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Stockholm Internet Forum 2019
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) organized the Stockholm Internet Forum 2019 in Stockholm from 16 - 17 May 2019. Gurshabad Grover was a ... by Admin last modified Jun 05, 2019 04:15 AM — Filed under: , ,
ABLI Privacy Workshop
On May 21 and 22, 2019, Elonnai Hickok, participated in the ABLI privacy workshop along with side events in Singapore. by Admin last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:29 AM — Filed under: ,
HillHacks 2019
Karan Saini was a speaker at HillHacks 2019 organized by HillHacks in Bir, Himachal Pradesh from May 24 to May 26, 2019. by Admin last modified Jun 05, 2019 02:41 PM — Filed under: ,
India's Rs 400-crore Central Monitoring System to snoop on all communication
Latest reports confirm that the government's longstanding aim of initiating the Central Monitoring System in the country is materialising now. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 05, 2013 10:39 AM — Filed under: ,
Messaging apps find another foe in India’s market regulator
Paranoid governments and mobile operators aren’t the only one that dislike messaging apps. Regulatory bodies aren’t crazy about them either. The Securities and ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 05, 2013 10:46 AM — Filed under: ,
Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meeting
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013. by Maria Xynou last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:04 AM — Filed under: , ,
SEBI and Communication Surveillance: New Rules, New Responsibilities?
In this blog post, Kovey Coles writes about the activities of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), discusses the importance of call data records ... by Kovey Coles last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:51 AM — Filed under: , ,
Privacy Round Table, Kolkata
The Centre for Internet and Society, the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and the Data Security Council of India cordially invite you ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 10, 2013 06:11 AM — Filed under: , ,
Concerns over central snoop
Eyebrows have been raised at the Centre’s single-window system to intercept phone calls and internet exchanges — the desi version of the US’s surveillance ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 01, 2013 09:33 AM — Filed under: ,
Way to watch
The domestic surveillance regime in India lacks adequate safeguards. by Chinmayi Arun last modified Jul 01, 2013 10:17 AM — Filed under: ,
Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, Facebook
The Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 02, 2013 02:31 PM — Filed under: ,
Privacy Protection Bill, 2013 (With Amendments based on Public Feedback)
In 2013 CIS drafted the Privacy Protection Bill as a citizens' version of a privacy legislation for India. Since April 2013, CIS has been holding Privacy ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:50 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Artificial Intelligence - Literature Review
With origins dating back to the 1950s Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not necessarily new. However, interest in AI has been rekindled over the last few years, ... by Shruthi Anand last modified Dec 18, 2017 03:12 PM — Filed under: , ,
Should Aadhaar be mandatory?
This week, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will adjudicate on limited questions of stay orders in the Aadhaar case. After numerous attempts by the ... by Amber Sinha last modified Dec 18, 2017 03:54 PM — Filed under: , ,
Aadhaar linking deadline approaches: Here are all the myths and facts
Love it or hate it, you just can't escape it. We're talking about Aadhaar, which is a bigger buzzword than usual in the face of the looming end-December ... by Admin last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:04 PM — Filed under: , ,
India’s Data Protection Regime Must Be Built Through an Inclusive and Truly Co-Regulatory Approach
We must move India past its existing consultative processes for rule-making, which often prompts stakeholders to take adversarial and extremely one-sided ... by Amber Sinha last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:18 PM — Filed under: , ,
FIGI Symposium 2017
Innovative Approaches to Digital Financial Inclusion Challenges. by Admin last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:29 PM — Filed under: ,
Attempted data breach of UIDAI, RBI, ISRO and Flipkart is worrisome
Perhaps, we got lucky this time, but the ongoing problem of massive cyber-security breaches wouldn't stop at one thwarted attempt to steal sensitive ... by Admin last modified Jan 02, 2018 04:20 PM — Filed under: , ,
UIDAI denies any breach of Aadhaar database
Personal data, including biometric information, of citizens safe and secure, says UIDAI on Aadhaar data breach. by Admin last modified Jan 07, 2018 12:03 PM — Filed under: , ,
UIDAI introduces new two-layer security system to improve Aadhaar privacy
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a system of virtual authentication for citizens enrolled on its database and limited the ... by Admin last modified Jan 16, 2018 11:08 PM — Filed under: , ,
Hammered government offers Virtual ID firewall to protect your Aadhaar
Days after reports surfaced claiming security breaches, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday announced the implementation of a new ... by Admin last modified Jan 16, 2018 11:34 PM — Filed under: , ,
Aadhaar Body Talked About Virtual ID 7 Years Ago, Put It Off: UIDAI Chief
"And at that time, it was felt that let us first give Aadhaar number, let us see how it plays out and then, at an appropriate time, this will be introduced," ... by Admin last modified Jan 16, 2018 11:42 PM — Filed under: , ,
Virtual Aadhaar ID: too little, too late?
Problems persist as many have already shared their 12-digit number with various entities, say experts by Admin last modified Jan 16, 2018 11:59 PM — Filed under: , ,
India To Introduce Virtual ID For Aadhaar To Strengthen Privacy
The government will introduce a virtual identification number for Aadhaar to help strengthen privacy following several instances of data leaks. by Admin last modified Jan 17, 2018 12:11 AM — Filed under: , ,
Another Step towards Privacy Law
A comparison between the 2012 experts’ report and the 2017 white paper on data protection. by Elonnai Hickok last modified Jan 18, 2018 01:50 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection ... by Amber Sinha last modified Apr 18, 2018 04:39 PM — Filed under: , ,
Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection ... by Amber Sinha last modified Feb 05, 2018 01:39 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Financial Inclusion and the UID
Since 2009, when Nandan Nilekani began to envision and implement the Unique Identification Project, the UID authority has promoted the UID/Aadhaar scheme as a ... by elonnai hickok last modified Aug 23, 2011 10:36 AM — Filed under: ,
IISc students boycott UID, don’t want Big Brother to keep watch
The programme doesn’t have statutory backing. It is still in parliament by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 23, 2011 08:24 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy and Governmental Databases
In our research we have found that most government databases are incrementally designed in response to developments and improvements that need to be ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:41 AM — Filed under: ,