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31 Dec 2020
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #MetaverseInquilabDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #LockdownsAndShutdownsDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #LetsMoveInDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #IdentifyingTheIdeaofLaborinTeaching – Negotiating pedagogy at home and inside classroom(s)Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #HomeBasedFlexiworkInCovid19Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #HomeAndTheInternetDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
31 Dec 2020
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IRC 22 - Proposed Session - # ActFromHomeDetails of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
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Does Google’s bid to replace third party cookies with FLOCs protect user privacy?In its efforts to deprecate third-party cookies, Google, in August 2019, has brought an alternative plan with its new Privacy Sandbox platform. This plan promises to preserve anonymity when serving tailored advertising. While unveiling the …
31 Dec 2020
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Content Creation on Eastern Punjabi WikipediaThis is a short study on the nature of content creation related to Punjab on Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia, its challenges and opportunities, and observations and potential strategies to address the same. The report has been authored by Satpal …
31 Dec 2020
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CIS Seminar SeriesThe CIS seminar series will be a venue for researchers to share works-in-progress, exchange ideas, identify avenues for collaboration, and curate research. We also seek to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on research exchange, and foster …
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Call for Interns31 Dec 2020
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Bridging the Gender Gap: A Report on Indian Language Wikimedia CommunitiesThis research study documents the gender gap and bias in Indian language Wikimedia projects and communities, with a focus on participation by and content related to women contributors across diverse Wikimedia platforms. The research was …
31 Dec 2020
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Blinkit protests: For gig workers, there is no income security – and little legal recourseAditi Surie and Ambika Tandon co-authored an opinion essay on the reasons behind a week-long strike by workers of Blinkit — a popular hyperlocal delivery platform. The protests were in response to changes in Blinkit’s policies that will …
31 Dec 2020
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Big Tech’s privacy promise to consumers could be good news — and also bad newsRajat Kathuria, Isha Suri write: Its use as a tool for market development must balance consumer protection, innovation, and competition.
31 Dec 2020
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Beyond the PDP Bill: Governance Choices for the DPAThis article examines the specific governance choices the Data Protection Authority (DPA) in India must deliberate on vis-à-vis its standard-setting function, which are distinct from those it will encounter as part of its enforcement and …
31 Dec 2020
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A Guide to Drafting Privacy Policy under the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, (PDP Bill) which is currently being deliberated by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, is likely to be tabled in the Parliament during the winter session of 2021.
31 Dec 2020
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A Comparative Study of Article Creation Campaigns on Wikipedia - Part IThis is a short report on a comparative analysis of two prominent Wikimedia initiatives, Wikipedia Asian Month and Project Tiger, to understand prevailing challenges and opportunities, and strategies to address the same. The report has been …
30 Dec 2020
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Parichiti - Domestic Workers’ Access to Secure Livelihoods in West BengalThis report by Anchita Ghatak of Parichiti presents findings of a pilot study conducted by the author and colleagues to document the situation of women domestic workers (WDWs) in the lockdown and the initial stages of the lifting of …
30 Dec 2020
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Inputs to the Report on the Non-Personal Data Governance FrameworkThis submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS) to the draft Report on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework prepared by the Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Shri Kris …
28 Dec 2020
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Wiki Women for Women Well-Being: An Initiative to Bridge the Gender Gap in the Wikimedia CommunityWWWW is a project which focused on bridging the female related content gap on Indic Wikimedia communities. The idea of WWWW was given by Dr. Manavpreet Kaur, who worked with other women leaders from different communities and made a plan to …
26 Dec 2020
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India Digital Freedom Series: Internet Shutdowns, Censorship and SurveillanceA series of reports on digital rights and civic space in India, focusing on four areas where restrictive policies threaten fundamental freedoms and impede public participation: internet shutdowns, censorship, platform governance and …
23 Dec 2020
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Gender, Health, & Surveillance in India - A Panel DiscussionWomen and LGBTHIAQ-identifying persons face intensive and varied forms of surveillance as they access reproductive health systems. Increasingly, these systems are also undergoing rapid digitisation. The panel was set-up to discuss the …
23 Dec 2020
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Data Lives of Humanities TextThe ‘computational turn’ in the humanities has brought with it several questions and challenges for traditional ways of engaging with the ‘text’ as an object of enquiry. The prevalence of data-driven scholarship in the humanities offers …
22 Dec 2020
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Inputs to the public consultation on the draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020 - Joint submission by an alliance of trade unions and civil society organisationsThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) contributed to a joint submission by IT for Change and various trade union and civil society organisations in response to the public consultation of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on the …
22 Dec 2020
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Call for Papers: #CultureForAll ConferenceWe are collaborating with Sahapedia, Azim Premji University, and University of Cape Town to invite papers on cultural mapping for the #CultureForAll conference scheduled to be held in March 2021. Cultural mapping is a set of activities and …