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Privacy
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31 Dec 2020
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Big Tech’s privacy promise to consumers could be good news — and also bad newsRajat Kathuria, Isha Suri write: Its use as a tool for market development must balance consumer protection, innovation, and competition.
31 Dec 2020
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Beyond the PDP Bill: Governance Choices for the DPAThis article examines the specific governance choices the Data Protection Authority (DPA) in India must deliberate on vis-à-vis its standard-setting function, which are distinct from those it will encounter as part of its enforcement and …
31 Dec 2020
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A Guide to Drafting Privacy Policy under the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, (PDP Bill) which is currently being deliberated by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, is likely to be tabled in the Parliament during the winter session of 2021.
30 Dec 2020
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Inputs to the Report on the Non-Personal Data Governance FrameworkThis submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS) to the draft Report on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework prepared by the Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Shri Kris …
12 Nov 2020
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The PDP Bill 2019 Through the Lens of Privacy by DesignThis paper evaluates the PDP Bill based on the Privacy by Design approach. It examines the implications of Bill in terms of the data ecosystem it may lead to, and the visual interface design in digital platforms. This paper focuses on the …
24 Aug 2020
5 Mar 2020
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A Compilation of Research on the PDP BillThe most recent step in India’s initiative to create an effective and comprehensive Data Protection regime was the call for comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which closed last month. Leading up to the comments, CIS has …
21 Feb 2020
13 Feb 2020
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Announcing Selected Researchers: Welfare, Gender, and SurveillanceWe published a Call for Researchers on January 10, 2020, to invite applications from researchers interested in writing a narrative essay that interrogates the modes of surveillance that people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming …
12 Feb 2020
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Comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019.
10 Jan 2020
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Call for Researchers: Welfare, Gender, and SurveillanceWe are inviting applications for two researchers. Each researcher is expected to write a narrative essay that interrogates the modes of surveillance that people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations are …
15 Dec 2019
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WhatsApp spy attack and afterBengaluru experts analyse the Pegasus snooping scandal, and provide advice on what you can do about the gaping holes in your mobile phone security.
15 Dec 2019
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Power over privacy: New Personal Data Protection Bill fails to really protect the citizen’s right to privacyNikhil Pahwa throws light on the new personal data protection bill.
15 Dec 2019
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Outrage As Privileged IITians Use Tech To Spy On SweepersSome members of the housekeeping staff at IIT Ropar were put under round the clock surveillance during working hours for many days in February this year without their consent. IIT Ropar Director Prof S K Das has ordered a probe into the …
15 Dec 2019
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IETF106Gurshabad Grover participated at IETF106, which was held in Singapore 16-22 November, 2019.
5 Dec 2019
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Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in IndiaWe believe that voice interfaces have the potential to democratise the use of internet by addressing barriers such as accessibility concerns, lack of abilities of reading and writing on digital text interfaces, and lack of options for …
15 Nov 2019
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India facial recognition: How effective will it be?India is trying to build what could be the world's largest facial recognition system.
15 Nov 2019
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Cyber law experts asks why CERT-In removed advisory warning about WhatsApp vulnerabilityOn the missing web page note, CERT-In had provided a detailed explanation of the vulnerability, which could be exploited by an attacker by making a decoy voice call to a target.
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.
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
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 …
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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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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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.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …