Topic
Data Governance
19 items.
6 Mar 2025
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and feedback to the: Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and feedback to the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 initiated by the Indian government.
17 Feb 2024
Blog post
Reconfiguring Data Governance: Insights from India and the EUThis policy paper is the result of a workshop organised jointly by the Tilburg Institute of Law, Technology and Society, Netherlands, the Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi, India and the Centre for …
18 Oct 2023
Blog post
Digital Delivery and Data System for Farmer Income SupportThis report, jointly published by the Centre for Internet & Society and Privacy International, highlights the digital systems deployed by the government to augment farmer income. It analyses the PM-Kisan and Kalia schemes in Odisha and …
17 Oct 2022
Blog post
Demystifying Data Breaches in IndiaDespite the rate at which data breaches occur and are reported in the media, there seems to be little information about how and when they are resolved. This post examines the discourse on data breaches in India with respect to their …
1 Mar 2022
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How Function Of State May Limit Informed Consent: Examining Clause 12 Of The Data Protection BillThe collective implication of leaving out ‘proportionality’ from Clause 12 is to provide very wide discretionary powers to the state.
1 Mar 2022
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Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill And Digital Healthcare: A Case StudyIn light of the state’s emerging digital healthcare apparatus, how does Clause 12 alter the consent and purpose limitation model?
25 Jan 2021
Blog post
The Government needs to make sure our emails don't destroy the environmentThe Government's data centre policy must be more reflective of energy requirements and sustainable practices to effectively ensure that India's growing digital user base doesn't hurt the environment.
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
30 Dec 2020
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Inputs to the Report on the Non-Personal Data Governance FrameworkThis submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS) to the draft Report on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework prepared by the Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Shri Kris …
5 Oct 2020
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Comments to National Digital Health Mission: Health Data Management PolicyCIS has submitted comments to the National Health Data Management Policy. We welcome the opportunity provided to our comments on the Policy and we hope that the final Policy will consider the interests of all the stakeholders to ensure that …
19 Feb 2018
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A Series of Op-eds on Data ProtectionI wrote a short series of three op-eds for Asia Times this week.
16 Feb 2018
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The Fundamental Right to Privacy - A Visual GuidePrivacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. This visual guide to the story of privacy law in India and the recent judgement of the …
15 Feb 2018
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Unpacking Data Protection Law: A Visual RepresentationThis visual explainer unpacking data protection law was developed by Amber Sinha (research) and Pooja Saxena (design), and published as part of the Data Privacy Week celebrations on the Privacy International blog. Join the conversation on …
5 Sep 2017
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Praja - Enhancing Democracy Through Access to Open Data: What Are the Roles of Government and Civil Society? (Delhi, Sep 08)Open Government Data (OGD) is widely seen to be a key hallmark of contemporary democratic practice and is often linked to the passing of freedom of information legislation. OGD is a philosophy—and increasingly a set of policies—that …
5 Sep 2017
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MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government …
2 May 2017
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control ReportThis submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
1 May 2017
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(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial informationSince its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances …
15 Jan 2017
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Global Governance Futures 2027 - Session 3, New DelhiThe Global Governance Futures program (GGF) initiated by Global Public Policy Institute and supported by Robert Bosch Stiftung brings together young professionals to look ahead ten years and recommend ways to address global challenges. …