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Aman Nair
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18 Jul 2022
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What Are The Consumer Protection Concerns With Crypto-Assets?Existing consumer protection regulations are not sufficient to cover the extent of protection that a crypto-investor would require.
4 Jul 2022
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10 Dec 2021
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Launching CIS’s Flagship Report on Private Crypto-AssetsThe Centre for Internet & Society is launching its flagship report on regulating private crypto-assets in India, as part of its newly formed Financial Technology (or Fintech) research agenda. The event will be held on Zoom, at 17:30 IST on …
31 Aug 2021
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Facial Recognition Technology in IndiaThe Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, University of Essex, UK and the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) have jointly published a research paper on facial recognition technology. Authors, Elonnai Hickok, Pallavi Bedi, Aman …
10 Aug 2021
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Techno-solutionist Responses to COVID-19The Indian state has increasingly adopted a digital approach to service delivery over the past decade, with vaccination being the latest area to be subsumed by this strategy. In the context of the need for universal vaccination, the …
27 Jul 2021
1 Jul 2021
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At the Heart of Crypto Investing, There is Tether. But Will its Promise Pan Out?The $18.5 million fine levied by the New York attorney general’s office earlier this year to settle a legal dispute, raises more questions than answers.
3 Jun 2021
25 Jan 2021
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The Government needs to make sure our emails don't destroy the environmentThe Government's data centre policy must be more reflective of energy requirements and sustainable practices to effectively ensure that India's growing digital user base doesn't hurt the environment.
22 Jan 2021
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TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with ChinaAs the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies …
31 Dec 2020
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The Competition Law Case Against Whatsapp’s 2021 Privacy Policy AlterationHaving examined the privacy implications of Whatsapp's changes to its privacy policy in 2021, this issue brief is the second output in our series examining the effects of those changes. This brief examines the changes in the context of data …
31 Dec 2020
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Pandemic Technology takes its Toll on Data PrivacyThe absence of any legal framework has meant these tools are now being used for purposes beyond managing the pandemic.
31 Dec 2020
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11 Nov 2020
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CIS Comments on Draft ODR Report31 Mar 2020
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CIS Comments on NODE Consultation PaperCIS submitted comments in response to MEITY's Consultation Paper on National Open Digital Ecosystems (NODEs) The comments were authored by Aman Nair, Elonnai Hickok and Arindrajit Basu with inputs from Gurshabad Grover.