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Internet Governance
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6 Jun 2019
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Fragmenting Cybersecurity Norms through the Language(s) of Subalternity: India in the East and the Global CommunityArindrajit Basu's research was quoted in the article by Riccardo Vecellio Segate published in Columbia Journal of Asian Law.
5 Jun 2019
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Shining light into darkness: Encouraging greater transparency of government offensive practices in cyberspaceRightsCon is organizing a summit on human rights in the digital age in Tunis in June 2019. Sunil Abraham will be attending a conversation on encouraging greater transparency of government offensive practices in cyberspace on June 12.
5 Jun 2019
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MWC19 Shanghai AI and Trust in APAC and ChinaSunil Abraham will be making a presentation at the summit on AI and Trust in APAC and China at MWC19 Shanghai on June 27, 2019. Sunil has been invited as a speaker on panel ‘Framing AI for Digital Upstarts’.
5 Jun 2019
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HillHacks 2019Karan Saini was a speaker at HillHacks 2019 organized by HillHacks in Bir, Himachal Pradesh from May 24 to May 26, 2019.
5 Jun 2019
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Banking on artificial intelligence: In hiring drive, Bots are calling the shots nowAlgorithms analyse expressions, tone to check for traits such as confidence, anger in video interviews.
5 Jun 2019
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AI for Good WorkshopPranav Manjesh Bidare attended a workshop on AI for Good, organised by Swissnex India, and Wadhwani AI in Bangalore on May 22, 2019.
29 May 2019
Blog post
Picking ‘Wholes’ - Thinking in Systems WorkshopA System's Thinking masterclass was conducted by Dinesh Korjan on 27th and 28th May in the CIS Delhi office.
28 May 2019
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Data Empowerment And Protection Architecture (DEPA) WorkshopOn 18 May 2019 Pranav Manjesh Bidare attended a workshop on the Data Empowerment And Protection Architecture (DEPA) organised by the iSPIRT Foundation.
28 May 2019
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Artificial Intelligence: Consumer Experiences in New TechnologiesA new report by Consumer International on Consumer Experiences in New Technologies has cited CIS research on artificial intelligence. Arindrajit Basu was interviewed and provided feedback at a roundtable conducted in Singapore in March.
27 May 2019
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In Parts of India, Internet Shutdowns Are a Fact of LifeFears of a censored internet are rising, as the government cites fake news and unlawful content in blocking internet access.
25 May 2019
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Stockholm Internet Forum 2019Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) organized the Stockholm Internet Forum 2019 in Stockholm from 16 - 17 May 2019. Gurshabad Grover was a panelist in the discussion on 'Influencing Internet Governance' co-organised by Article …
25 May 2019
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Consilience 2019The Law and Technology Society at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore organised Consilience on May 25, 2019.
22 May 2019
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ABLI Privacy WorkshopOn May 21 and 22, 2019, Elonnai Hickok, participated in the ABLI privacy workshop along with side events in Singapore.
21 May 2019
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"Aadhaar Reduced Agency in Citizens and Empowered Those in Positions of Authority"In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter – …
14 May 2019
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Three emerging market think tanks to collaborate on Good ID recommendations with Omidyar backingOmidyar Network has invested in a trio of organizations from different regions to support enhanced understanding of the appropriate use and limits of digital identity.
14 May 2019
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Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human FaceOn 10 May 2019 Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a stakeholder's roundtable consultation on "Society 5.0 and Artificial Intelligence with a Human Face", organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) …
14 May 2019
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Curating Genderlog India's Twitter handleShweta Mohandas has been nominated to curate Genderlog's Twitter handle (@genderlogindia).
14 May 2019
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BJP outspends Congress, others in social media advertisingThe data shows that so far the BJP has spent Rs 25 crore in advertisements across Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube.
14 May 2019
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Artificial Intelligence and Data InitiativeOn 3 May 2019 Arindrajit Basu attended a meeting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Initiative held at IIC in Delhi. I am a member of the Working Group and co-authoring a report with Anindya Chaudhuri of Global Development Network on …
13 May 2019
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Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital IdentityOmidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information …
9 May 2019
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Workshop on Feminist Information InfrastructureThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a workshop on feminist infrastructure in collaboration with Blank Noise and Sangama, on 29th October, 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to disseminate the findings from a two-month …
8 May 2019
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Will the WTO Finally Tackle the ‘Trump’ Card of National Security?The election of Donald Trump has marked a foundational challenge to the rules-based international order based on “free and fair trade”.
8 May 2019
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An Analysis of the RBI’s Draft Framework on Regulatory Sandbox for FintechThe term Fintech is generally used to describe innovative technology and technological processes being used in the financial services sector.
5 May 2019
Blog post
Why the TikTok ban is worryingRather than critically examining the infringement of liberties by the political executive, the Indian courts are becoming an additional threat to the right to freedom of expression, which we must be increasingly wary of.
2 May 2019
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How privacy fares in the 2019 election manifestos | OpinionWe now have a rights-based language around privacy in the mainstream political discourse but that’s where it ends.
2 May 2019
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Cyber criminals hide in the ‘dark web’ to remain anonymousAn increasing number of cyber criminals are using the dark web — the encrypted part of the internet that cannot be tracked — to shop for software that helps them remain anonymous while carrying out their crimes.
30 Apr 2019
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FinTech in India: A Study of Privacy and Security CommitmentsThe unprecedented growth of the fintech space in India has concomitantly come with regulatory challenges around inter alia privacy and security concerns. This report studies the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies operating in India to …
29 Apr 2019
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International Cooperation in Cybercrime: The Budapest ConventionIn today’s increasingly digitized world where an increasing volume of information is being stored in the digital format, access to data generated by digital technologies and on digital platforms is important in solving crimes online and …
28 Apr 2019
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Jugendschutz und Cyber-Grooming: Indisches Gericht hebt eigenen Tiktok-Bann wieder aufDer Streit um Tiktok geht in die nächste Runde: Nachdem Google und Apple die Video-App kürzlich aus ihrem Angebot streichen mussten, nahm ein indisches Gericht seine Anordnung heute wieder zurück. Im Fall geht es um Pornografie, …
28 Apr 2019
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CIS Response to ICANN's proposed renewal of .org RegistryWe thank ICANN for the opportunity to comment on this issue of its proposed renewal of the .org Registry Agreement with the operator, Public Interest Registry (PIR). Supporting much of the community , we too find severe issues with the …