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12 Nov 2019
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Event Report: Consultation on Draft Information Technology (Fintech Security Standards) RulesThe Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of drafting certain data security standards for Fintech entities. As part of the process of drafting, a consultation roundtable was organized to get inputs from industry executives, …
7 Nov 2019
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Reliance Jio is using SNI inspection to block websitesReliance Jio, the most popular ISP in India, is employing a deep packet inspection technique to block websites for its users.
1 Nov 2019
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State of the Internet's Languages 2020: Announcing selected contributions!In response to our call for contributions and reflections on ‘Decolonising the Internet’s Languages’ in August, we are delighted to announce that we received 50 submissions, in over 38 languages! We are so overwhelmed and grateful for the …
31 Oct 2019
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CIS’ Comments to the Christchurch CallIn the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call to Action in May 2018 to “bring together countries and tech …
30 Oct 2019
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Through the looking glass: Analysing transparency reportsAn analysis of companies' transparency reports for government requests for user data and content removal
29 Oct 2019
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Department of Labour Interaction Program: Online Business PlatformsThe Department of Labour convened an interaction program of sorts at Vikas Soudha in Bangalore on 21st October, 2019 to hear the issues plaguing the emergent gig economy.
27 Oct 2019
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Comments to the Code on Social Security, 2019This submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet & Society, India (CIS) to the draft Code on Social Security, 2019 (hereinafter “ Draft Code ”) prepared by the Government of India’s Ministry of Labour and …
24 Oct 2019
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Comments to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Report on Gender and PrivacyThis submission to UNHRC presents a response by researchers at the CIS to ‘gender issues arising in the digital era and their impacts on women, men and individuals of diverse sexual orientations gender identities, gender expressions and sex …
21 Oct 2019
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Decolonizing the Internet’s Languages 2019 - From Conversations to ActionsWhose Knowledge? is organising the Decolonizing the Internet's Languages 2019 gathering in London on October 23-24 — with a specific focus on building an agenda for action to decolonize the internet’s languages. Puthiya Purayil Sneha is …
20 Oct 2019
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Facial recognition at airports promises convenience in exchange for surveillanceIf smart technology is promising you a few hours of convenience, what is it asking you to sign away?
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, …
18 Oct 2019
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The Mother and Child Tracking System - understanding data trail in the Indian healthcare systemsReproductive health programmes in India have been digitising extensive data about pregnant women for over a decade, as part of multiple health information systems. These can be seen as precursors to current conceptions of big data systems …
17 Oct 2019
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Big Data and Reproductive Health in India: A Case Study of the Mother and Child Tracking SystemIn this case study undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development (BD4D) network, Ambika Tandon evaluates the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) as data-driven initiative in reproductive health at the national level in India. The …
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.
10 Oct 2019
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Doing Standpoint TheoryFeminist research methodology has evolved from different epistemologies, with several different schools of thought. Some of the more popular ones are feminist standpoint theory, feminist empiricism, and feminist relativism. Standpoint …
9 Oct 2019
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AI for GoodCIS organised a workshop titled ‘AI for Good’ at the Unbox Festival in Bangalore from 15th to 17th February, 2019. The workshop was led by Shweta Mohandas and Saumyaa Naidu. In the hour long workshop, the participants were asked to imagine …
3 Oct 2019
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Designing a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN’s Policy Development ProcessesAs co-chairs of Cross Community Working Party on Human Rights (CCWP-HR) at International Corporation of Names and Numbers (ICANN), Akriti Bopanna and Collin Kurre executed a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN's processes. It was the …
3 Oct 2019
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Analysis on the strategies of Mozilla and Wiki communities on gender gap aspectsThere is a need for research on how Open Source communities are trying to balance the gender ratio and how they provide the safe space environment to its contributors. With this in mind I have come up with this blog as I am an active …
1 Oct 2019
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Digital mediation of domestic and care work in India: Project AnnouncementIt is our great pleasure to announce that we are undertaking a study on digital mediation of domestic and care work in India, as part of and supported by the Feminist Internet Research Network led by the Association for Progressive …
1 Oct 2019
1 Oct 2019
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AI: Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge Launch Workshop [Reference Files]These are the files released at the AI Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge Launch Event, organised by CIS, and CCG-NLUD on September 27 2019. At the event, Sunil Abraham discussed the draft policy brief linked below, which is an output of …
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, …
30 Sep 2019
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Comparison of the Manila Principles to Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines(Amendment) Rules], 2018This paper looks at the Manila Principles intermediary liability framework in comparison to the amended draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment)] Rules, 2018 introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and …
27 Sep 2019
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Examining the Constitutionality of the Ban on Broadcast of News by Private FM and Community Radio StationsGurshabad Grover and Torsha Sarkar along with Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi co-authored a paper that examined the constitutionality of the government prohibition on the broadcast of news against private and community FM channels.
27 Sep 2019
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Capturing Gender and Class Inequities: The CCTVisation of DelhiAmbika Tandon and Aayush Rathi generated empirical evidence about the CCTV programme well underway in Delhi. The case study was published by Centre for Development Informatics, Global Development Institute, SEED, in the Development …
26 Sep 2019
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Traffic Rules, Mindset and On-Time PaymentsThere's no alternative to following the rules and working together with discipline for our common interests.
26 Sep 2019
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Kashmir’s digital blackout marks a period darker than the dark side of the moonWhile we mourn the loss of connection with the moon, remembering a digital blackout closer home.
13 Sep 2019
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Core Concepts and ProcessesWhen we embarked on this research project, we began with the primary questions of what constitutes a digital identity system. In the last few years, with the rise in national digital identity projects, there has been significant academic …
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 …