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Elonnai Hickok
126 items.
17 Jul 2015
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A Dissent Note to the Expert Committee for DNA ProfilingThe Centre for Internet and Society has participated in the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012 for the purpose of deliberating on and finalizing the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and …
4 Apr 2015
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GSMA Research OutputsThis is a collection of research under our GSMA project that we have undertaken in collaboration with Privacy International. The research has sought to understand different legal and regulatory aspects of security and surveillance in India …
31 Mar 2015
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Security, Governments and Data: Technology and PolicyOn January 8, 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Observer research foundation, hosted the day long conference "Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy" The conference discussed a range of …
19 Jan 2015
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Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human RightsThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) on December 19, 2014 held a talk on “Security and Surveillance – Optimizing Security while Safeguarding Human Rights.
12 Jan 2015
14 Apr 2014
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Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy vs. The Leaked 2014 Privacy BillFollowing our previous post comparing the leaked 2014 Privacy Bill with the leaked 2011 Privacy Bill, this post will compare the recommendations provided in the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy by the Justice AP Shah Committee to …
31 Mar 2014
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Leaked Privacy Bill: 2014 vs. 2011The Centre for Internet and Society has recently received a leaked version of the draft Privacy Bill 2014 that the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has drafted.
31 Mar 2014
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Intermediary Liability ResourcesWe bring you a list of intermediary resources as part of research on internet governance. This blog post will be updated on an ongoing basis.
3 Mar 2014
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Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of CanadaA comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of international best practices.
25 Feb 2014
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UIDAI Practices and the Information Technology Act, Section 43A and Subsequent RulesUIDAI practices and section 43A of the IT Act are analyzed in this post.
24 Feb 2014
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CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to PrivacyThe “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security …
20 Jan 2014
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GNI Assessment Finds ICT Companies Protect User Privacy and Freedom of ExpressionElonnai Hickok analyses a public report recently published by GNI on the independent assessment process for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The report finds Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo to be in compliance with the GNI principles on privacy …
30 Nov 2013
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CIS Supports the UN Resolution on “The Right to Privacy in the Digital age”.The United Nations adopted the resolution on the right to privacy recently. It recognised privacy as a human right, integral to the right to free expression, and also declared that mass surveillance could have negative impacts on human …
20 Nov 2013
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Seventh Privacy Round-tableOn October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in …
25 Oct 2013
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What India can Learn from the Snowden RevelationsBig Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. There’s no telling how prevalent or extensive Indian surveillance really is.
25 Oct 2013
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An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working PartyThe Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party.
23 Oct 2013
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Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs CommitteeAn open letter was sent to the Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on the proposed EU Regulation. The letter was apart of an initiative that Privacy International and a number of …
30 Sep 2013
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A Privacy Meeting with the Federal Trade Commission in New DelhiOn September 20, the Centre for Internet and Society held a roundtable meeting with Betsy Broder, Counsel for International Consumer Protection, and Sarah Schroeder, Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), …
25 Sep 2013
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CIS and International Coalition Calls upon Governments to Protect PrivacyThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) along with the International Coalition has called upon governments across the globe to protect privacy.
6 Sep 2013
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An Interview with Suresh RamasubramanianSuresh Ramasubramanian is the ICS Quality Representative - IBM SmartCloud at IBM. We from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted an interview on cybersecurity and issues in the Cloud.
31 Jul 2013
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More than a Hundred Global Groups Make a Principled Stand against SurveillanceFor some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques.
30 Jun 2013
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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 Roundtables in collaboration with FICCI and DSCI, with the objective of gaining public …
19 Jun 2013
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Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy LegislationIndia shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
14 Mar 2013
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Unique Identification Scheme (UID) & National Population Register (NPR), and GovernanceThis post examines the UID, NPR and Governance as it exists in India. The background note gives a summary of what is the NPR, the legal grounding of NPR, its objectives, and the information which could be collected under the NPR. The post …
12 Mar 2013
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Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill (April 2012): High Level ConcernsIn 2007 the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, with the objective of regulating the use of DNA for forensic and other purposes. In February 2012 another draft of the Bill was …
19 Feb 2013
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The Omnishambles of UID, shrouded in its RTI opacityThe Centre for Internet & Society sponsored Colonel Mathew Thomas to hold a workshop at the fourth National Right to Information (RTI) organized by the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, held in Hyderabad from February 15 …
19 Feb 2013
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Surveillance Camp IV: Disproportionate State Surveillance - A Violation of PrivacyThis is the fourth in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF's State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This article has been co-written with Elonnai Hickok — Centre for Internet …
12 Feb 2013
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2012: Privacy Highlights in IndiaIn this blog post, Elonnai Hickok summarizes the top privacy moments of 2012 in India. In doing so she lists out the major ones like the Report of Group of Experts on Privacy, the RIM Standoff, the Nira Radia controversy, the Centralized …
31 Jan 2013
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A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of CommunicationsThis blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and …
30 Jan 2013
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Data Retention in IndiaAs part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data retention practices by service providers. Globally, data retention has become a …