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Internet Governance
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7 Apr 2017
Blog post
Right to be Forgotten: A Tale of Two JudgementsIn the last few months, there have been contrasting judgments from two Indian high courts, Karnataka and Gujarat, on matters relating to the right to be forgotten. The two high courts heard pleas on issues to do the right of individuals to …
7 Apr 2017
News
Privacy, what? Bengaluru police leaks 46,000 phone numbers on TwitterBengaluru police made the biggest goof up of all time by releasing private information of people who called 100 to complain since April 2015 and was seemingly unapologetic about the breach of privacy.
7 Apr 2017
News
NGOs, individuals urge state CMs to curb Internet shutdownAmid rising instances of Internet curbs, a group of individuals and organisations have urged the chief ministers of 12 states to only restrict specific online content rather than resort to complete shutdown.
7 Apr 2017
News
India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance StateFor seven years, India’s government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database. The once voluntary program was intended to fix the country’s corrupt welfare schemes, but critics worry about its …
7 Apr 2017
News
Bengaluru cops' twitter handle in ethical stormThe city's privacy activists are among the most strident in trying to prevent the Union government from gaining unprecedented access to citizens' personal information through Aadhaar. But in their own backyard, Bengaluru police have been …
4 Apr 2017
News
Get an Aadhaar card if you don't have oneThe Aadhaar number has been made compulsory for filing tax return. With both the government and private parties insisting on it for various activities despite the Supreme Court's assertion that is not mandatory, you need to get one at the …
4 Apr 2017
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Aadhaar marks a fundamental shift in citizen-state relations: From ‘We the People’ to ‘We the Government’Your fingerprints, iris scans, details of where you shop. Compulsory Aadhaar means all this data is out there. And it’s still not clear who can view or use it.
3 Apr 2017
News
The Aadhaar of all thingsFrom a severely critical stand against Aadhaar in 2014, the Modi-led BJP in power has made a sharp U-turn to bulldoze its way into having every Indian scanned, tagged and labelled. A timeline of the country’s chequered date with the unique …
31 Mar 2017
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It’s the technology, stupidEleven reasons why the Aadhaar is not just non-smart but also insecure.
31 Mar 2017
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How Aadhaar compromises privacy? And how to fix it?Aadhaar is mass surveillance technology. Unlike targeted surveillance which is a good thing, and essential for national security and public order – mass surveillance undermines security. And while biometrics is appropriate for targeted …
31 Mar 2017
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Analysis of Key Provisions of the Aadhaar Act RegulationsIn exercise of their powers under of the powers conferred by Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, (Aadhaar Act) the UIDAI has come out with a set of five regulations in late 2016 …
29 Mar 2017
News
क्या आधार पर जल्दबाज़ी में है सरकार?Amber Sinha took part in a discussion on Aadhaar aired by NDTV on March 27, 2017.
29 Mar 2017
News
WISER Lecture : Sumandro Chattapadhyay on Deregulation by CodeUniversity of the Witwatersrand organized a talk by Sumandro Chattapadhyay on Derugulation by Code on March 8, 2017 in Johannesburg.
29 Mar 2017
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The Fintech Disruption - Innovation, Regulation, and TransformationSumandro Chattapadhyay attended an event organized by Carnegie India on March 28, 2017. The aim of the initiative was that inclusive and sustainable regulations require constant interaction between policy makers and industry.
29 Mar 2017
News
Internet Freedom Festival 2017The Global Unconference of the Internet Freedom Communities took place at Valencia in Spain from March 6 to 10, 2017. The event was organized by the IFF. Vidushi Marda on behalf of CIS took part in the event.
29 Mar 2017
News
Google Hangout on Technology and JobsVanya Rakesh was a speaker at a Google hangout discussion held on Friday, March 24th, 2017 on "Technology and Jobs" as part of a project that ICRIER is doing with World Bank headquarters and several institutions across the world, titled …
29 Mar 2017
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From Virtual to Reliable: Exploring Freedom and Facts in the World of WWW (World Wide Web)An interactive seminar on internet freedom was organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and Adaan Foundation on March 21, 2017 at the India International Centre in New Delhi. Saikat Dutta and Amber Sinha were panelists.
29 Mar 2017
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Conference on Safety Against Online Child Sexual AbuseJapreet Grewal was a speaker at a conference on safety against online child sexual abuse which was jointly organized by CID, Telangana and the Department for Women Development and Child Welfare, Telangana on March 16 and 17, 2017 in …
28 Mar 2017
News
India’s biometric ID scans make sci-fi a realityI have been thinking about my fingerprints and the secrets that may lie within my eyes — and whether I want to share them with the Indian government. I may not however have a choice.
28 Mar 2017
News
Democracy and the Internet in 2017Vidushi Marda gave a talk at St. Joseph's College of Commerce in Bengaluru on January 25, 2017. Vidushi spoke about democracy and the internet. The 50 minute talk was followed by 20 minutes of questions/comments.
28 Mar 2017
News
Debate on Cyber Crime in TV9Vidushi Marda took part in a debate on cyber crime which was aired on TV9 on January 13, 2017.
28 Mar 2017
News
CIS representation at ICANN 58The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organized ICANN 58 at Copenhagen from March 9 to March 16, 2017. On behalf of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Vidushi Marda participated in the event and made a …
27 Mar 2017
News
Why We Should All Worry About The Mandatory Imposition Of AadhaarIt appears that with each passing day, the government is linking an increasing number of benefits and government services to the 12-digit biometric-based Aadhaar number for Indians, despite growing concerns around its data privacy and …
27 Mar 2017
News
Round Table on Privacy and Data Protection at NIPFPNational Institute of Public Finance & Policy organized a round-table on privacy and data protection on March 24, 2017 in New Delhi.
27 Mar 2017
News
Other Than Women: Exploring Harassment and Difference OnlineA satellite session at RightsCon in Brussels is being organized by the Tactical Technology Collective on March 28, 2017. Rohini Lakshané is a speaker at this event.
23 Mar 2017
Blog post
State of Digital Rights in India (Delhi, March 24)The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi and the Internet Freedom Foundation, in association with Access Now, are hosting a discussion on The State of Digital Rights in India on March 24, 2017 (Friday) from …
23 Mar 2017
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Comments on Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017The Centre for Internet and Society submitted comments on the Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017. The comments were prepared by Udbhav Tiwari, Pranesh Prakash, Abhay Rana, Amber Sinha and Sunil …
23 Mar 2017
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Benefits, Harms, Rights and Regulation: A Survey of Literature on Big DataThis survey draws upon a range of literature including news articles, academic articles, and presentations and seeks to disaggregate the potential benefits and harms of big data, organising them into several broad categories that reflect …
22 Mar 2017
News
Privacy concerns multiply for Aadhaar, India’s national biometric identity registryThe largest and most sophisticated biometric identity system of any country in the world, India’s Aadhaar, is sparking new fears that the personal data it stores on more than 1.1 billion people could be vulnerable to exploitation.
21 Mar 2017
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No ID, no benefits: thousands could lose lifeline under India’s biometric schemeControversial Aadhaar card restricts fundamental rights, argue critics, limiting access to free school meals and exposing 1 billion people to privacy risks.