Author
Prashant Iyengar
11 items.
22 Aug 2011
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IP Addresses and Expeditious Disclosure of Identity in IndiaIn this research, Prashant Iyengar reviews the statutory mechanism regulating the retention and disclosure of IP addresses by Internet companies in India. Prashant provides a compilation of anecdotes on how law enforcement authorities in …
14 Jun 2011
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Copyright Enforcement and Privacy in IndiaCopyright can function contradictorily, as both the vehicle for the preservation of privacy as well as its abuse, writes Prashant Iyengar. The research examines the various ways in which privacy has been implicated in the shifting terrain …
9 Jun 2011
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The New Right to Privacy Bill 2011 — A Blind Man's View of the ElephuntOver the past few days various newspapers have reported the imminent introduction in Parliament, during the upcoming Monsoon session, of a Right to Privacy Bill. Since the text of this bill has not yet been made accessible to the public, …
4 Jun 2011
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A Street View of Private and the PublicPrashant Iyengar on how in the eyes of the law, the internet giant is like the homeless in India. This article was published by Tehelka on June 4, 2011.
6 May 2011
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Limits to PrivacyIn his research article, Prashant Iyengar examines the limits to privacy for individuals in light of the provisions of the Constitution of India, public interest, security of state and maintenance of law and order. The article attempts to …
7 Apr 2011
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Privacy and the Information Technology Act — Do we have the Safeguards for Electronic Privacy?How do the provisions of the Information Technology Act measure up to the challenges of privacy infringement? Does it provide an adequate and useful safeguard for our electronic privacy? Prashant Iyengar gives a comprehensive analysis on …
31 Mar 2011
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News Broadcasting Standards Authority censures TV9 over privacy violations!We at PrivacyIndia/CIS are delighted by the recent order issued by the News Broadcasting Standards Authority(NBSA) which slapped a 1 lakh rupee fine on the news channel TV9 for airing an extremely incendiary and invasive programme titled …
9 Mar 2011
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Pirates, Plagiarisers, PublishersThis article attempts to rescue not by denying the charges of plagiarism, but by charting an alternative trajectory of plagiarism so that each successive instance does not amplify our sense of embarrassment and crisis in the academy. The …
25 Feb 2011
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CIS Para-wise Comments on Cyber Café Rules, 2011On February 7th 2011, the Department of Information Technology, MCIT published draft rules on its website (The Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe) Rules, 2011) in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 87(2) (zg), read …
24 Feb 2011
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CIS Para-wise Comments on Draft Reasonable Security Practices Rules, 2011On February 7th 2011, the Department of Information Technology, MCIT published draft rules on its website (The Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal information) Rules, 2011) in exercise …
22 Jan 2011
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4 Popular Myths about UIDBy now, there is already a lot of material in the public domain that is critical about the UID/Aadhar project, writes Prashant Iyengar in this blog entry published in Privacy India on January 22, 2011.