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Arindrajit Basu
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17 Feb 2024
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Reconfiguring Data Governance: Insights from India and the EUThis policy paper is the result of a workshop organised jointly by the Tilburg Institute of Law, Technology and Society, Netherlands, the Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi, India and the Centre for …
21 Oct 2022
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‘Techplomacy’ and the negotiation of AI standards for the Indo-PacificResearchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute have partnered with the Centre for Internet and Society (Bengaluru) to produce a ‘techplomacy guide’ on negotiating AI standards for stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific.
3 Oct 2022
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Getting the (Digital) Indo-Pacific Economic Framework RightOn the eve of the Tokyo Quad Summit in May 2022, President Biden unveiled the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), visualising cooperation across the Indo-Pacific based on four pillars: trade; supply chains; clean energy, decarbonisation …
24 Mar 2022
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Cybernorms: Do they matter IRL (In Real Life): Event ReportThe year 2021 saw several cyber attacks on critical infrastructure such as oil pipelines, businesses such as airlines and meat-packing companies, and, crucially, healthcare providers such as vaccine suppliers. Several of these attacks were …
9 Feb 2022
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Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls onSitting out trade negotiations could result in the country losing out on opportunities to shape the rules.
26 Sep 2021
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International Cyber Law Toolkit scenario: Internet blockageArindrajit Basu and Gurshabad Grover’s scenario and international law analysis Internet Blockage was published as part of the NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence’s Cyber Law Toolkit as part of its September 2021 annual …
27 Jul 2021
24 May 2021
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Community Data and Decisional Autonomy: Dissecting an Indian Legal Innovation for Emerging EconomiesRead this paper configuring community data with Indian constitutional jurisprudence by Amber Sinha and Arindrajit Basu
31 Dec 2020
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The Geopolitics of Cyberspace: A Compendium of CIS ResearchCyberspace is undoubtedly shaping and disrupting commerce, defence and human relationships all over the world. Opportunities such as improved access to knowledge, connectivity, and innovative business models have been equally met with …
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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Response to the Pegasus Questionnaire issued by the SC Technical CommitteeOn March 25, 2022, the Supreme Court appointed Technical Committee constituted to examine the allegations of alleged unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus software released a questionnaire seeking responses and comments from the …
12 Nov 2020
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The PDP Bill 2019 Through the Lens of Privacy by DesignThis paper evaluates the PDP Bill based on the Privacy by Design approach. It examines the implications of Bill in terms of the data ecosystem it may lead to, and the visual interface design in digital platforms. This paper focuses on the …
19 Sep 2020
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Recommendations for EU cyber diplomacyWritten statement by Arindrajit Basu delivered at the EU Cyber Direct Civil Society Forum 2020
14 Aug 2020
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Comments on NITI AAYOG Working Document: Towards Responsible #AIforAllThe NITI Aayog Working Document on Responsible AI for All released on 21st July 2020 serves as a significant statement of intent from NITI Aayog, acknowledging the need to ensure that any conception of “Responsible AI” must fulfill …
6 Apr 2020
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CIS Comments on 'Pre Draft' of the Report of the UN Open Ended Working GroupCIS submitted comments on the 'pre draft' report of the United Nations Open Ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security.
31 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.
14 Feb 2020
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Law and Politics of Global Governance Course OutlineArindrajit Basu taught a course on various prospects and challenges of global governance at NUJS, including the geo-politics of emerging technologies.
13 Jan 2020
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Comments to National Security Council on National Cybersecurity Strategy 2020CIS submitted brief comments to the National Security Council on the National Cybersecurity Strategy within the 5000 character limit provided. CIS will continue producing outputs building on these ideas.
2 Jan 2020
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Decrypting Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS) and Delineating Related Privacy ConcernsArindrajit Basu and Siddharth Sonkar have co-written this blog as the first of their three-part blog series on AI Policy Exchange under the parent title: Is there a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy from Data Aggregation by Automated Facial …
2 Jan 2020
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Automated Facial Recognition Systems and the Mosaic Theory of Privacy: The Way ForwardArindrajit Basu and Siddharth Sonkar have co-written this blog as the third of their three-part blog series on AI Policy Exchange under the parent title: Is there a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy from Data Aggregation by Automated Facial …
2 Jan 2020
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Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS): Responding to Related Privacy ConcernsArindrajit Basu and Siddharth Sonkar have co-written this blog as the second of their three-part blog series on AI Policy Exchange under the parent title: Is there a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy from Data Aggregation by Automated …
31 Dec 2019
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Extra-Territorial Surveillance and the Incapacitation of Human RightsThis paper was published in Volume 12 (2) of the NUJS Law Review.
15 Nov 2019
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Introducing the Cybersecurity Visuals Media HandbookThe need for intervention in the cybersecurity imagery in media publications was realised during a brainstorming workshop that was conducted by CIS with illustrators, designers, and cybersecurity researchers.
13 Nov 2019
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India’s Role in Global Cyber Policy FormulationThe past year has seen vigorous activity on the domestic cyber policy front in India. On key issues—including intermediary liability, data localization and e-commerce—the government has rolled out a patchwork of regulatory policies, …
20 Oct 2019
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“Politics by other means”: Fostering positive contestation and charting ‘red lines’ through global governance in cyberspaceThe past year has been a busy one for the fermentation of global governance efforts in cyberspace with multiple actors-states, industry, and civil society spearheading a variety of initiatives. Given the multiplicity of actors, ideologies, …
16 Oct 2019
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Farming the Future: Deployment of Artificial Intelligence in the agricultural sector in IndiaThis case study was published as a chapter in the joint UNESCAP-Google publication titled Artificial Intelligence in Public Service Delivery. The chapter in its final form would not have been possible without the efforts and very useful …
14 Oct 2019
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We need a better AI visionArtificial intelligence conjures up a wondrous world of autonomous processes but dystopia is inevitable unless rights and privacy are protected.
30 Sep 2019
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Setting International Norms of Cyber Conflict is Hard, But that Doesn't Mean that We Should Stop TryingLast month, cyber-defense analyst and geostrategist Pukhraj Singh penned a stinging epitaph, published by MWI, for global norms-formulation processes that are attempting to foster cyber stability and regulate cyber conflict—specifically, …
11 Sep 2019
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Submission to Global Commission on Stability of Cyberspace on the definition of Cyber Stability"The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace released a public consultation process that sought to solicit comments and obtain feedback on the definition of “Stability of Cyberspace”, as developed by the Global Commission on the …
7 Aug 2019
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Private Sector and the cultivation of cyber norms in IndiaInformation Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a regular facet of modern existence. The growth of cyberspace has challenged traditional notions of global order and uprooted the notion of governance itself. All over the world, the …