Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
7 Sep 2018
News
Can this curb your addiction?Facebook and Instagram also set to roll out tools to tell you how hooked you are to social media browsing.
5 Sep 2018
Blog post
AI in India: A Policy Agenda4 Sep 2018
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India’s Biometric Database Is Creating A Perfect Surveillance State — And U.S. Tech Companies Are On BoardThe Aadhaar program offers a glimpse of the tech world's latest quest to control our lives, where dystopias are created in the name of helping the impoverished.
3 Sep 2018
3 Sep 2018
3 Sep 2018
Blog post
The Srikrishna Committee Data Protection Bill and Artificial Intelligence in IndiaArtificial Intelligence in many ways is in direct conflict with traditional data protection principles and requirements including consent, purpose limitation, data minimization, retention and deletion, accountability, and transparency.
31 Aug 2018
News
World Library and Information Congress 2018Swaraj Paul Barooah was a speaker at two panels during the World Library and Information Congress 2018 (WLIC2018), organised by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) in Kuala Lumpur on August 26 and …
31 Aug 2018
Event
Symposium on India’s Cyber Strategy: Opportunities and ChallengesCIS is organising a symposium on India's Cyber Strategy in New Delhi on the 31st of August, 2018, with Ambassador Asoke Mukerji (former Permanent Representative to the United Nations) delivering the keynote address.
31 Aug 2018
30 Aug 2018
News
Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India JudgmentShweta Mohandas was a panelist at the event, "Celebrating One Year of the Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India Judgment", organised by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, and the Centre for Communication …
30 Aug 2018
News
20 years of Google: Privacy, fake news and the futureGoogle once directed you to information. Today, it’s often the source of information, using data you and others have shared, often without you realising it. Public knowledge goes where Google takes it. And 20 years on, not everyone’s happy …
29 Aug 2018
News
UNESCAP Google AI MeetingArindrajit was a panelist at the event on AI in public service delivery hosted by UNESCAP Bangkok on August 29, 2018. The event was co-organized by Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Google.
27 Aug 2018
News
India steps up vigilance against WhatsApp abuseDelhi wants firm to open local office, appoint grievance officer as misinformation spreads.
27 Aug 2018
Blog post
Consumer Care Society: Silver Jubilee Year CelebrationsArindrajit Basu delivered a talk the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Consumer Care Society (CCS )on 'Privacy and Security in the Age of the Internet.
27 Aug 2018
News
Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian lawsIn a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have a grievance officer in India and have proper compliance of Indian laws.
23 Aug 2018
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Summer School on DisinformationSunil Abraham will participate as a speaker at the event organized by Digital Asia Hub, Hans-Bredow-Institut, University of Hamburg, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro - ITS Rio and Berkman Klein Center for Internet and …
22 Aug 2018
Blog post
DNA ‘Evidence’: Only Opinion, Not Science, And Definitely Not Proof Of Crime!On August 9, 2018, the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 was introduced in the Lok Sabha and we commented on some key aspects of it earlier.
22 Aug 2018
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An Analysis of the CLOUD Act and Implications for IndiaIndia houses the second largest population in the world at approximately 1.35 billion individuals. In such a diverse and dense context, law enforcement could be a challenging job.
21 Aug 2018
Blog post
ICANN response to DIDP #31 on diversityThis post summarizes the response of ICANN to our inquiry on the diversity of their employees.
18 Aug 2018
Blog post
Use of Visuals and Nudges in Privacy NoticesNudging in privacy notices can be a privacy-enhancing tool. For example, informing users of how many people would have access to their data would help them make a decision. However, nudges can also be used to influence users towards making …
17 Aug 2018
Blog post
National Health Stack: Data For Data’s Sake, A Manmade Health HazardOn Oct. 5, 2017, an HIV positive woman was denied admission in Hyderabad’s Osmania General Hospital even though she was entitled to free treatment under India’s National AIDS Control Organisation programme. Another incident around the same …
16 Aug 2018
Blog post
India's Contribution to Internet Governance DebatesIndia's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates", an article by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna, was recently published in the NLUD Student Law Journal, an annual peer-reviewed journal …
16 Aug 2018
Blog post
Future of Work: Report of the ‘Workshop on the IT/IT-eS Sector and the Future of Work in India’This report provides an overview of the proceedings and outcomes of the Workshop on the IT/IT-eS Sector and the Future of Work in India (hereinafter referred to as the “Workshop”), organised at Omidyar Networks’ office in Bangalore, on June …
13 Aug 2018
News
UIDAI says asked nobody to add the helpline number to contactsUIDAI says the toll free number 1800-300-1947 in the contact list of Android phones is an ‘outdated and invalid number’
13 Aug 2018
Blog post
The National Health Stack: An Expensive, Temporary PlaceboThe year 2002 saw the introduction of a very ambitious National Program for Information Technology in the United Kingdom with the goal to transform the National Health Service — a pre-existing state-sponsored universal healthcare program. …
13 Aug 2018
News
The Big Eye: The tech is all ready for mass surveillance in IndiaChennai’s T. Nagar, arguably India’s biggest shopping district by revenues and crowded on any given day, gets even more packed in festival seasons as thousands throng its saree and jewellery stores.
13 Aug 2018
News
How Chinese apps are making inroads in Indian small townsAfter selling a company he cofounded to Alibaba in 2013, Sichuan-born Forrest Chen wanted to look beyond China for his next venture. India was one of the countries on his list of potential markets, which included the US, the UK, Indonesia …
13 Aug 2018
News
Feminist Information Infrastructure Workshop with Blank Noise and SangamaAkriti Bopanna, Swaraj Paul Barooah and Ambika Tandon as part of the project on Feminist Information Infrastructure, conducted a full-day workshop with Sangama and Blank Noise on August 8, 2018 at CIS, Bangalore.
1 Aug 2018
News
UNDP joins Tech Giants in Partnership on AIUNDP joins the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a consortium of companies, academics, and NGOs working to ensure that AI is developed in a safe, ethical, and transparent manner. Founded in 2016 by the tech giants - Amazon, …
31 Jul 2018
Event
Workshop: Automotives Sector and the Future of Work in IndiaThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) will hold a Workshop on the Automotives Sector and the Future of Work in India on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 . The workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m at The Willow Hall at the Indian Habitat …