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Privacy
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2 Dec 2015
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Privacy Policy ResearchThe Centre Internet and Society, India has been researching privacy policy in India since the year 2010 with the following objectives.
2 Dec 2015
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DNA ResearchIn 2006, the Department of Biotechnology drafted the Human DNA Profiling Bill. In 2012 a revised Bill was released and a group of Experts was constituted to finalize the Bill. In 2014, another version was released, the approval of which is …
30 Nov 2015
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Shopping on apps raise privacy and security concernsThe recently concluded online Diwali sales frequently offered consumers hefty discounts on merchandise if they shopped via store app, a move that experts say increases security risks for internet users.
24 Nov 2015
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Predictive Policing: What is it, How it works, and its Legal ImplicationsThis article reviews literature surrounding big data and predictive policing and provides an analysis of the legal implications of using predictive policing techniques in the Indian context.
24 Nov 2015
31 Oct 2015
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ISO/IEC/ JTC 1/SC 27 Working Groups Meeting, JaipurI attended this event held from October 26 to 30, 2015 in Jaipur.
28 Oct 2015
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Connected TroubleThe internet of things phenomenon is based on a paradigm shift from thinking of the internet merely as a means to connect individuals, corporations and other institutions to an internet where all devices in (insulin pumps and pacemakers), …
18 Oct 2015
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Supreme Court provides partial relief for AadhaarIn a small but significant win for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the use of the Aadhaar number for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, pensions …
16 Oct 2015
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Crowdsourcing Incidents of Communication Privacy Violation in IndiaIn the context of several ongoing threads of debates and policy discussions, we are initiating this effort to crowdsource incidents of violation of digital/online/telephonic privacy of persons and organisations in India. The full list of …
14 Oct 2015
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Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for IndiaThe European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide adequate protections for European citizens’ privacy rights for the transfer of …
27 Sep 2015
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‘By weakening our security, govt is putting us at risk of espionage’After the BlackBerry encryption and IT Act fiascos of recent years, the government last week sent yet another cyber policy howler, the Draft National Encryption Policy, only to withdraw it in the face of severe protests. S. Raghotham and …
26 Sep 2015
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Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World : WebinarOn 10th September 2015, the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank held a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” presented by Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of …
22 Sep 2015
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India encryption policy draft faces backlashThe department of information technology is facing a backlash from industry experts, Internet watchers and netizens on its draft of the National Encryption Policy that it recently made public.
6 Sep 2015
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Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 v/s 2015 BillThis entry analyses the Human DNA Profiling Bill introduced in 2012 with the provisions of the 2015 Bill
3 Sep 2015
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Data Flow in the Unique Identification Scheme of IndiaThis note analyses the data flow within the UID scheme and aims at highlighting vulnerabilities at each stage. The data flow within the UID Scheme can be best understood by first delineating the organizations involved in enrolling residents …
29 Aug 2015
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Supreme Court Order is a Good Start, but is Seeding Necessary?This blog post seeks to unpack the ‘seeding’ process in the UIDAI scheme, understand the implications of the Supreme Court order on this process, and identify questions regarding the UID scheme that still need to be clarified by the court …
27 Aug 2015
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CIS Comments and Recommendations to the Human DNA Profiling Bill, June 2015The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted a clause-by-clause comments on the Human DNA Profiling Bill that was circulated by the Department of Biotechnology on June 9, 2015.
23 Aug 2015
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The seedy underbelly of revenge pornIntimate photos posted by angry exes are becoming part of an expanding online body of dirty work.
19 Aug 2015
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Security: Privacy, Transparency and TechnologyThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has been involved in privacy and data protection research for the last five years. It has participated as a member of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee, which has influenced the draft Privacy Bill …
13 Aug 2015
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Right to Privacy in PerilIt seems to have become quite a fad, especially amongst journalists, to use this headline and claim that the right to privacy which we consider so inherent to our being, is under attack. However, when I use this heading in this piece I am …
11 Aug 2015
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Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and …
7 Aug 2015
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Genetic Profiling: Is it all in the DNA?A Bill seeks to make genetic profiling mandatory for the fight against crime—and generates a debate about the clash of ethics, freedom, science and data.
1 Aug 2015
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Why the DNA Bill is open to misuse: Sunil AbrahamThe Human DNA Profiling Bill, the law that regulates the collection, storage and use of the human genetic code, has attracted some strong criticism from civil liberties groups including the Bengaluru-based Centre for Internet and Society …
29 Jul 2015
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Regulation, misuse concerns still dog DNA profiling billExperts fear such data could be used for non-forensic purposes and are concerned about the vast powers to be vested in proposed DNA profiling board.
24 Jul 2015
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The scariest bill in Parliament is getting no attention – here’s what you need to know about itA bill proposes creation of a national DNA data bank, without requisite safeguards for privacy, and opens the information to everything from civic disputes to compilation of statistics.
21 Jul 2015
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Aadhaar Number vs the Social Security NumberThis blog calls out the differences between the Aadhaar Number and the Social Security Number
18 Jul 2015
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Privacy, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice: The Common Law Recognition of HomosexualityIn the last few decades, all major common law jurisdictions have decriminalised non-procreative sex – oral and anal sex (sodomy) – to allow private, consensual, and non-commercial homosexual intercourse.
17 Jul 2015
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A Dissent Note to the Expert Committee for DNA ProfilingThe Centre for Internet and Society has participated in the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012 for the purpose of deliberating on and finalizing the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and …
17 Jul 2015
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7th Best Practices Meet 2015Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the 7th edition of its Best Practices Meet (BPM) from July 9 - 10, 2015 at Hotel ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. BPM2015 had “Architecting Security for Digital Transformation” as its theme. Sunil …
15 Jul 2015
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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 24) – Shantanu GhoshCIS interviews Shantanu Ghosh, Managing Director, Symantec Product Operations, India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.