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Internet Governance
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24 Apr 2025
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Mapping the Legal and Regulatory Frameworks of the Ad-Tech Ecosystem in IndiaThe main purpose of regulations in any sector is essentially twofold, one is to ensure that the interests of the general public or consumers are protected, and the other is to ensure that the sector itself flourishes and grows. Too much …
14 Apr 2025
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Emotional Contagion: Theorising the Role of Affect in COVID-19 Information DisorderIn this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its …
11 Apr 2025
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Emotional Contagion: Theorising the Role of Affect in COVID-19 Information DisorderIn this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its …
5 Apr 2025
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The Cost of Free Basics in India: Does Facebook's 'walled garden' reduce or reinforce digital inequalities?In this essay—written in April 2016 soon after India's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) upheld net neutrality and effectively banned Free Basics in India— the author uses development theories to study the Free Basics programme. The …
21 Mar 2025
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Education, Epistemologies and AI: Understanding the role of Generative AI in EducationAs generative AI becomes more deeply embedded in educational contexts, it raises critical questions about trust, epistemic reliability, and the nature of knowledge production. While AI offers significant opportunities for enhancing …
6 Mar 2025
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: Report on AI Governance Guidelines DevelopmentThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and recommendations on the Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development.
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.
14 Feb 2025
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Submission to IGF 2025 Call for Thematic InputsBelow are CIS's inputs submitted in response to the IGF 2025 Call for Thematic Inputs. They will inform the MAG’s discussions and assist them in determining the thematic priorities of the IGF 2025 programme.
10 Jan 2025
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Privacy Policy Framework for Indian Mental Health AppsThis report analyses the privacy policies of mental health apps in India and provides recommendations for making the policies not only legally compliant but also user-centric
17 Dec 2024
4 Nov 2024
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Digital Rights and ISP Accountability in India: An Analysis of Policies and PracticesThis report presents a comprehensive evaluation of India's four largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs)—Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea (Vi), and BSNL—examining their commitment to digital rights and transparency.
3 Jul 2024
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Draft Circular on Digital Lending – Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple LendersCIS is grateful for the opportunity to submit comments on the “Draft Circular on Digital Lending: Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple Lenders” to the Reserve Bank of India. We welcome the opportunity provided to …
16 May 2024
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Comments to the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024This submission is a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society India (CIS) to the draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024, published by the Committee on Digital Competition Law (CDCL), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), …
6 May 2024
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Consultation on Gendered Information Disorder in IndiaOn 14th and 15th March 2024, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) collaborated with Point of View (POV) to organise a consultation in Mumbai to explore the phenomenon of gendered information disorder in India, spanning various aspects from …
17 Feb 2024
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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 …
31 Jan 2024
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Information Disorders and their RegulationThe Indian media and digital sphere, perhaps a crude reflection of the socio-economic realities of the Indian political landscape, presents a unique and challenging setting for studying information disorders.
18 Oct 2023
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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 …
8 Aug 2023
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Deceptive Design in Voice Interfaces: Impact on Inclusivity, Accessibility, and PrivacyThis article was commissioned by the Pranava Institute, as part of their project titled Design Beyond Deception, supported by the University of Notre Dame - IBM's Tech Ethics Lab.” The article examines the design of voice interfaces (VI) to …
10 Jul 2023
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Health Data Management Policies - Differences Between the EU and IndiaThrough this issue brief we would like to highlight the differences in approaches to health data management taken by the EU and India, and look at possible recommendations for India, in creating a privacy preserving health data management …
4 Jul 2023
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CoWIN Breach: What Makes India's Health Data an Easy Target for Bad Actors?Recent health data policies have failed to even mention the CoWIN platform.
15 Feb 2023
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Civil Society’s second opinion on a UHI prescriptionOn January 13, Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas from CIS participated in an online collaboration organised by Internet Freedom Foundation for a joint submission to the Consultation Paper on Operationalising Unified Health Interface (UHI) in …
7 Feb 2023
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Comments to the proposed amendments to The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021This note presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India, on the proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“proposed amendments”). We thank …
20 Jan 2023
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: The Digital Data Protection Bill 2022The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) published its comments and recommendations to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, on December 17, 2022.
21 Oct 2022
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‘Techplomacy’ and the negotiation of AI standards for the Indo-PacificResearchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute have partnered with the Centre for Internet and Society (Bengaluru) to produce a ‘techplomacy guide’ on negotiating AI standards for stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific.
17 Oct 2022
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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 …
3 Oct 2022
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Getting the (Digital) Indo-Pacific Economic Framework RightOn the eve of the Tokyo Quad Summit in May 2022, President Biden unveiled the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), visualising cooperation across the Indo-Pacific based on four pillars: trade; supply chains; clean energy, decarbonisation …
29 Sep 2022
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NHA Data Sharing Guidelines – Yet Another Policy in the Absence of a Data Protection ActIn July this year, the National Health Authority (NHA) released the NHA Data Sharing Guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) just two months after publishing the draft Health Data Management Policy.
9 Aug 2022
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Surveillance Enabling Identity Systems in Africa: Tracing the Fingerprints of AadhaarBiometric identity systems are being introduced around the world with a focus on promoting human development and social and economic inclusion, rather than previous goals of security. As a result, these systems being encouraged in …
21 Jul 2022
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Deployment of Digital Health Policies and Technologies: During Covid-19In the last twenty years or so, the Indian government has adopted several digital mechanisms to deliver services to its citizens.
18 Jul 2022
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What Are The Consumer Protection Concerns With Crypto-Assets?Existing consumer protection regulations are not sufficient to cover the extent of protection that a crypto-investor would require.