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25 Mar 2018
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Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and TechnologySunil Abraham and Aayush Rathi attended a round-table on 'Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology'. The event was organised by Synergia Foundation, Bengaluru.
25 Mar 2018
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‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
24 Mar 2018
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‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
23 Mar 2018
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India Trilateral ForumSunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "The Promise and Peril of Technology" at the 14th edition of India Trilateral Forum organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Observer Research Foundation and Ministry of Foreign …
20 Mar 2018
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Facebook breach: Privacy advocates in India seek stronger data lawsPrivacy advocates in India underlined the urgent need for stronger data privacy laws in India with the debate coming under focus after reports alleged that British data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica had tapped into the profiles of more …
17 Mar 2018
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Supreme Court extends Aadhaar linking deadline till it passes verdictThe Supreme Court, however, allowed the government to seek Aadhaar numbers to transfer benefits of government schemes funded from the consolidated fund of India.
17 Mar 2018
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New Lock For EU’s Digital MinesIndian companies dealing with European data wait anxiously as the EU pushes in new security rules
17 Mar 2018
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Aadhaar unique IDs in India: a qualified success?Anshuman Jaswal form Kapronasia shares insights into the security and privacy concerns related to Aadhaar, which are often overlooked
7 Mar 2018
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White Paper on Data Protection and PrivacyNational Institute of Public Finance and Policy is organizing a roundtable on data protection and privacy in New Delhi on March 8, 2018. Sunil Abraham is participating as a moderator in the session on Rights and Protections. Amber Sinha is …
7 Mar 2018
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Is there a case for penalizing fake news?Facebook and Twitter have been under increasing scrutiny for allowing targeted political ads from Russia-backed entities to manipulate voters and influence elections.
2 Mar 2018
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CIS ranks amongst top think tanks for public policy in the regionThink Tanks and Civil Societies Program features Centre for Internet & Society in its annual report.
1 Mar 2018
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Data Privacy ForumAmber Sinha took part in the Data Privacy Forum organized by the Asian Business Law Institute on February 7, 2018. The forum was held at the Supreme Court of Singapore.
28 Feb 2018
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RightsCon 2018Rohini Lakshané, Anubha Sinha, Vidushi Marda, and Amba Kak will be participating in the seventh event in the RightsCon Summit Series to be held in Toronto from May 16 - 18, 2018 as speakers.
28 Feb 2018
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Quantified identities as a global phenomenon: analyzing the impact of biometric systems in our societiesA session by Amber Sinha and Leandro Ucciferri of ADC, Argentina at the Internet Freedom Festival to be held in Valencia, Spain in March has been selected. Amber Sinha will make a presentation.
26 Feb 2018
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Delhi Declaration on Open AccessOpen Access India recently released a statement to promote openness in science and research communities. CIS contributed to the text and introduced it to the participants of OpenCon 2018, Delhi.
26 Feb 2018
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Beyond Scale: How to make your digital development program sustainableA dissemination workshop was organized by BBC Media Action, with support from the Digital Impact Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on February 21, 2018 in Bangalore. Sunil Abraham participated in the workshop.
24 Feb 2018
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From 1 March, only registered devices to be used to authenticate AadhaarUIDAI directive to Aadhaar authentication agencies aims to avoid putting citizens’ biometric data at risk
24 Feb 2018
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Critics of India's ID card project say they have been harassed, put under surveillanceResearchers and journalists who have identified loopholes in India’s massive national identity card project have said they have been slapped with criminal cases or harassed by government agencies because of their work.
22 Feb 2018
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The mystery of the website which published the ‘scoop’ on BJP’s Ram MadhavThe website has since been taken down, but the identity of its creators may not be very easy to find.
19 Feb 2018
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CCI leaves Google searching for answersIf you go to the Google search box and type "nuance", the first result that shows up is "CCIBSE 0.00 % Judgement on Google". No, we just made that up.
7 Feb 2018
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To protect data, don’t opt for plastic or laminated Aadhaar card: UIDAIUnauthorized printing of Aadhaar cards could render the QR (quick response) code dysfunctional or even expose personal data without an individual’s informed consent, UIDAI says.
7 Feb 2018
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Aadhaar: ‘Safety is regularly evolving‘Experts say the new security features will significantly ensure there is no ‘large-scale theft of people‘s identity‘. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
26 Jan 2018
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Aadhaar's new security measures are good, it is still work in progressHere's a rundown of the three new features that the UIDAI will introduce to make Aadhaar seemingly more secure.
24 Jan 2018
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Paytm Payments Bank woos corporates with digital incentivesOfferings will be an incentive to companies already using Paytm e-wallet services to shift employees’ salary accounts to the bank, says Paytm Payments Bank CEO Renu Satti.
18 Jan 2018
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Aadhaar-privacy debate: How the 12-digit number went from personal identifier to all pervasive transaction toolDepending on who you ask, the Aadhaar is either a convenience or a curse.
17 Jan 2018
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Token security or tokenized security?Implementing a system of tokenization for Aadhaar verification will address the security loopholes highlighted in recent reports.
17 Jan 2018
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India To Introduce Virtual ID For Aadhaar To Strengthen PrivacyThe government will introduce a virtual identification number for Aadhaar to help strengthen privacy following several instances of data leaks.
17 Jan 2018
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Future Value of DataCarnegie India with support of Facebook organized a workshop in Bengaluru on January 10, 2018. Sunil Abraham participated in the workshop.
16 Jan 2018
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Virtual Aadhaar ID: too little, too late?Problems persist as many have already shared their 12-digit number with various entities, say experts
16 Jan 2018
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UIDAI's Virtual ID, limited KYC does little to protect Aadhaar data already collected, say criticsAadhaar-issuing body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), had barely started patting itself on the back for introducing the Virtual ID concept, what CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey called "one of biggest recent innovations in this …