Centre for Internet and Society

EXTRATERRITORIAL ALGORITHMIC SURVEILLANCE AND THE INCAPACITATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

pranav — 2019-12-31T10:55:51Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/extraterritorial-algorithmic-surveillance-and-the-incapacitation-of-international-human-rights-law

Call for Comments: Model Security Standards for the Indian Fintech Industry

pranav — 2019-12-16T13:16:25Z

The Centre for Internet and Society is pleased to make available the Draft document of Model Security Standards for the Indian Fintech Industry, for feedback and comments from all stakeholders. The objective of this document which was first published in November 2019, is to ensure that the data of users is dealt with in a secure and safe manner by the Fintech Industry, and that smaller businesses in the Fintech industry have a specific standard to look at in order to limit their liabilities for any future breaches.

We invite any parties interested in the field of technology policy, including but not limited to lawyers, policy researchers, and engineers, to send in your feedback/comments on the draft document by the 16th of January 2020. We intend to publish our final draft by the end of January 2020. We look forward to receiving your contributions to make this document more comprehensive and effective. Please find a copy of the draft document here.

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/call-for-comments-model-security-standards-for-the-indian-fintech-industry

Presentation: Gender, Health Communications, and Online Activism in the Digital Age (PDF)

pranav — 2019-12-02T09:37:08Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/presentation-gender-health-communications-and-online-activism-in-the-digital-age-pdf

Domestic Work and Platforms Presentation

pranav — 2019-11-29T10:08:57Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/raw/domestic-work-and-platforms-presentation

Comments: The Personal Data Protection Bill

pranav — 2019-11-15T09:35:33Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/comments-the-personal-data-protection-bill

Agenda - Cultivating India’s Cyber Defense Strategy

pranav — 2019-11-01T08:23:22Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/agenda-cultivating-india2019s-cyber-defense-strategy

Cultivating India’s Cyber Defense Strategy

pranav — 2019-11-01T08:24:03Z

The Centre for Internet & Society is hosting this roundtable discussion to identify critical vectors in India's Cyber Defense debate, and hash out next steps for a robust cyber defense agenda.

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are woven into every aspect of life in the twenty-first century. In India, individuals, government institutions, and the private sector increasingly rely on cyberspace for discharging economic, social, and political functions. However, as both states and non-state actors alike continue to engage in the weaponization and exploitation of cyberspace for reaping strategic dividend, India needs a strategy that secures its digital frontiers. As India firms up its cyber security strategy in 2020, critical discourse on response, detection, and publication of incidents, and governance of vulnerabilities, exploitation, and disclosure is certainly the need of the hour.

Recently, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is suspected to have fallen victim to a potentially disastrous cyber attack. In September 2019, Kaspersky Labs published their report on the DTrack remote administration trojan, which is suspected to have been operated by Lazarus APT. After initially refuting claims made by security researchers, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has finally confirmed an incident. The reason for the initial denial remains unknown, and the consequences of India’s defense posturing need to be re-examined.

Undoubtedly, India’s defense posturing needs to adopt multilateral cooperation underscored by robust technical readiness. The question is “What does the Indian government need, at the technical, legal, and policy levels, to achieve this readiness?”

Find more details here.

If you are interested in applying for a spot at the event, please fill up this form.

Please note, filling up this form does not guarantee you a seat, since seats are limited. Please await an official email confirmation from us.

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/cultivating-india2019s-cyber-defense-strategy

Digital IDs

pranav — 2019-10-18T13:55:06Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/digital-identity

Draft Model Fintech Security Standards: Closed Door Consultation

pranav — 2019-10-15T13:20:21Z

The Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy and security standards in the Indian ‘Fintech space’ for the past year. One component of our research has been to create Draft Security Standards for Fintech Entities, which are more specific than the requirements of the SPDI Rules. We hope that these will serve as a set of useful parameters that enables innovation while furthering privacy and security. Through this consultation, we hope to further explore these gaps, understand the hurdles that players in the market may face when complying with these requirements and thereby improve these parameters.

More details about the event can be found here.

If you would like to participate in this consultation event, please send an email to pranav@cis-india.org

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/draft-model-fintech-security-standards-closed-door-consultation

Fintech Sec Standards Event Concept Note

pranav — 2019-10-15T09:08:51Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/fintech-sec-standards-event-concept-note

Draft Fintech Security Rules

pranav — 2019-10-15T08:48:18Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/draft-fintech-security-rules

AI: Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge Launch Workshop [Reference Files]

pranav — 2020-08-04T06:08:48Z

These are the files released at the AI Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge Launch Event, organised by CIS, and CCG-NLUD on September 27 2019. At the event, Sunil Abraham discussed the draft policy brief linked below, which is an output of the Regulatory Practices Lab at CIS.

The Event poster can be found here.

The Infographic in the Policy brief can be found here.

The working draft that was released at the workshop can be found here.

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/ai-full-spectrum-regulatory-challenge-launch-workshop-reference-files

AI Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge Infographic

pranav — 2019-09-27T12:35:22Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/ai-reg-paper-event-files/ai-full-spectrum-regulatory-challenge-twitter

AI RPL Poster

pranav — 2019-09-27T12:34:54Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/ai-reg-paper-event-files/ai-rpl-poster-06

AI reference reg

pranav — 2019-09-25T13:48:25Z

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/ai-reference-reg