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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
16 Jan 2014
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Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security ConcernsIn this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for …
13 Jan 2014
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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 1: FoundationsIn this insightful seven-part series, Gautam Bhatia looks at surveillance and the right to privacy in India from a constitutional perspective, tracing its genealogy through Supreme Court case law and compares it with the law in the USA.
7 Jan 2014
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Letter requesting public consultation on position of GoI at WGECSnehashish Ghosh on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society sent a letter to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, requesting for a public consultation on India's position at the Working Group on Enhanced …
6 Jan 2014
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Big Brother is watching youIndia has no requirements of transparency whether in the form of disclosing the quantum of interception or in the form of notification to people whose communication was intercepted.
31 Dec 2013
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India's Identity CrisisMalavika Jayaram's article was published in 2013 Internet Monitor Annual Report: Reflections on the Digital World, published by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
31 Dec 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 13) - Pranesh PrakashCIS interviews Pranesh Prakash, lawyer and policy director with Centre for Internet and Society, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
24 Dec 2013
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Can Bitcoin Be Banned by the Indian Government?The paper analyses the laws and regulations that apply to Bitcoin in India, and comes to the conclusion that the government has wide powers that it can exercise, if it wishes, to regulate Bitcoin. Given the lack of existing legal and …
18 Dec 2013
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Brochures from Expos on Smart Cards, e-Security, RFID & Biometrics in IndiaElectronics Today organised a series of expos on smart cards, e-security, RFID and biometric technology in Delhi on 16-18 October 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is sharing the brochures it collected from these public expos for …
6 Dec 2013
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Misuse of Surveillance Powers in India (Case 1)In this series of blog posts, Pranesh Prakash looks at a brief history of misuse of surveillance powers in India. He notes that the government's surveillance powers have been freqently misused, very often without any kind of judicial or …
30 Nov 2013
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I Just Pinged to Say HelloA host of social networks find us more connected than ever before, but leave us groping for words in the digital space.
30 Nov 2013
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CIS Supports the UN Resolution on “The Right to Privacy in the Digital age”.The United Nations adopted the resolution on the right to privacy recently. It recognised privacy as a human right, integral to the right to free expression, and also declared that mass surveillance could have negative impacts on human …
20 Nov 2013
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Seventh Privacy Round-tableOn October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in …
19 Nov 2013
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Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on YouIn this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be more harmful than traditional, top-down, state surveillance. Read this article …
18 Nov 2013
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First Look: CIS Cybersecurity documentary filmCIS presents the trailer of its documentary film DesiSec: Cybersecurity & Civil Society in India
15 Nov 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 12) - Namita MalhotraCIS interviews Namita Malhotra, researcher and lawyer at Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
6 Nov 2013
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Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at MicrosoftMaria Xynou recently interviewed Caspar Bowden, an internationally renowned privacy advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft. Read this exciting interview and gain an insight on India's UID and CMS schemes, on the export of …
1 Nov 2013
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Open SecretsWe need to think of privacy in different ways — not only as something that happens between people, but between you and corporations.
31 Oct 2013
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Mapping Digital Media: Broadcasting, Journalism and Activism in India: A Public ConsultationLawyers, researchers, journalists and activists gathered on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Bangalore International Centre in response to India’s country report on Mapping Digital Media, which examines citizen’s access to quality news and …
25 Oct 2013
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What India can Learn from the Snowden RevelationsBig Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. There’s no telling how prevalent or extensive Indian surveillance really is.
25 Oct 2013
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Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance IndustryIn this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human …
25 Oct 2013
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An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working PartyThe Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party.
23 Oct 2013
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Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs CommitteeAn open letter was sent to the Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on the proposed EU Regulation. The letter was apart of an initiative that Privacy International and a number of …
23 Oct 2013
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Interview with Dr. Alexander Dix - Berlin Data Protection and Freedom of Information CommissionerMaria Xynou recently interviewed Berlin's Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner: Dr. Alexander Dix. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for better data protection in India!
21 Oct 2013
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Tweets from Bali IGF 2013CIS is logging all tweets with the words "igf2013", "igf13", "igf", "bestbits", and "genderit" during the Intenet Governance Forum going on in the Bali this week, and making it available in downloadable files.
18 Oct 2013
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Interview with the Tactical Technology Collective on Privacy and SurveillanceThe Centre for Internet and Society recently interviewed Anne Roth from the Tactical Technology Collective in Berlin. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!
17 Oct 2013
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Interview with Bruce Schneier - Internationally Renowned Security TechnologistMaria Xynou recently interviewed Bruce Schneier on privacy and surveillance. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!
15 Oct 2013
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Interview with Big Brother Watch on Privacy and SurveillanceMaria Xynou interviewed Emma Carr, the Deputy Director of Big Brother Watch, on privacy and surveillance. View this interview and gain an insight on why we should all "have something to hide"!
15 Oct 2013
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 11) - Anja KovacsCIS interviews Anja Kovacs, researcher and activist, and director of the Internet Democracy, Project as part of the Cybersecurity Series.
9 Oct 2013
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The India Privacy Monitor MapThe Centre for Internet and Society has started the first Privacy Watch in India! Check out our map which includes data on the UID, NPR and CCTNS schemes, as well as on the installation of CCTV cameras and the use of drones throughout the …
9 Oct 2013
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Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012This short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, …