Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
28 Mar 2017
News
CIS representation at ICANN 58The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organized ICANN 58 at Copenhagen from March 9 to March 16, 2017. On behalf of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Vidushi Marda participated in the event and made a …
27 Mar 2017
News
Why We Should All Worry About The Mandatory Imposition Of AadhaarIt appears that with each passing day, the government is linking an increasing number of benefits and government services to the 12-digit biometric-based Aadhaar number for Indians, despite growing concerns around its data privacy and …
27 Mar 2017
News
Round Table on Privacy and Data Protection at NIPFPNational Institute of Public Finance & Policy organized a round-table on privacy and data protection on March 24, 2017 in New Delhi.
27 Mar 2017
News
Other Than Women: Exploring Harassment and Difference OnlineA satellite session at RightsCon in Brussels is being organized by the Tactical Technology Collective on March 28, 2017. Rohini Lakshané is a speaker at this event.
23 Mar 2017
Blog post
State of Digital Rights in India (Delhi, March 24)The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi and the Internet Freedom Foundation, in association with Access Now, are hosting a discussion on The State of Digital Rights in India on March 24, 2017 (Friday) from …
23 Mar 2017
Blog post
Comments on Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017The Centre for Internet and Society submitted comments on the Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017. The comments were prepared by Udbhav Tiwari, Pranesh Prakash, Abhay Rana, Amber Sinha and Sunil …
23 Mar 2017
Blog post
Benefits, Harms, Rights and Regulation: A Survey of Literature on Big DataThis survey draws upon a range of literature including news articles, academic articles, and presentations and seeks to disaggregate the potential benefits and harms of big data, organising them into several broad categories that reflect …
22 Mar 2017
News
Privacy concerns multiply for Aadhaar, India’s national biometric identity registryThe largest and most sophisticated biometric identity system of any country in the world, India’s Aadhaar, is sparking new fears that the personal data it stores on more than 1.1 billion people could be vulnerable to exploitation.
21 Mar 2017
News
No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India’s biometric schemeControversial Aadhaar card restricts fundamental rights, argue critics, limiting access to free school meals and exposing 1 billion people to privacy risks.
17 Mar 2017
News
Nasscom chief saying full data protection isn’t possible should wake us from our digital slumberConsidering India is rapidly moving towards a digital economy, the hurdles not withstanding, data and identity security are topics which have to be taken very seriously. Since the demonetisation, a large part of the population who would …
17 Mar 2017
News
EVMs: How transparent is the Indian election process?Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have become a bone of contention after the results of the Assembly elections in five states were declared last Saturday and the BSP president Mayawati alleged tampering. The Congress party and the Aam Aadmi …
15 Mar 2017
News
AI for Social GoodAI in Asia event was organised by the Digital Asia Hub on March 6 and 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. The event partners were Waseda University, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, NICT, NTT and the Japan Society of Information …
14 Mar 2017
News
The 12-digit conundrumEven as the Centre plans to link as many as 500 schemes to Aadhaar, concerns over data safety are rising. Richa Mishra reports.
6 Mar 2017
Event
Essentials of building internet tools for inclusionA talk jointly proposed by Chinmayi SK and Rohini Lakshané was selected for the Internet Freedom Festival held at Valencia, Spain from March 6 to 10, 2017. The talk held on March 6, 2017 was jointly organized by Random Hacks of Kindness, …
28 Feb 2017
News
Fake News, Rumors & Online Content RegulationMedianama and Mint organized #NAMApolicy open house on 'Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation' on February 22, 2017 at the India Habitat Centre. Japreet Grewal and Amber Sinha attended the event.
27 Feb 2017
News
T20 Mumbai 2017: Dialogue on the Emerging World EconomyGateway House, Indian Council on Global Relations organized a dialogue on emerging world economy in Mumbai on 13 and 14 February 2017. Elonnai Hickok participated in the event.
27 Feb 2017
News
Is Your Aadhar Biometrics Safe? Firms Accused Of Storing Biometrics And Using Them IllegallyFears of Aadhar biometric security have been compounded as the government is sprinting towards the next phase of ‘cashless India’ and digitization
27 Feb 2017
News
India To Let Private Companies Access Citizens’ Biometric DataIndia, home to the world’s largest national biometric registry, plans to begin sharing citizens’ data with the country’s private companies and startups.
27 Feb 2017
Blog post
Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker’s Decision on Aadhaar?When ruling on the petition filed by Jairam Ramesh challenging passing the Aadhaar Act as a money Bill, the court has differing precedents to look at.
24 Feb 2017
News
LinkedIn will help people in India train for semi-skilled jobsMicrosoft has launched Project Sangam, a cloud service integrated with LinkedIn that will help train and generate employment for middle and low-skilled workers.
21 Feb 2017
Blog post
Privacy Gaps in India's Digital India ProjectThis paper seeks to assess the privacy protections under 15 e-governance schemes: Soil Health Card, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), Project Panchdeep, U-Dise, Electronic Health Records, NHRM Smart Card, MyGov, …
19 Feb 2017
Blog post
Big Data in Governance in India: Case StudiesThis research seeks to understand the most effective way of researching Big Data in the Global South. Towards this goal, the research planned for the development of a Global South big data Research Network that identifies the potential …
16 Feb 2017
News
No Genie At Your FingertipsAadhaar biometrics will now enable cashless shopping sans card and smartphone. A look at the hopes and fears.
16 Feb 2017
News
Digital illusionsThe Watal Committee’s report presents the government with an impossible road map to a cashless nirvana.
15 Feb 2017
Blog post
50p and Digital Payments Masterclass Learning - CISSunil Abraham, Saikat Dutta and Udbhav Tiwari from the CIS team attended 50p on the 24 and 25 of January 2017 in Bangalore, India. We had the following learnings from the event, which will shape our work in the digital finance and payments …
14 Feb 2017
News
India's Aadhaar with biometric details of its billion citizens is making experts uncomfortable"Indians in general have yet to understand the meaning and essence of privacy," says Member of Parliament, Tathagata Satpathy.
13 Feb 2017
News
Surveillance in India: Policy and PracticeThe National Institute of Public Finance and Policy organized a brainstorming session on net neutrality on February 8, 2017 and a public seminar on surveillance in India the following day on February 9, 2017 in New Delhi. Pranesh Prakash …
12 Feb 2017
Blog post
Ranking Digital Rights in IndiaThis report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service …
12 Feb 2017
News
Indian public concerned about fingerprint payment schemeThe Guardian is reporting that a prominent think tank has found that the prospect of using fingerprint authentication for everyday payments is raising privacy concerns among the Indian public.
10 Feb 2017
Blog post
Vidhi Doshi - Fingerprint Payments Prompt Privacy Fears in India (The Guardian)This article by Vidhi Doshi on the use of Aadhaar-based payments by private companies in India was published by The Guardian on February 09, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay is quoted in the article.