AM — Filed under: ,
Sectoral Privacy Research
The Centre for Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy in India since the year 2010, with special focus on the following issues. by Vanya Rakesh last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:46 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Comments and Recommendations on the Data Protection Bill, 2021
This document is a revised version of the comments we provided on the 2019 Bill on 20 February 2020, with updates based on the amendments in the 2021 Bill. by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas last modified Feb 14, 2022 04:07 PM — Filed under: , ,
Medical Privacy
Privacy India in partnership with the Indian Network for People living with HIV/AIDS, Centre for Internet & Society, IDRC, Society in Action Group and Privacy ... by Natasha Vaz last modified Jun 15, 2012 04:11 PM — Filed under: , ,
Fourth Meeting of the two Sub-Groups on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah
The next meeting of the two Sub-Groups (4th meeting) on privacy issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 07, 2012 10:12 AM — Filed under: ,
Response Submission on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector
CIS submitted its comments on the consultation paper on privacy, security and ownership of data in telecom sector which was published by the Telecom Regulatory ... by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok and Udbhav Tiwari last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:27 AM — Filed under: , , ,
A Comparison of Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Cyber Security in India and the United Kingdom
This report is the first part of a three part series of reports that compares the Indian cyber security framework with that of the U.K, U.S and Singapore. by Authored by Divij Joshi and edited by Elonnai Hickok last modified Nov 14, 2017 03:26 PM — Filed under: ,
Aadhaar seeding: benefits and concerns
Products and services such as bank accounts, life insurance policies and phone connections have to be linked with Aadhaar. But is this of any real help? by Admin last modified Nov 23, 2017 02:02 AM — Filed under: , ,
Counter Comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has commented on the Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector published by the ... by Amber Sinha last modified Nov 23, 2017 02:29 PM — Filed under: ,
Cyberattacks a significant threat to democracy: Modi
We have to ensure that cyberspace does not become a playground for dark horses of radicalism, says PM Narendra Modi at the fifth Global Conference on Cyber ... by Admin last modified Nov 24, 2017 01:29 PM — Filed under: , ,