Topic
Data Management
13 items.
6 Mar 2025
Blog post
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 …
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 …
10 Mar 2022
Blog post
Nothing to Kid About – Children's Data Under the New Data Protection BillThe pandemic has forced policymakers to adapt their approach to people's changing practices, from looking at contactless ways of payment to the shifting of educational institutions online.
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.
30 Nov 2018
News
Danish Expert Group on Data EthicsAmber Sinha was one of the stakeholders who provided inputs to the Danish Expert Group on Data Ethics in June 2018 during their visit to New Delhi. The Expert Group has prepared and submitted its final report.
8 Nov 2017
Blog post
Response Submission on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom SectorCIS submitted its comments on the consultation paper on privacy, security and ownership of data in telecom sector which was published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on August 9, 2017.
2 May 2017
Blog post
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
Blog post
(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 …
5 Dec 2016
News
Your digital wallet can be a ‘pickpocket’If you have installed a wallet app on your smartphone, be careful. Many such apps can access data, even sensitive personal information, and have features that do more than just make payments. All that, with your due “permission”.
4 Dec 2016
Blog post
Developer team fixed vulnerabilities in Honorable PM's app and APIThe official app of Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, was found to contain a security flaw in 2015 that exposed millions of people's personal data. A few days ago a very similar flaw was reported again. This post by Bhavyanshu …
2 Dec 2016
News
No laws in India to protect customers if they lose money during digital transactionsThe lack of basic privacy and security laws pertaining to digital payments in India puts the onus on consumers who use such services.
2 Dec 2016
News
Lack of clarity about cashless and online transactions makes digital payments more worrisomeEven as demonetisation pushes for more and more cashless and online transactions through, e-wallets, banks and other such apps, there is a serious lack of clarity on how these companies handle customer data, and how it is shared with other …