Author
Divij Joshi
17 items.
9 Nov 2020
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Reclaiming AI Futures: Call for Contributions and ProvocationsCIS is pleased to share this call for contributions by Mozilla Fellow Divij Joshi. CIS will be working with Divij to edit, collate, and finalise this publication. This publication will add to Divij’s work as part of the AI observatory. The …
20 May 2018
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Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: Compliance with the Manila Principles on Intermediary LiabilityThis report assesses the compliance of the Indian intermediary liability framework with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability, and recommends substantive legislative changes to bring the legal framework in line with the Manila …
12 Nov 2017
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A Comparison of Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Cyber Security in India and the United KingdomThis 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.
12 Feb 2017
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Ranking Digital Rights in IndiaThis report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service …
9 Sep 2015
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The Internet in the Indian Judicial ImaginationThis post by Divij Joshi is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Divij is a final year student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and is a keen observer and researcher on issues of law, policy and …
19 Feb 2015
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The Surveillance Industry in India – An Analysis of Indian Security ExposThe author talks about the surveillance industry in India and analyses Indian security expos.
14 Aug 2014
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Learning to Forget the ECJ's Decision on the Right to be Forgotten and its Implications“The internet never forgets” is a proposition which is equally threatening and promising.
16 Jun 2014
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A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT ActTribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require …
31 May 2014
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Search and Seizure and the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age: A Comparison of US and IndiaThe development of information technology has transformed the way in which individuals make everyday transactions and communicate with the world around us. These interactions and transactions are recorded and stored – constantly available …
16 Apr 2014
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South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013As the rapid spread of technology in developing countries allows exponentially increasing availability of and access to personal data through automatic data processing, governments are beginning to recognize the necessity to evolve policies …
20 Mar 2014
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Net Neutrality and PrivacyThe highly contentious and polarising debate on net-neutrality will have a large impact on shaping the future of the internet and ultimately on the users of the internet. One important issue which needs to be prioritized while debating the …
20 Mar 2014
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European Union Draft Report Admonishes Mass Surveillance, Calls for Stricter Data Protection and Privacy LawsEver since the release of the “Snowden files”, the secret documents evidencing the massive scale of surveillance undertaken by America’s National Security Agency and publically released by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, surveillance in the …
13 Mar 2014
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New Standard Operating Procedures for Lawful Interception and MonitoringGovernment issues new guidelines to TSP’s to assist Lawful Interception and Monitoring.
24 Feb 2014
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Calcutta High Court Strengthens Whistle Blower ProtectionCalcutta High Court has ordered for protection of whistle blower's privacy in its November 20, 2013 order. The court has directed the government to accept RTI applications without the applicant's personal details.
14 Feb 2014
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February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass SurveillanceThe expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.
31 Mar 2013
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The Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 — Penalising 'Peeping Toms' and Other Privacy IssuesThe pending amendments to the Indian Penal Code, if passed in their current format, would be a huge boost for individual physical privacy by criminalising stalking and sexually-tinted voyeurism and removing the ambiguities in Indian law …
31 Mar 2013
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India's Biometric Identification Programs and Privacy ConcernsThe invasiveness of individual identification coupled with the fallibility of managing big data which biometric identification presents poses a huge risk to individual privacy in India.