Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
27 Aug 2015
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CIS Comments and Recommendations to the Human DNA Profiling Bill, June 2015The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted a clause-by-clause comments on the Human DNA Profiling Bill that was circulated by the Department of Biotechnology on June 9, 2015.
26 Aug 2015
23 Aug 2015
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The seedy underbelly of revenge pornIntimate photos posted by angry exes are becoming part of an expanding online body of dirty work.
19 Aug 2015
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Security: Privacy, Transparency and TechnologyThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has been involved in privacy and data protection research for the last five years. It has participated as a member of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, which has influenced the draft Privacy Bill …
17 Aug 2015
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A Review of the Policy Debate around Big Data and Internet of ThingsThis blog post seeks to review and understand how regulators and experts across jurisdictions are reacting to Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) from a policy perspective.
13 Aug 2015
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Right to Privacy in PerilIt seems to have become quite a fad, especially amongst journalists, to use this headline and claim that the right to privacy which we consider so inherent to our being, is under attack. However, when I use this heading in this piece I am …
11 Aug 2015
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Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and …
10 Aug 2015
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Comparison of the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 with: CIS recommendations, Sub-Committee Recommendations, Expert Committee Recommendations, and the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015This blog a comparison of 1. The Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 vs. the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, 2. CIS's main recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 3. The Sub-Committee Recommendations vs. the 2015 Bill 4. The Expert Committee …
9 Aug 2015
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CIS submission to the UNGA WSIS+10 ReviewThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments to the non-paper on the UNGA Overall Review of the Implementation of the WSIS outcomes, evaluating the progress made and challenges ahead.
3 Aug 2015
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Policy Paper on Surveillance in IndiaThis policy brief analyses the different laws regulating surveillance at the State and Central level in India and calls out ways in which the provisions are unharmonized. The brief then provides recommendations for the harmonization of …
31 Jul 2015
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Role of Intermediaries in Countering Online AbuseThe Internet can be a hostile space and protecting users from abuse without curtailing freedom of expression requires a balancing act on the part of online intermediaries.
31 Jul 2015
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Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group AnalysisThis analysis has been done to see the trend in the selection and rotation of the members of the Multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The MAG has been functional for nine years from 2006-2015. The …
28 Jul 2015
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Iron out contradictions in the Digital India programmeThe Digital India initiative takes an ambitious 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' approach to develop communication infrastructure, government information systems, and general capacity to digitise public life in India. I of course use 'public …
25 Jul 2015
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First draft of Technology Business Incubators: An Indian Perspective and Implementation Guidance ReportThe Centre for Internet and Society presents the first draft of its analysis on technology business incubators("TBI") in India. The report prepared by Sunil Abraham, Vidushi Marda, Udbhav Tiwari and Anumeha Karnatak looks at operating …
21 Jul 2015
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Clearing Misconceptions: What the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality Says (and Doesn't)There have been many misconceptions about what the DoT Panel Report on Net Neutrality says: the most popular ones being that they have recommended higher charges for services like WhatsApp and Viber, and that the report is an anti-Net …
21 Jul 2015
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Aadhaar Number vs the Social Security NumberThis blog calls out the differences between the Aadhaar Number and the Social Security Number
18 Jul 2015
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Privacy, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice: The Common Law Recognition of HomosexualityIn the last few decades, all major common law jurisdictions have decriminalised non-procreative sex – oral and anal sex (sodomy) – to allow private, consensual, and non-commercial homosexual intercourse.
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 …
15 Jul 2015
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 24) – Shantanu GhoshCIS interviews Shantanu Ghosh, Managing Director, Symantec Product Operations, India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
15 Jul 2015
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 23) – Justin SearleCIS interviews Justin Searle, security expert, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
14 Jul 2015
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Net Neutrality and the Law of Common CarriageNet neutrality makes strange bedfellows. It links the truck operators that dominate India’s highways, such as those that carry vegetables from rural markets to cities, and Internet service providers which perform a more technologically …
14 Jul 2015
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Freedom of Expression in a Digital AgeThe Centre for Internet & Society, the Observer Research Foundation, the Internet Policy Observatory, the Centre for Global Communication Studies and the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania organized this …
13 Jul 2015
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Free Speech Policy in India: Community, Custom, Censorship, and the Future of Internet RegulationThis note summarises my panel contribution to the conference on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age at New Delhi on 21 April 2015, which was organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Centre for Internet and Society …
13 Jul 2015
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 22) - AnonymousCIS interviews a Tibetan security researcher and information activist, as part of the Cybersecurity Series. He prefers to remain anonymous.
8 Jul 2015
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Regulatory Perspectives on Net NeutralityIn this paper Pranesh Prakash gives an overview on why India needs to put in place net neutrality regulations, and the form that those regulations must take to avoid being over-regulation.
8 Jul 2015
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India’s digital checkAll nine pillars of Digital India directly correlate with policy research conducted at the Centre for Internet and Society, where I have worked for the last seven years. This allows our research outputs to speak directly to the priorities …
2 Jul 2015
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Anti-Spam Laws in Different Jurisdictions: A Comparative AnalysisThis paper is divided into three sections. The first section puts forth a comparative table of the spam laws of five different countries - the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Singapore and the United Kingdom - based on eight …
22 Jun 2015
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The generation of e-EmergencyThe next generation of censorship technology is expected to be ‘real-time content manipulation’ through ISPs and Internet companies.
21 Jun 2015
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IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (II)This paper is the second in a multi-part series, in which we provide an overview of submitted proposals and highlight areas of concern that will need attention moving forward. The series is a work in progress and will be updated as the …
20 Jun 2015
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IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (I)This paper is the first in a multi-part series, in which we provide a background to the IANA transition and updates on the ensuing processes. An attempt to familiarise people with the issues at stake, this paper will be followed by a second …