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Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
25 May 2019
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Stockholm Internet Forum 2019Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) organized the Stockholm Internet Forum 2019 in Stockholm from 16 - 17 May 2019. Gurshabad Grover was a panelist in the discussion on 'Influencing Internet Governance' co-organised by Article …
25 May 2019
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Consilience 2019The Law and Technology Society at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore organised Consilience on May 25, 2019.
22 May 2019
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ABLI Privacy WorkshopOn May 21 and 22, 2019, Elonnai Hickok, participated in the ABLI privacy workshop along with side events in Singapore.
21 May 2019
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"Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority"In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – …
14 May 2019
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Three emerging market think tanks to collaborate on Good ID recommendations with Omidyar backingOmidyar Network has invested in a trio of organizations from different regions to support enhanced understanding of the appropriate use and limits of digital identity.
14 May 2019
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Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human FaceOn 10 May 2019 Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a stakeholder's roundtable consultation on "Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face", organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) …
14 May 2019
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Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handleShweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
14 May 2019
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BJP outspends Congress, others in social media advertisingThe data shows that so far the BJP has spent Rs 25 crore in advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube.
14 May 2019
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Artificial Intelligence and Data InitiativeOn 3 May 2019 Arindrajit Basu attended a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative held at IIC in Delhi. I am a member of the Working Group and co-authoring a report with Anindya Chaudhuri of Global Development Network on …
13 May 2019
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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital IdentityOmidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information …
9 May 2019
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Workshop on Feminist Information InfrastructureThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a workshop on feminist infrastructure in collaboration with Blank Noise and Sangama, on 29th October, 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to disseminate the findings from a two-month …
9 May 2019
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RTI Application to BSNL for the list of websites blocked in IndiaA Right to Information (RTI) request to a public company operating as an ISP for the list of websites and URLs blocked in India, and copies of such blocking orders issued by the Government of India.
8 May 2019
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Will the WTO Finally Tackle the ‘Trump’ Card of National Security?The election of Donald Trump has marked a foundational challenge to the rules-based international order based on “free and fair trade”.
8 May 2019
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An Analysis of the RBI’s Draft Framework on Regulatory Sandbox for FintechThe term Fintech is generally used to describe innovative technology and technological processes being used in the financial services sector.
5 May 2019
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Why the TikTok ban is worryingRather than critically examining the infringement of liberties by the political executive, the Indian courts are becoming an additional threat to the right to freedom of expression, which we must be increasingly wary of.
2 May 2019
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How privacy fares in the 2019 election manifestos | OpinionWe now have a rights-based language around privacy in the mainstream political discourse but that’s where it ends.
2 May 2019
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Cyber criminals hide in the ‘dark web’ to remain anonymousAn increasing number of cyber criminals are using the dark web — the encrypted part of the internet that cannot be tracked — to shop for software that helps them remain anonymous while carrying out their crimes.
30 Apr 2019
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FinTech in India: A Study of Privacy and Security CommitmentsThe unprecedented growth of the fintech space in India has concomitantly come with regulatory challenges around inter alia privacy and security concerns. This report studies the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies operating in India to …
29 Apr 2019
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International Cooperation in Cybercrime: The Budapest ConventionIn today’s increasingly digitized world where an increasing volume of information is being stored in the digital format, access to data generated by digital technologies and on digital platforms is important in solving crimes online and …
28 Apr 2019
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Jugendschutz und Cyber-Grooming: Indisches Gericht hebt eigenen Tiktok-Bann wieder aufDer Streit um Tiktok geht in die nächste Runde: Nachdem Google und Apple die Video-App kürzlich aus ihrem Angebot streichen mussten, nahm ein indisches Gericht seine Anordnung heute wieder zurück. Im Fall geht es um Pornografie, …
28 Apr 2019
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CIS Response to ICANN's proposed renewal of .org RegistryWe thank ICANN for the opportunity to comment on this issue of its proposed renewal of the .org Registry Agreement with the operator, Public Interest Registry (PIR). Supporting much of the community , we too find severe issues with the …
28 Apr 2019
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Almost every social network has a porn problem—so why is India banning only TikTok?TikTok is in some serious trouble in India. Though it isn’t the only one battling a rising tide of porn, violence, and fake news, the country’s courts have singled out the Chinese video-sharing app for a ban.
25 Apr 2019
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Data for Development: Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in IndiaOn 24 April 2019 Arindrajit Basu delivered a talk at an event titled at Data for Development:Mapping key considerations for policy and practice in India at Azim Premchand University.
17 Apr 2019
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TikTok craze a ticking time bomb for cityUnlike YouTube, where videos take a long time to upload, on TikTok it happens in a matter of seconds. Not just the youth, the trend has captured the imagination of criminals too.
16 Apr 2019
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To preserve freedoms online, amend the IT ActLook into the mechanisms that allow the government and ISPs to carry out online censorship without accountability.
15 Apr 2019
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Reddit, Telegram among websites blocked in India, say internet groupsDiscussion board Reddit, messaging service Telegram and comedy site College Humor have been blocked for intermittent periods, say internet groups.
15 Apr 2019
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Programme Officer - PrivacyThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is seeking applications for the position of Programme Officer, to undertake public policy research on privacy and related themes. For this position, we will hire one full time researcher, to be …
12 Apr 2019
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Policy Lab on Artificial Intelligence & DemocracyShweta Mohandas participated in a policy lab on Artificial Intelligence & Democracy in India organised by Tandem Research, in partnership with Microsoft Research and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung on 2 & 3 April, 2019, in Bangalore.
12 Apr 2019
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Data leaks could wreak havoc in India, so why aren’t they an issue this election?India’s government leaks data like a sieve, and it’s putting people at risk.
12 Apr 2019
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Cookies, not the monster you may thinkFollow the crumbs to a better understanding of data protection and privacy.