Programme
Internet Governance
Privacy, free speech, surveillance, digital identity and cybersecurity. 3,058 items.
22 Oct 2012
News
Privacy Act should not circumscribe RTI: expert groupAn expert group to draw the framework of a law to protect privacy of individuals has suggested that issues of personal privacy must not be used to dilute the provisions of or block information under the Right to Information Act, and used a …
22 Oct 2012
News
Panel suggests law to protect individual privacyA government-appointed expert panel Thursday called for a law to protect individual privacy against misuse of information collected by various agencies, public and private, and through various methods like telephone tapping.
22 Oct 2012
News
Nine-point code set out to safeguard personal informationA. P. Shah panel lists exceptions; suggests privacy commissioners.
22 Oct 2012
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Govt panel wants curbs on phone tapsA government-appointed panel on Thursday recommended several measures, including guidelines on interception of telephonic conversations, video and audio recordings, use and storage of data as well as setting up of dispute resolution …
22 Oct 2012
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Experts' committee moots law to protect privacyIn its report submitted to the Planning Commission on Thursday, the first ever experts’ group to identify the privacy issues and prepare a report to facilitate authoring of the privacy bill, has said that existing laws have created an …
22 Oct 2012
News
Court’s approval needed to tap phones: PanelInvestigators can monitor a person for 15-20 days on executive orders in case of emergencies, suggests panel.
22 Oct 2012
News
Bill to create bank for DNA profiling of accused comingAccess to data only for victim’s or suspect’s relatives.
21 Oct 2012
Event
The Public Voice: Privacy Rights are a Global ChallengeOctober 21, 2012 is an important day for global civil society defending privacy and free speech. The Public Voice coalition will be hosting a global conference in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and you are invited to take part in the conversation …
11 Oct 2012
News
Could better DNA testing facilities in India have saved the Talwars?Over the last decade, the use of DNA tests to solve crimes has seen a significant rise in crime investigation in India. But forensic experts warn that the absence of standard practices, quality checks and regulation has resulted in …
4 Oct 2012
News
New Trends in Industry Self-GovernanceOxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK and Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ, University of Zurich, Switzerland and Nominet, UK is organising this workshop on November 7, 2012 at the seventh annual IGF meeting to be held …
4 Oct 2012
News
Governing Identity on the InternetSecurity, openness and privacy will be discussed at this workshop to be held at the IGF 2012 on November 8, 2012 from 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Malavika Jayaram, a fellow at CIS is one of the panelists confirmed for participation.
4 Oct 2012
News
Civil rights in the digital age, about the impact the Internet has on civil rightsMalavika Jayaram, fellow of CIS is a panelist at this workshop to be held at the IGF 2012 in Azerbaijan.
29 Sep 2012
Blog post
A Public Meeting on DNA Profiling Bill in DelhiOn September 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a public talk at the Indian International Centre focused on the draft DNA Profiling Bill. Presenting at the meeting were international experts Dr. Helen Wallace, director of …
27 Sep 2012
Event
The DNA Profiling Bill: Developing Best PracticesOn the 27th of September 2012 the Centre for Internet & Society invites the public to a meeting and talk with international experts Helen Wallace from GeneWatch UK, and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics from the United …
27 Sep 2012
News
Pitroda seeks to put govt information in public domainIn the first-ever Indian government press conference on Twitter, Sam Pitroda, adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on public information infrastructure and innovations, championed the cause of putting government information in the …
27 Sep 2012
News
Censorship makes India fall two places on global internet freedom chartA recently released global report on the internet freedom rated India 39th in 2012, a slip from two places last year.
26 Sep 2012
Blog post
The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold WaterThe Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
26 Sep 2012
Blog post
An Introduction to the Issues in Internet GovernanceThat the internet cannot be governed was a central conviction of the early architects of the internet. In many ways it proved true when a majority of nation-States were kept off interference with the functioning of the internet. However …
25 Sep 2012
News
ಭಾರತೀಯ ಡಿಎನ್ಎ ಪ್ರೊಫೈಲಿಂಗ್ ಮಸೂದೆಯ ಸೀಳುನೋಟಭಾರತೀಯ ದಂಡಸಂಹಿತೆಯನ್ನು ೨೦೦೫ರಲ್ಲಿ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಇದರ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಆಪಾದಿತರನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವಿವಿಧ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಕಾನೂನುರೀತ್ಯಾ ಅವಕಾಶ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವುದು.
25 Sep 2012
News
Govt plans inter-ministerial panel on Internet policyThe government may set up an inter-ministerial panel to improve coordination among the various arms of the government on Internet-related issues such as governance, commerce and security, according to a senior government official who didn’t …
25 Sep 2012
Blog post
Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part IISnehashish Ghosh does a further analysis of the leaked list of the websites blocked by the Indian Government from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 (“leaked list”).
24 Sep 2012
Event
UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons that India can Learn from Its MistakesOn September 24, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum invites the public to a talk with international experts, Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, UK and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for …
22 Sep 2012
News
Mind of the millennium teenSay mom, did you have electricity when you were growing up?" Twelve-year-old Aditya throws a casual query at his 38-year-old mother during a power cut.
22 Sep 2012
Event
Cartonama ConferenceHasGeek is organising a Cartonama Conference on September 22, 2012 at the TERI Complex in Bangalore, from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
17 Sep 2012
News
A multistakeholder discussion on India’s Position in the UN for Internet Governance UN Committee for Internet Related Policies (UN-CIRP)The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is hosting this event in New Delhi on September 19, 2012 from 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Sunil Abraham has been invited as a panelist.
16 Sep 2012
Event
Thinking with Data@CISThe Thinking with Data course offered at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) will be screened at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The screening will be followed by online discussions with the faculty through …
11 Sep 2012
News
Seventh Meeting of the Group of Experts on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP ShahThe seventh meeting of the Group of Experts on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on September 18, 2012 at 10.30 a.m. in the Committee Room No. 228, …
7 Sep 2012
News
China outranks India in world’s first ever web indexIndia has been ranked 33rd on a list of 61 countries in a brand new web index that seeks to measure how effectively countries are using the Internet to improve people’s lives. And Indian Internet activists say that given the increasing …
7 Sep 2012
News
Bangalore's new champions for cultureThe hundred and ninth imprint of TimeOut Bengaluru edition is dedicated to a group of people who TimeOut believes are playing critical roles in determining the cultural contours of this city, and are the new champions for the arts and …
5 Sep 2012
News
Political war on the webTwitter is not only the ‘people’s voice’. It is also a forum for orchestrated propaganda.Kunal Majumder tracks the BJP-Congress online duel.