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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
27 Nov 2015
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The Short-lived Adventure of India’s Encryption PolicyWritten for the Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association (BIPLA).
26 Nov 2015
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The Case of Whatsapp Group Admins24 Nov 2015
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Predictive Policing: What is it, How it works, and its Legal ImplicationsThis article reviews literature surrounding big data and predictive policing and provides an analysis of the legal implications of using predictive policing techniques in the Indian context.
24 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
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WhatsApps with fireworks, apps with diyas: Why Diwali needs to go beyond digitalThe idea of a 'digital' Diwali reduces our social relationships to a ledger of give and take. The last fortnight, I have been bombarded with advertisements selling the idea of a “Digital Diwali”. We have become so used to the idea that …
23 Nov 2015
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Summary Report Internet Governance Forum 2015Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held at Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center, Joao Pessoa in Brazil from 10 November 2015 to 13 November 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 was …
18 Nov 2015
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Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document …
5 Nov 2015
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Breaking Down ICANN Accountability: What It Is and What the Internet Community WantsAt the recent ICANN conference held in Dublin (ICANN54), one issue that was rehashed and extensively deliberated was ICANN's accountability and means to enhance the same. In light of the impending IANA stewardship transition from the NTIA …
31 Oct 2015
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ISO/IEC/ JTC 1/SC 27 Working Groups Meeting, JaipurI attended this event held from October 26 to 30, 2015 in Jaipur.
30 Oct 2015
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How India Regulates Encryption28 Oct 2015
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Connected TroubleThe internet of things phenomenon is based on a paradigm shift from thinking of the internet merely as a means to connect individuals, corporations and other institutions to an internet where all devices in (insulin pumps and pacemakers), …
23 Oct 2015
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Do we need a Unified Post Transition IANA?As we stand at the threshold of the IANA Transition, we at CIS find that there has been little discussion on the question of how the transition will manifest. The question we wanted to raise was whether there is any merit in dividing the …
20 Oct 2015
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The 'Global Multistakholder Community' is Neither Global Nor MultistakeholderCIS research shows how Western, male, and industry-driven the IANA transition process actually is.
16 Oct 2015
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Crowdsourcing Incidents of Communication Privacy Violation in IndiaIn the context of several ongoing threads of debates and policy discussions, we are initiating this effort to crowdsource incidents of violation of digital/online/telephonic privacy of persons and organisations in India. The full list of …
16 Oct 2015
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Comments on the Zero Draft of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)On 9 October 2015, the Zero Draft of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released. Comments were sought on the Zero Draft from diverse stakeholders. The Centre for Internet & Society's response to …
15 Oct 2015
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Peering behind the veil of ICANN's DIDP (II)In a previous blog post, I had introduced the concept of ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (“DIDP”) and their extremely vast grounds for non-disclosure. In this short post, I have made an analysis of every DIDP request that …
14 Oct 2015
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Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for IndiaThe European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide adequate protections for European citizens’ privacy rights for the transfer of …
8 Oct 2015
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The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part IIIn recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a …
8 Oct 2015
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The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part IIn recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a …
26 Sep 2015
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Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : WebinarOn 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of …
26 Sep 2015
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Hits and Misses With the Draft Encryption PolicyMost encryption standards are open standards. They are developed by open participation in a publicly scrutable process by industry, academia and governments in standard setting organisations (SSOs) using the principles of “rough consensus” …
21 Sep 2015
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Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, BangaloreNispana Innovative Platforms organized a Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, in Bangalore on 3rd and 4th September, 2015. The event saw participation from people across various sectors including Government Representatives from …
21 Sep 2015
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Peering behind the veil of ICANN’s DIDP (I)One of the key elements of the process of enhancing democracy and furthering transparency in any institution which holds power is open access to information for all the stakeholders. This is critical to ensure that there is accountability …
14 Sep 2015
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DIDP Request #12: RevenuesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sought information from ICANN on their revenue streams by sending them a second request under their Documentary Information Disclosure Policy. This request and their response have been described in …
14 Sep 2015
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DIDP Request #11: NETmundial PrinciplesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) followed up on the implementation of the NETmundial Principles that ICANN has been endorsing by sending them a second request under their Documentary Information Disclosure Policy. This request and …
13 Sep 2015
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CIS Submission on CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 RecommendationsThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted the below to ICANN's CCWG-Accountability.
6 Sep 2015
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Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 v/s 2015 BillThis entry analyses the Human DNA Profiling Bill introduced in 2012 with the provisions of the 2015 Bill
3 Sep 2015
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Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of IndiaThis note analyses the data flow within the UID scheme and aims at highlighting vulnerabilities at each stage. The data flow within the UID Scheme can be best understood by first delineating the organizations involved in enrolling residents …
29 Aug 2015
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Supreme Court Order is a Good Start, but is Seeding Necessary?This blog post seeks to unpack the ‘seeding’ process in the UIDAI scheme, understand the implications of the Supreme Court order on this process, and identify questions regarding the UID scheme that still need to be clarified by the court …
29 Aug 2015
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Are we Throwing our Data Protection Regimes under the Bus?In this blog post Rohan examines why the principle of consent is providing us increasingly less of an aegis in protecting our data.