Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
26 Apr 2018
Blog post
DIDP Request #29 - Revenue breakdown by source for FY 2017We requested ICANN for financial information they have not yet provided for the period ending June 2017.
25 Apr 2018
Blog post
Revenge Porn Laws across the WorldThe following is a compilation of laws dealing with revenge porn if and how they exist across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
25 Apr 2018
News
PAI WG Labor and Economy MeetingElonnai Hickok co-chaired the first PAI Labor and Economy WG in NYC on April 25, 2018.
23 Apr 2018
Blog post
What’s up with WhatsApp?In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
22 Apr 2018
Blog post
Comments on the Draft Digital Information Security in Healthcare ActThe Centre for Internet & Society submitted comments to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India on the draft Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act on April 21, 2018.
21 Apr 2018
Blog post
A look at two problematic provisions of the draft Anti-trafficking billThis post examines two badly drafted provisions of the new Anti-Trafficking bill that have the potential to severely impinge upon the Freedom of Expression, including through a misunderstanding of intermediary liability.
19 Apr 2018
News
Metrolife: Brutality porn has sadly many takers in IndiaThe name of the eight-year old Kathua rape victim is trending not just on social media but also on a porn site.
19 Apr 2018
News
ICANN 61 ReadoutAkriti Bopanna attended an ICANN61 Readout session on the 19th of April at the International Institute of Information Technology at Electronic City in Bengaluru.
19 Apr 2018
Blog post
Artificial Intelligence in Governance: A Report of the Roundtable held in New DelhiThis Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Governance, conducted at the Indian Islamic Cultural Centre, in New Delhi on March 16, 2018. The main purpose of the Roundtable was to …
17 Apr 2018
News
Is This The Beginning Of The End For Facebook?After two days of congressional hearings that collectively lasted over ten hours, there are many questions about Facebook, its policies and its future that experts are debating.
17 Apr 2018
News
Facebook’s fake news clean-up hits language barrierThe sheer diversity of India’s ethnic languages could defeat Facebook’s move to get content moderators and use artificial intelligence (AI) to counter the spread of misinformation on its platform ahead of the general elections next year, …
14 Apr 2018
Event
Workshop on PythonA workshop on Python will be organized at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) Bangalore office on April 14, 2018.
10 Apr 2018
News
Pension won’t be denied for want of Aadhaar, says EPFOThe move is aimed at ensuring that no retired government employee is deprived of pension for want of Aadhaar or failure of fingerprint authentication.
10 Apr 2018
10 Apr 2018
Blog post
Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and FacebookWe conducted a 2 week survey of newspapers for links between government advertisement to social media giants. As citizens, we should be worried about the close nexus between the Indian government and digital behemoths such as Facebook, …
8 Apr 2018
Blog post
Digital Native: Delete Facebook?You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
7 Apr 2018
News
It Took Just 355 Indians to Mine the Data of 5.6 Lakh Facebook Users. Here's HowData privacy in India is still a nascent subject. Experts say cheap data has led to unprecedented Facebook penetration. Often, it is seen that those who open an account are not aware of the privacy concerns.
7 Apr 2018
7 Apr 2018
News
Cambridge Analytica row: Facebook data breach hit 560K Indian usersFacebook said that data and information of 87 million users globally were compromised.
7 Apr 2018
News
After data leak row, Facebook imposes restrictions on user data accessMEIT issues notice to Facebook even as experts debate absolute impact on the second largest developer community.
3 Apr 2018
News
Your mobile apps have the permission to spy on youThe top applications on the Android Play store in India seek permission like access to your camera, microphone, modify contacts and download files without notifications depending on the use of the app.
3 Apr 2018
News
Parties seek social media influencers to go viralIt was 2015. Rahul Gandhi, Congress vice president then, met Mount Carmel College students in Bengaluru. Soon after the interaction, there were media reports on how Gandhi was stumped by the questions.
3 Apr 2018
News
If data is the new oil, how much does an Indian citizen lose?Surveillance capitalism is the business model of the Internet, so what exactly are we talking about here?
29 Mar 2018
News
The Narendra Modi app: The secret weapon in BJP’s elections arsenalNarendra Modi app, BJP's secret weapon.
28 Mar 2018
News
Narendra Modi’s personal app sparks India data privacy rowPM’s NaMo app sends user data to third party in US, says researcher.
28 Mar 2018
Blog post
Cambridge Analytica scandal: How India can save democracy from FacebookHegemonic incumbents like Google and Facebook need to be tackled with regulation; govt should use procurement power to fund open source alternatives.
28 Mar 2018
Event
A Methods Workshop for Researching Future of Work in IndiaCentre for Internet & Society and the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is conducting a workshop in New Delhi on March 28, 2018.
27 Mar 2018
News
UIDAI servers or third parties, Aadhaar leaks are dangerous: ExpertsEven though the UIDAI has denied these reports, its arguments rest on shaky grounds, according to experts.
27 Mar 2018
News
PM’s app also susceptibleEven the Narendra Modi app of PM Modi is susceptible to data theft as a 22-year old Indian hacker established, claiming that privacy of more than 70 lakh users on it is at stake.
27 Mar 2018
News
Data Breach: How will the biggest scandal that Facebook is mired in affect its credibility in India?Facebook has not been able to catch a break lately.