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Privacy
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30 Jun 2013
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In India, Prism-like Surveillance Slips Under the RadarPrism, the contentious U.S. data-collection surveillance program, has captured the world’s attention ever since whistle-blower Edward Snowden leaked details of global spying to the Guardian and Washington Post.
29 Jun 2013
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Issue of duplication of identities of users under control: NilekaniNandan Nilekani says UIDAI system almost completely accurate, duplication of identities virtually negligible.
29 Jun 2013
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Internet users enraged over US online spyingIndia is the fifth most tracked nation by American intelligence agencies.
27 Jun 2013
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The State is Snooping: Can You Escape?Blanket surveillance of the kind envisaged by India's Centralized Monitoring System achieves little, but blatantly violates the citizen's right to privacy; Snehashish Ghosh explores why it may be dangerous and looks at potential safeguards …
27 Jun 2013
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SEBI and Communication Surveillance: New Rules, New Responsibilities?In this blog post, Kovey Coles writes about the activities of the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), discusses the importance of call data records (CDRs), and throws light on the significant transition in governmental leniency …
27 Jun 2013
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Open Letter to Prevent the Installation of RFID tags in VehiclesThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has sent this open letter to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to urge them not to intall RFID tags in vehicles in India.
26 Jun 2013
25 Jun 2013
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Report on the 4th Privacy Round Table meetingThis report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fourth Privacy Round Table in Mumbai, on 15th June 2013.
24 Jun 2013
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Interview with the Citizen Lab on Internet Filtering in IndiaMaria Xynou recently interviewed Masashi Crete-Nishihata and Jakub Dalek from the Citizen Lab on internet filtering in India. View this interview and gain an insight on Netsweeper and FinFisher!
22 Jun 2013
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Cyber experts suggest using open source software to protect privacyBig Brother is watching. With the Central Monitoring System (CMS) at home and PRISM from the US, millions of users worldwide have become vulnerable to online surveillance by state agencies without even realizing it. No surprise, several …
20 Jun 2013
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Interview with Mr. Billy Hawkes - Irish Data Protection CommissionerMaria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, at the CIS´ 4th Privacy Round Table meeting. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for data protection in India!
19 Jun 2013
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Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy LegislationIndia shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and Society in this open letter.
13 Jun 2013
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India Subject to NSA Dragnet Surveillance! No Longer a Hypothesis — It is Now Officially ConfirmedAs of last week, it is officially confirmed that the metadata of everyone´s communications is under the NSA´s microscope. In fact, the leaked data shows that India is one of the countries which is under NSA surveillance the most!
10 Jun 2013
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Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, FacebookThe Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws.
9 Jun 2013
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Facebook, Google deny spying accessThe CEOs of Facebook and Google on Saturday categorically denied that the US National Security Agency had "direct access" to their company servers for snooping on Gmail and Facebook users. But both acknowledged that the companies complied …
8 Jun 2013
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Indian Government Quietly Brings In Its 'Central Monitoring System': Total Surveillance Of All TelecommunicationsThere's a worrying trend around the world for governments to extend online surveillance capabilities to encompass all citizens -- often justified with the usual excuse of combatting terrorism and/or child pornography.
31 May 2013
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Online privacy should not come at the cost of security: Sunil AbrahamSunil Abraham, Centre for Internet and Society’s executive director, on privacy laws and Internet penetration.
23 May 2013
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Comparative Analysis of DNA Profiling Legislations from Across the WorldWith the growing importance of forensic data in law enforcement and research, many countries have recognized the need to regulate the collection and use of forensic data and maintain DNA databases. Across the world around 60 countries …
21 May 2013
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Report on the 3rd Privacy Round Table meetingThis report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the third Privacy Round Table meeting in Chennai, on 18th May 2013.
10 May 2013
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India's Rs 400-crore Central Monitoring System to snoop on all communicationLatest reports confirm that the government's longstanding aim of initiating the Central Monitoring System in the country is materialising now.
8 May 2013
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Messaging apps find another foe in India’s market regulatorParanoid governments and mobile operators aren’t the only one that dislike messaging apps. Regulatory bodies aren’t crazy about them either. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is worried that attempts to pass on confidential …
24 Apr 2013
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Report on the 2nd Privacy Round Table meetingThis post entails a report on the second Privacy Round Table meeting which took place on 20th April 2013.
22 Apr 2013
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Report on the 1st Privacy Round Table meetingThis report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the first Privacy Round Table meeting in New Delhi, on 13th April 2013.
15 Apr 2013
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India takes its first serious step toward privacy regulation – but it may be misguidedThe world’s second-most populous nation may be on the cusp of embracing privacy legislation. After several false starts the Indian government appears ready to accept the need for some form of regulation.
8 Apr 2013
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India's 'Big Brother': The Central Monitoring System (CMS)In this post, Maria Xynou looks at India´s Central Monitoring System (CMS) project and examines whether it can target individuals´ communications data, regardless of whether they are involved in illegal activity.
31 Mar 2013
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The Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 — Penalising 'Peeping Toms' and Other Privacy IssuesThe pending amendments to the Indian Penal Code, if passed in their current format, would be a huge boost for individual physical privacy by criminalising stalking and sexually-tinted voyeurism and removing the ambiguities in Indian law …
31 Mar 2013
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India's Biometric Identification Programs and Privacy ConcernsThe invasiveness of individual identification coupled with the fallibility of managing big data which biometric identification presents poses a huge risk to individual privacy in India.
31 Mar 2013
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Comments on the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Sensitive Personal Data Rules. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
31 Mar 2013
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Comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2011Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society prepared the following comments on the Information Technology (Electronic Services Delivery) Rules, 2011. These were submitted to the Committee on Subordinate Legislation of …
27 Mar 2013
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CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT RulesThe Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under …