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Privacy
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13 Apr 2014
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No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balanceA non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it.
12 Apr 2014
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Parties give short shrift to privacyBoth the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
4 Apr 2014
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Who Governs the Internet? Implications for Freedom and National SecurityThe second half of last year has been quite momentous for Internet governance thanks to Edward Snowden. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became aware that they were targets of US surveillance for …
4 Apr 2014
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Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
3 Apr 2014
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New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say expertsBut creates wide exceptions for government agencies.
3 Apr 2014
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Marco Civil da Internet: Brazil’s ‘Internet Constitution’On March 25, 2014, Brazil's lower house of parliament passed bill no. 2126/2011, popularly known as Marco Civil da Internet. The Marco Civil is a charter of Internet user-rights and service provider responsibilities, committed to freedom of …
31 Mar 2014
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Leaked Privacy Bill: 2014 vs. 2011The Centre for Internet and Society has recently received a leaked version of the draft Privacy Bill 2014 that the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has drafted.
31 Mar 2014
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Intermediary Liability ResourcesWe bring you a list of intermediary resources as part of research on internet governance. This blog post will be updated on an ongoing basis.
27 Mar 2014
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Cyber Dialogue Conference 2014The Cyber Dialogue conference, presented by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, will convene an influential mix of global leaders from government, civil society, …
21 Mar 2014
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C-DoT's surveillance system making enemies on internetReporters Without Boundaries says it gives unbridled power to law- enforcement agencies to snoop on citizens.
20 Mar 2014
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Privacy worries cloud Facebook's WhatsApp DealPrivacy activists in the United States have asked the competition regulator or the Federal Trade Commission to put on hold Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp. Why have they done this when Facebook has promised to leave WhatsApp untouched as …
20 Mar 2014
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Net Neutrality and PrivacyThe highly contentious and polarising debate on net-neutrality will have a large impact on shaping the future of the internet and ultimately on the users of the internet. One important issue which needs to be prioritized while debating the …
20 Mar 2014
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European Union Draft Report Admonishes Mass Surveillance, Calls for Stricter Data Protection and Privacy LawsEver since the release of the “Snowden files”, the secret documents evidencing the massive scale of surveillance undertaken by America’s National Security Agency and publically released by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, surveillance in the …
13 Mar 2014
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New Standard Operating Procedures for Lawful Interception and MonitoringGovernment issues new guidelines to TSP’s to assist Lawful Interception and Monitoring.
9 Mar 2014
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How to Engage in Broadband Policy and Regulatory ProcessesLIRNEasia with the support of the Ford Foundation offered a four-day course in Gurgaon from March 7 to 10, 2014. Sunil Abraham taught on Surveillance and Privacy.
5 Mar 2014
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India: Privacy Bill will likely reflect EU DirectiveThe Indian Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) called for comments - on 25 February 2014 - on a draft Privacy Protection Bill ('the Bill'). The draft Bill comes after a series of roundtable discussions in 2013. The last CIS roundtable on …
3 Mar 2014
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Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of CanadaA comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of international best practices.
25 Feb 2014
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UIDAI Practices and the Information Technology Act, Section 43A and Subsequent RulesUIDAI practices and section 43A of the IT Act are analyzed in this post.
25 Feb 2014
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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong TurnAfter its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual …
25 Feb 2014
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Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and SocietyThe Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
24 Feb 2014
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CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to PrivacyThe “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security …
24 Feb 2014
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Calcutta High Court Strengthens Whistle Blower ProtectionCalcutta High Court has ordered for protection of whistle blower's privacy in its November 20, 2013 order. The court has directed the government to accept RTI applications without the applicant's personal details.
14 Feb 2014
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February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass SurveillanceThe expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.
30 Jan 2014
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Making the Powerful AccountableIf powerful figures are not subjected to transparent court proceedings, the opacity in the face of a critical issue is likely to undermine public faith in the judiciary.
30 Jan 2014
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Is Bhutan selling its soul to Google?Migrating Bhutan government’s communications to Google servers, allowing the United States access to confidential data, raises questions
29 Jan 2014
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TACTIS Symposium 2014Tata Consultancy organized the TACTIS Symposium at TCS Siruseri, Chennai on January 28 and 29, 2014. Sunil Abraham participated in the event and gave the key note address.
29 Jan 2014
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Data Privacy Day 2014January 28 is annually celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD). Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the annual meeting J N Tata Hall, Bldg 1, Infosys Campus, Infosys Ltd., Electronics City, Bangalore. Elonnai Hickok was a panelist.
27 Jan 2014
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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest TestGautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict …
27 Jan 2014
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Interview with Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign - UID Court CasesThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) recently interviewed Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign about his ongoing efforts to challenge the UID scheme legally in the Bangalore High Court and Supreme Court of India. Read this …
17 Jan 2014
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EU parliament report slams US surveillanceReport that outlines need for stringent laws for protecting citizen privacy, democratizing Internet governance holds lessons for India, say analysts.