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Internet Governance
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1 Oct 2019
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AI: Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge Launch Workshop [Reference Files]These are the files released at the AI Full Spectrum Regulatory Challenge Launch Event, organised by CIS, and CCG-NLUD on September 27 2019. At the event, Sunil Abraham discussed the draft policy brief linked below, which is an output of …
30 Sep 2019
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Setting International Norms of Cyber Conflict is Hard, But that Doesn't Mean that We Should Stop TryingLast month, cyber-defense analyst and geostrategist Pukhraj Singh penned a stinging epitaph, published by MWI, for global norms-formulation processes that are attempting to foster cyber stability and regulate cyber conflict—specifically, …
30 Sep 2019
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SC directs govt to further regulate social media: Is it necessary? Experts weigh inWith the SC's directive to the Indian government for further regulation of social media, TNM asked experts what were the challenges associated with the same.
30 Sep 2019
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Comparison of the Manila Principles to Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines(Amendment) Rules], 2018This paper looks at the Manila Principles intermediary liability framework in comparison to the amended draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment)] Rules, 2018 introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and …
28 Sep 2019
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Millions of kids in India access the Net on their parents’ devices, says studyExperts raise concern over exposing kids to predators, phishing and bullying.
27 Sep 2019
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Examining the Constitutionality of the Ban on Broadcast of News by Private FM and Community Radio StationsGurshabad Grover and Torsha Sarkar along with Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi co-authored a paper that examined the constitutionality of the government prohibition on the broadcast of news against private and community FM channels.
27 Sep 2019
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Capturing Gender and Class Inequities: The CCTVisation of DelhiAmbika Tandon and Aayush Rathi generated empirical evidence about the CCTV programme well underway in Delhi. The case study was published by Centre for Development Informatics, Global Development Institute, SEED, in the Development …
26 Sep 2019
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Turning off the internet: Chips with Everything podcastGurshabad Grover and Ambika Tandon recorded an episode with the Guardian's podcast on digital culture, called Chips with Everything.
25 Sep 2019
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Why having more CCTV cameras does not translate to crime preventionCan technology substitute addressing social, psychological, economic and other individual factors that largely lead to criminality? And what are the perils of over-reliance on technology to fight crime?
25 Sep 2019
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Policy Design JamPallavi Bedi, Akash Sheshadri and Anubha Sinha attended the event organized by Whatsapp and ISPP on 16 September 2019 at Indian School of Public Policy campus, Qutub Institutional Area, Delhi.
25 Sep 2019
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Participation in the meeting of LITD 17 at BISOn September 25, 2019, Gurshabad Grover along with Elonnai Hickok and Karan Saini attended the meeting of the Information Systems Security & Privacy Sectional Committee (LITD17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
25 Sep 2019
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CIS joins the Christchurch Call Advisory NetworkCentre for Internet & Society's application for membership of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network has been accepted! As a part of this network, we, along with other civil society groups based out of various jurisdictions, would be …
25 Sep 2019
20 Sep 2019
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Talks at National University of Juridical Sciences TodayArindrajit Basu delivered two lectures at the National University of Juridical Sciences on September 18, 2019.
20 Sep 2019
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Responsible AI WorkshopSunil Abraham participated in this meeting organized by Facebook on September 17, 2019 in New Delhi.
20 Sep 2019
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Internet pour toutesAmbika Tandon was quoted in Canadian-French magazine L'Actualite, in an article on technology and women in India. In the quote, she explains the core research questions of the FIRN project, which is studying the digital intermediation of …
19 Sep 2019
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Chennai residents rue fuzzy CCTV surveillancePoor quality of footage, lack of maintenance and inadequate back-up reduce the gadgets’ deterrent value.
19 Sep 2019
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AI in HealthcareThe Center for Information Technology and Public Policy (CITAPP) and the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB) invited Radhika Radhakrishnan for a talk at IIIT-Bangalore on September 13, 2019.
13 Sep 2019
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Core Concepts and ProcessesWhen we embarked on this research project, we began with the primary questions of what constitutes a digital identity system. In the last few years, with the rise in national digital identity projects, there has been significant academic …
11 Sep 2019
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Submission to Global Commission on Stability of Cyberspace on the definition of Cyber Stability"The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace released a public consultation process that sought to solicit comments and obtain feedback on the definition of “Stability of Cyberspace”, as developed by the Global Commission on the …
1 Sep 2019
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Doing Standpoint TheoryFeminist research methodology has evolved from different epistemologies, with several different schools of thought. Some of the more popular ones are feminist standpoint theory, feminist empiricism, and feminist relativism.
31 Aug 2019
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Future of Work in the ASEANA literature review of the future of work in automotive manufacturing and IT services in the ASEAN region, authored by Aayush Rathi, Vedika Pareek, Divij Joshi, and Pranav M B.
29 Aug 2019
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Kashmir’s information vacuumLegislative backing is being appropriated to normalise communication shutdowns.
28 Aug 2019
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What Centre will tell Supreme Court on Aadhaar and social media account linkageThe top court had held in the Aadhaar case that the government can make the linking of the 12-digit-number mandatory only in the case of availing subsidies and welfare benefits. Consequently, Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act was struck down.
28 Aug 2019
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Packets, net neutrality and gaming public policy outcomesGurshabad Grover attended Prof. Vishal Misra's lecture on net neutrality at Has Geek in Bangalore on August 15, 2019.
28 Aug 2019
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Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductiveShould Aadhaar be used as KYC for social media accounts? We have recently seen a debate on this question with even the courts hearing arguments in favour and against such a move.
28 Aug 2019
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Government plans tighter rules for social media brands like Facebook, TikTok, ShareChatThe government is planning to impose higher levels of accountability on social media platforms as it grapples with the problem of bringing about order in a fast-growing industry where regulations are still nebulous.
28 Aug 2019
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A judicial overreach into matters of regulationA PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends
27 Aug 2019
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Pycon India 2019K. Bhuvana Meenakshi gave a talk at BangPypers organized by Python Software Society in Bangalore on August 25, 2019. She spoke on Let the world experience WebXR!
27 Aug 2019
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Policies for the Platform EconomyAnubha Sinha and Amber Sinha will be panelists in this event being organized by IT for Change at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on August 30, 2019.