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Privacy
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17 Oct 2017
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GDPR and India: A Comparative AnalysisAt present, companies world over are in the process of assessing the impact that EU General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) will have on their businesses.
12 Oct 2017
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Ahead of data protection law roll out, experts caution that it shouldn't limit collection and use of dataWith India planning to roll out a new data protection regime following the landmark Supreme Court judgment upholding right to privacy as fundamental right, experts have cautioned that the new law should not limit collection and use of data.
4 Oct 2017
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Attempted data breach of UIDAI, RBI, ISRO and Flipkart is worrisomePerhaps, we got lucky this time, but the ongoing problem of massive cyber-security breaches wouldn't stop at one thwarted attempt to steal sensitive information from the biggest and most important databases.
27 Sep 2017
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The Fundamental Right to Privacy: An AnalysisLast month’s judgment by the nine judge referral bench was an emphatic endorsement of the the constitutional right to privacy. In the course of a 547 page judgment, the bench affirmed …
20 Sep 2017
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Should you worry about identity theft?Laws in India regarding data protection may be weak, but following basic cyber hygiene rules can make your own defences stronger.
11 Sep 2017
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Rethinking National Privacy Principles: Evaluating Principles for India's Proposed Data Protection LawThis report is intended to be the first part in a series of white papers that CIS will publish which seeks to contribute to the discussions around the enactment of a privacy legislation in India. In subsequent pieces we will focus on …
5 Sep 2017
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MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government …
31 Aug 2017
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Privacy is now a right in India. Here's what that means for the tech industryIndia's top court has put tech companies on notice.
28 Aug 2017
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CIS Statement on Right to Privacy JudgmentIn an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to this bench began during the hearings in the ongoing Aadhaar case, when in August …
23 Aug 2017
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Aadhaar may be made must for market investments: Good to curb laundering but what about data security?Aadhaar seems to be the master-key to get accesses into doors which once were never shut. Take for instance, your financial investments. Aadhaar may soon become mandatory for buying shares and mutual funds, according to a report in The …
22 Aug 2017
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Privacy laws: Alternatives to consentAs changes in technology have made it near impossible to obtain informed consent, the solution may lie in an accountability-based standard for privacy protection.
22 Aug 2017
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Infographic: The Impending Right to Privacy JudgmentThe ruling will be important not just for the immediate Aadhaar case but also numerous other matters to do with state intrusions, decisional autonomy and informational privacy.
21 Aug 2017
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Here’s why we need a lot more discussion on India’s new DNA Profiling BillThe DNA Profiling Bill 2017 is still missing a number of safeguards that would enable individual rights. The implications of creating regional and national level DNA databanks need to be fully understood and publicly debated.
7 Aug 2017
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Privacy is not a unidimensional conceptRight to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual …
4 Aug 2017
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Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right?The judges may still be able to articulate the manner in which limits for a right to privacy may be arrived at, without explicitly specifying them.
4 Aug 2017
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High Level Comparison and Analysis of the Use and Regulation of DNA Based Technology Bill 2017This blog post seeks to provide a high level comparison of the 2017 and 2015 DNA Profiling Bill - calling out positive changes, remaining issues, and missing provisions.
23 Jul 2017
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Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional conceptRight to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all Indian citizens to defend their individual …
20 Jul 2017
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Social Activist Alleges Threat By Police Officer Over Possession of AadhaarSocial activist Shabnam Hashmi recorded a policeman telling her those without address proof and Aadhaar could be “eliminated”.
20 Jul 2017
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Calls for law change after Indians left in dark over data leaksFears Indian telecom upstart Reliance Jio suffered a major data breach, compromising the personal data of over 100 million customers, have prompted calls for India to adopt more robust laws to protect consumers.
20 Jul 2017
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Aadhaar privacy: Key issues that all Aadhaar card holders should bear in mindAs the Supreme Court hears petitions whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right, there are some key aspects that Aadhar Card holders should bear in mind, especially, because the government has made Aadhaar mandatory for a number of …
14 Jul 2017
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Supreme Court sets up constitution bench to hear Aadhaar privacy issuesThe Supreme Court ‘s five-judge constitution bench will also decide if the Aadhaar privacy issue should be heard by a larger bench.
14 Jul 2017
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Centre to form panel to 'encrypt' MGNREGA-DBT database and prevent leaksAround 5 crore bank accounts of active MGNREGA workers yet to be seeded with Aadhaar.
10 Jul 2017
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Reliance Jio data leaked on website : reportReliance Jio customer data was leaked on independent website magicapk.com, including details such as names, mobile numbers and email IDs , said a report.
7 Jul 2017
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IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policyattended the 2016 IViR Summer Course on International Privacy Law as a beneficiary of the OSF Civil Society Scholarship in Amsterdam from July 3 to 7, 2017.
6 Jul 2017
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UIDAI declining multiple requests by police to share Indian citizens’ biometricsThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, has declined multiple requests from all law enforcement agencies, including the Delhi Police, for biometrics of citizens for criminal …
4 Jul 2017
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Data Protection: Understanding the General Data Protection RegulationAs recently as May 27, 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) (hereinafter referred to as GDPR) was adopted. The Data Protection Directive (1995/46/EC) (hereinafter referred to as DPD) will be replaced by …
23 Jun 2017
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DSCI Best Practices MeetUdbhav Tiwari represented CIS on a Panel titled "Reposing Trust in Citizen Identity Systems" at the DSCI Best Practices Meet held at the ITC Gardenia on June 22 and 23, 2017 in Bangalore.
21 Jun 2017
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BIS LITD 17 Privacy Panel meetingUdbhav Tiwari represented CIS at this meeting organized by National Law School of India University in Bangalore on June 21, 2017.
18 Jun 2017
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Cybersecurity Compilation: Indian ContextThis document intends to serve as a comprehensive source compiling all the cyber-security related regulations, policies, guidelines, notifications, executive orders, court rulings, etc.
12 Jun 2017
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Why did Nandan Nilekani praise a Twitter troll?As the Supreme Court upholds the linking of ‘Aadhar’ with PAN, questions around ex-UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani praising iSPIRT head Sharad Sharma Twitter troll and ‘Aadhar’s privacy properties will continue to be asked.