Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
27 Sep 2015
News
Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 ReviewThe Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review was held in Pattaya, Thailand from September 3 to 5, 2015. The event was organized by The Internet Democracy Project, Bytes for All, APNIC, the Association for Progressive …
27 Sep 2015
News
‘By weakening our security, govt is putting us at risk of espionage’After the BlackBerry encryption and IT Act fiascos of recent years, the government last week sent yet another cyber policy howler, the Draft National Encryption Policy, only to withdraw it in the face of severe protests. S. Raghotham and …
26 Sep 2015
Blog post
Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : WebinarOn 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of …
26 Sep 2015
Blog post
Hits and Misses With the Draft Encryption PolicyMost encryption standards are open standards. They are developed by open participation in a publicly scrutable process by industry, academia and governments in standard setting organisations (SSOs) using the principles of “rough consensus” …
26 Sep 2015
Event
Bangalore Chapter Meet of DSCIThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) will host the Bangalore Chapter Meeting of Data Security Council of India (DSCI) on September 26, 2015 at its Bangalore office in Domlur. The event will be held from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
26 Sep 2015
News
Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free BasicsHinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
25 Sep 2015
25 Sep 2015
News
Govt presses 'undo' button on draft encryption policyThe decision came a day before PM embarked on a visit to the US, where he is expected to meet leaders of firms such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla.
25 Sep 2015
News
Encryption policy would have affected emails, operating systems, WiFiOur email data would have to be stored. If we connect to a WiFi, that data would have to be stored, and that's plain ridiculous. There is a problem when the government tries to target citizens to ensure national security, said Pranesh …
24 Sep 2015
News
Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposalGovt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy
22 Sep 2015
News
India encryption policy draft faces backlashThe department of information technology is facing a backlash from industry experts, Internet watchers and netizens on its draft of the National Encryption Policy that it recently made public.
22 Sep 2015
News
Bowing to public pressure, govt withdraws draft encryption policyBowing to pressure from the public, the government on Tuesday withdrew a draft policy that sought to control secured online communication, including through mass-use social media and web applications such as WhatsApp and Twitter.
21 Sep 2015
Blog post
Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, BangaloreNispana Innovative Platforms organized a Sustainable Smart Cities India Conference 2015, in Bangalore on 3rd and 4th September, 2015. The event saw participation from people across various sectors including Government Representatives from …
21 Sep 2015
Blog post
Peering behind the veil of ICANN’s DIDP (I)One of the key elements of the process of enhancing democracy and furthering transparency in any institution which holds power is open access to information for all the stakeholders. This is critical to ensure that there is accountability …
20 Sep 2015
News
Outrage before sharingHas the social media converted people into a lynch mob that seeks out justice and passes judgement instantly, without bothering to hear both sides of the story?
18 Sep 2015
News
Neither an adversary nor an advocateThe fundamental expectation is whether a newspaper remains a responsible carrier of knowledge that has an enabling power, or becomes a peddler of rhetoric, absolving itself of its social obligation.
14 Sep 2015
Blog post
DIDP Request #12: RevenuesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) sought information from ICANN on their revenue streams by sending them a second request under their Documentary Information Disclosure Policy. This request and their response have been described in …
14 Sep 2015
Blog post
DIDP Request #11: NETmundial PrinciplesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) followed up on the implementation of the NETmundial Principles that ICANN has been endorsing by sending them a second request under their Documentary Information Disclosure Policy. This request and …
13 Sep 2015
News
Transnational Due Process: A Case Study in Multi-stakeholder CooperationThe Internet & Jurisdiction Project is organizing the workshop “Transnational due process: A case study in multi-stakeholder cooperation” at the Internet Governance Forum convened by the United Nations on November 10-13, 2015. Sunil Abraham …
13 Sep 2015
Blog post
CIS Submission on CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 RecommendationsThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted the below to ICANN's CCWG-Accountability.
6 Sep 2015
Blog post
Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 v/s 2015 BillThis entry analyses the Human DNA Profiling Bill introduced in 2012 with the provisions of the 2015 Bill
3 Sep 2015
Blog post
Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of IndiaThis note analyses the data flow within the UID scheme and aims at highlighting vulnerabilities at each stage. The data flow within the UID Scheme can be best understood by first delineating the organizations involved in enrolling residents …
29 Aug 2015
Blog post
Supreme Court Order is a Good Start, but is Seeding Necessary?This blog post seeks to unpack the ‘seeding’ process in the UIDAI scheme, understand the implications of the Supreme Court order on this process, and identify questions regarding the UID scheme that still need to be clarified by the court …
29 Aug 2015
Blog post
Are we Throwing our Data Protection Regimes under the Bus?In this blog post Rohan examines why the principle of consent is providing us increasingly less of an aegis in protecting our data.
28 Aug 2015
News
The new tattler in townWhatsApp messages, and in particular ‘admins’ of WhatsApp groups come under pressure as rumour-mongering catches the attention of the police.
28 Aug 2015
27 Aug 2015
Blog post
CIS Comments and Recommendations to the Human DNA Profiling Bill, June 2015The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted a clause-by-clause comments on the Human DNA Profiling Bill that was circulated by the Department of Biotechnology on June 9, 2015.
26 Aug 2015
23 Aug 2015
Blog post
The seedy underbelly of revenge pornIntimate photos posted by angry exes are becoming part of an expanding online body of dirty work.
20 Aug 2015
News
Stats from 2014 reveal horror of scrapped section 66A of IT ActAn average of six netizens were arrested every day in 2014 for posting offensive content online under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a draconian and much abused law no longer in use.