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Internet Governance
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13 Nov 2019
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Should online political advertising be regulated?Micro-targeting could have potentially damaging results in the context of political advertising.
13 Nov 2019
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Open Workshop on 'Digital Empire(s): Perspectives from Asia and AfricaMonish will be a part of a collaborative network which is organising an open workshop on 'Digital Empire(s): Perspectives from Asia and Africa', on December 4, 2019 at Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) Delhi.
13 Nov 2019
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India’s Role in Global Cyber Policy FormulationThe past year has seen vigorous activity on the domestic cyber policy front in India. On key issues—including intermediary liability, data localization and e-commerce—the government has rolled out a patchwork of regulatory policies, …
13 Nov 2019
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Advancing Cyberstability Final ReportCentre for Internet & Society (CIS) was acknowledged in the final report of the Global Commission on Stability of Cyberspace
2 Nov 2019
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UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Consultation on 'Privacy and Gender'Ambika Tandon was a speaker at the Consultation on Privacy and Gender organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy held at New York University, New York on October 30 - 31, 2019.
31 Oct 2019
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CIS’ Comments to the Christchurch CallIn the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call to Action in May 2018 to “bring together countries and tech …
30 Oct 2019
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Through the looking glass: Analysing transparency reportsAn analysis of companies' transparency reports for government requests for user data and content removal
29 Oct 2019
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Department of Labour Interaction Program: Online Business PlatformsThe Department of Labour convened an interaction program of sorts at Vikas Soudha in Bangalore on 21st October, 2019 to hear the issues plaguing the emergent gig economy.
27 Oct 2019
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Comments to the Code on Social Security, 2019This submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet & Society, India (CIS) to the draft Code on Social Security, 2019 (hereinafter “ Draft Code ”) prepared by the Government of India’s Ministry of Labour and …
24 Oct 2019
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Comments to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Report on Gender and PrivacyThis submission to UNHRC presents a response by researchers at the CIS to ‘gender issues arising in the digital era and their impacts on women, men and individuals of diverse sexual orientations gender identities, gender expressions and sex …
23 Oct 2019
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Trending Hate Against Muslims: Is Twitter Complicit?Twitter claimed that it had ‘prevented’ the Hashtag while it had not.
20 Oct 2019
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Roundtable Discussion on Intermediary LiabilityTanaya Rajwade participated in a roundtable discussion on intermediary liability organised by SFLC and the Dialogue in New Delhi on October 17, 2019.
20 Oct 2019
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NIPFP Seminar on Exploring Policy Issues in the Digital Technology ArenaAnubha Sinha participated in this seminar as a discussant on the "Regulating emerging technologies" panel. The event was held at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla on October 10 - 11, 2019.
20 Oct 2019
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Dystopia vs development: The Kashmir paradoxOn 26 July, Azmat Ali Mir, 26, landed in her hometown, Srinagar. A day later, uncertainty and panic gripped the Kashmir valley—the Amarnath yatris (pilgrims) and other tourists were being evacuated, there was heavy military deployment and …
20 Oct 2019
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Due Diligence Project FGD by UN WomenOn October 11, 2019, Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a focussed group discussion at the UN House, New Delhi, organized by UN Women for their multi-country research study on online violence (Due Diligence Project).
20 Oct 2019
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Discussion at CyFy on Technology, Policy and National Security: Building 21st Century Curricula in India’s Law SchoolsArindrajit Basu attended the session and gave comments on the course outline which included thoughts on:
20 Oct 2019
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BSides Delhi 2019 Security ConferenceKaran Saini attended the BSides Delhi security conference on October 11, 2019. The event was organized by Bsides Delhi in New Delhi.
20 Oct 2019
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“Politics by other means”: Fostering positive contestation and charting ‘red lines’ through global governance in cyberspaceThe past year has been a busy one for the fermentation of global governance efforts in cyberspace with multiple actors-states, industry, and civil society spearheading a variety of initiatives. Given the multiplicity of actors, ideologies, …
18 Oct 2019
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Will FASTag raise privacy concerns?FASTag, an electronic device that enables direct, cashless toll payment, has been touted as the Aadhaar for vehicles as it would help the government track movement of automobiles. But the move can also stoke fresh concerns on privacy.
18 Oct 2019
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The Mother and Child Tracking System - understanding data trail in the Indian healthcare systemsReproductive health programmes in India have been digitising extensive data about pregnant women for over a decade, as part of multiple health information systems. These can be seen as precursors to current conceptions of big data systems …
18 Oct 2019
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Participation in ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 meetingsFrom October 14 - 18, 2019, Gurshabad Grover, participated in the meetings of ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 held in Paris, the committee that develops international standards for IT Security techniques.
17 Oct 2019
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India's HIV-positive trans people find 'new strength' in technologyShoved, cursed and ridiculed, Nisha's hospital visits were always stressful as a transgender woman and got worse after she was diagnosed as HIV-positive.
16 Oct 2019
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Panelist at launch of Google-UNESCAP AI ReportArindrajit Basu was a speaker at the panel launching the Google-UNESCAP AI Report at the GovInsider Forum held at the United Nations Convention Centre in Bangkok on October 16, 2019.
16 Oct 2019
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Farming the Future: Deployment of Artificial Intelligence in the agricultural sector in IndiaThis case study was published as a chapter in the joint UNESCAP-Google publication titled Artificial Intelligence in Public Service Delivery. The chapter in its final form would not have been possible without the efforts and very useful …
14 Oct 2019
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We need a better AI visionArtificial intelligence conjures up a wondrous world of autonomous processes but dystopia is inevitable unless rights and privacy are protected.
14 Oct 2019
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AI Opera- AI as a total work of artOn October 11, 2019, Shweta Mohandas and Mira were invited as panelists for the 'AI Opera- AI as a total work of art' event organized by Goethe as part of the India Week Hamburg 2019 held in Bangalore. CIS was an event partner.
13 Oct 2019
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Why conviction rate for cyber crime cases in Karnataka is abysmally lowPolice say a third of the cases involving economic offences in Karnataka are related to job scams, a third related to OTP and UPI fraud, and the remaining are lottery related scams.
9 Oct 2019
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AI for GoodCIS organised a workshop titled ‘AI for Good’ at the Unbox Festival in Bangalore from 15th to 17th February, 2019. The workshop was led by Shweta Mohandas and Saumyaa Naidu. In the hour long workshop, the participants were asked to imagine …
3 Oct 2019
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Designing a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN’s Policy Development ProcessesAs co-chairs of Cross Community Working Party on Human Rights (CCWP-HR) at International Corporation of Names and Numbers (ICANN), Akriti Bopanna and Collin Kurre executed a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN's processes. It was the …
1 Oct 2019