Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
16 Oct 2018
News
Sales of surveillance cameras are soaring, raising questions about privacyThe Telangana government wants more eyes on the streets to upgrade Hyderabad’s safety. It has asked enterprises, public sectors, residential associations and individuals to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in and around …
16 Oct 2018
News
Internet services not to be affected as DNS servers undergo updateInternet services across the country are unlikely to be impacted over the next 48 hours even as the Domain Name System (DNS) servers undergo a security update coordinated by global regulator, Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and …
16 Oct 2018
News
Indian Feminist Judgment Project WorkshopSwaraj Paul Barooah was a discussant at the Indian Feminist Judgment Project 'righting together' workshop organised in Delhi by Jindal from October 6 - 7, 2018.
16 Oct 2018
News
Community Standards Roundtable ConversationsAmbika Tandon was a participant in a roundtable organized by Facebook, School of Media & Cultural Studies, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bengaluru on October 7, 2018.
16 Oct 2018
News
Are online shows obscene?Should content on online platforms such as Netflix be monitored and censored? How can they show nudity when films made for the cinema halls can’t, a petition wants to know.
11 Oct 2018
Blog post
Comments to The Personal Data Protection BillCIS has conducted extensive research into the areas privacy, data protection, data security, and was also a member of the Committee of Experts constituted under Justice A P Shah. CIS has also been cited multiple times in the Report of the …
9 Oct 2018
News
State of Work in IndiaAayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon attended a panel discussion organized by Bangalore International Centre (TERI) and Azim Premji University, on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Bengaluru. A report titled 'State of Working India' by the Centre for …
9 Oct 2018
News
Countering Patriarchy, One Feminist Judgement at a TimeThe Indian Feminist Judgement Writing Project, following the movements in the US, Australia and Canada, decides to challenge male hegemony in the judicial process.
8 Oct 2018
News
Gmail users beware while giving accessRecently, Google admitted to giving hundreds of firms access to users’ Gmail inboxes. It also revealed that many apps are able to scan and share data from email inboxes. However, Google explained that it vets third parties that are given …
8 Oct 2018
News
CyFy 2018Swaraj Paul Barooah and Arindrajit Basu participated in CyFy 2018 organized by Observer Research Foundation at Hotel Taj Mahal, New Delhi from October 3 - 5, 2018.
2 Oct 2018
News
Networked Economies and Gender Action LearningElonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Ambika Tandon participated in a meeting organized by IDRC for grantees under their networked economies programme to discuss gender-based outputs and development outcomes in their work. The event was held in …
2 Oct 2018
News
Net nanny meets muscular lawIndia’s new human-trafficking bill could criminalise sex workers and curtail free speech.
2 Oct 2018
News
Cyber-Security in the Age of Smart ManufacturingArindrajit Basu attended the event 'Cyber-security in the age of Smart Manufacturing.' The event 'BTS - CyberComm 2018' was organised by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & industry (FICCI) in association with Karnataka …
1 Oct 2018
News
After Supreme Court Setback, Fintech Firms Await Clarity On AadhaarThe 12-digit Aadhaar number is now out of bounds for fintech companies in India.
27 Sep 2018
Blog post
Cross-Border Data Sharing and India: A study in Processes, Content and CapacityA majority of criminal investigations in the modern era necessitate law enforcement access to electronic evidence stored extra-territorially. The conventional methods of compelling the presentation of evidence available for investigative …
26 Sep 2018
News
Takshashila's online Cogitatum on AI and Ethics in IndiaElonnai Hickok participated in an event organized by Takhshashila on August 27, 2018 and made a presentation on Ethics and AI in India. The event was held in Takshashila Institution
25 Sep 2018
News
SFLC Round Table Discussion on Personal Data Protection BillShweta Mohandas participated in a Round Table Discussion on Personal Data Protection Bill, orgnanised by SFLC on September 25, 2018 in Bangalore. She also moderated the first session - Data Protection Principles (Rights and Obligations).
24 Sep 2018
News
Find ways to trace origin of messages: Government to WhatsAppUnhappy with the steps taken so far by WhatsApp, the government plans to trace the origins of incendiary messages spread on its platform.
24 Sep 2018
Blog post
A trust deficit between advertisers and publishers is leading to fake newsTransparency regulations is need of the hour. And urgently for election and political advertising. What do the ads look like? Who paid for them? Who was the target? How many people saw these advertisements? How many times? Transparency …
20 Sep 2018
News
Forecasting the Implications of the CLOUD Act Around the WorldElonnai Hickok participated in the event organized by the Global Network Initiative at the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. on September 18, 2018 as a speaker.
20 Sep 2018
News
Conference on Data ProtectionSunil Abraham and Amber Sinha participated in a conference on data protection at NIPFP in New Delhi on September 4, 2018. The event was organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
19 Sep 2018
News
Meeting of Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional CommitteeGurshabad Grover attended the 14th meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee (LITD 17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which was held at the BIS office in New Delhi on 14 September 2018.
19 Sep 2018
News
Gender and Privacy: Countering the Patriarchal GazeAmbika Tandon participated in a workshop on privacy and gender which was organized by Privacy International in United Kingdom on September 13 and 14, 2018. Ambika was part of a panel on reproductive rights and privacy in India. She also …
19 Sep 2018
News
'Why should we talk to Dunzo?' State regulators fume at liquor deliveryIn 2016, the Chandigarh police ordered thirty bottles of liquor on getTalli, an online liquor ordering platform.
19 Sep 2018
News
'What Security Breach?' The Unchanging Tone of UIDAI's DenialsThis week brought with it another instance of Aadhaar déjà vu. The narrative is now eerily familiar to people with even a passing acquaintance with the matter.
18 Sep 2018
News
Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's RightsShweta Mohandas was a panelist at the Symposium on Data Privacy and Citizen's Rights on September 9, 2018. The Symposium was organised by the Tech Law Forum of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
18 Sep 2018
News
Haryana Cops Say Internet Shutdowns Hurt Police OperationsIndia sees a very high number of Internet shutdowns, often to preserve law and order, but Haryana cops are arguing against the practice.
14 Sep 2018
Blog post
Artificial Intelligence in the Governance Sector in IndiaThe use of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to ameliorate several existing structural inefficiencies in the discharge of governmental functions. Our research indicates that the deployment of this technology across sub-sectors is …
14 Sep 2018
News
#NAMAprivacy: Data Protection Authority's regulatory and enforcement challengesThis is the second post in our series covering our events in Delhi and Bangalore on India’s Data Protection Law.
12 Sep 2018
Blog post
India’s post-truth societyThe proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance.