Topic
Privacy
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23 Jun 2018
News
Is Privacy Obsolete?Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event organized by TERI in Bangalore on June 22, 2018.
12 Jun 2018
Blog post
Why NPCI and Facebook need urgent regulatory attentionThe world’s oldest networked infrastructure, money, is increasingly dematerialising and fusing with the world’s latest networked infrastructure, the Internet.
11 Jun 2018
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Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In IndiaA draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India.
7 Jun 2018
Blog post
Comments on the Draft National Policy on Official StatisticsThis submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet & Society, India (“CIS”) on the Draft National Policy on Official Statistics which was released to the public by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on 17th …
5 Jun 2018
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EC disables easy access to electoral data across statesThe recently-concluded Assembly elections may have set more than just one precedent with implications for the entire nation.
31 May 2018
Blog post
CIS contributes to ABLI Compendium on Regulation of Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data in AsiaThe Asian Business Law Institute, based in Singapore published a compendium on “Regulation of cross-border transfer of personal data in Asia”. This was part of an exercise to explore legal convergence around issues such as data protection, …
30 May 2018
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Alexa’s recording leak in US ‘echoes’ privacy issues hereMarket analyst Sanjay Mehta (name changed) has been keeping his Amazon Echo smart speaker mostly unplugged since reports surfaced last week of the device’s voice assistant, Alexa, inadvertently recording and sending out conversations of a …
29 May 2018
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Design Concerns in Creating Privacy NoticesThe purpose of privacy notices and choice mechanisms is to notify users of the data practices of a system, so they can make informed privacy decisions.
26 May 2018
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Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way ForwardAayush Rathi and Gurshabad Grover attended a two day conference on 'Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward' organised by the Technology Policy team at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), held on 23rd and 24th …
22 May 2018
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Privacy in the Digital Age: Addressing Common Challenges, Seizing OpportunitiesDG Justice and Consumers and European Union is organizing a conference on privacy in the digital age on May 25, 2018 in New Delhi.
20 May 2018
Blog post
Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: Compliance with the Manila Principles on Intermediary LiabilityThis report assesses the compliance of the Indian intermediary liability framework with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability, and recommends substantive legislative changes to bring the legal framework in line with the Manila …
18 May 2018
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Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of PlayersThe IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around 15,000 to 20,000 Indian applicants participating in cricket seasons 2015-2018.
18 May 2018
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India's Data Protection Framework Will Need to Treat Privacy as a Social and Not Just an Individual GoodThe idea that technological innovations may compete with privacy of individuals assumes that there is social and/or economic good in allowing unrestricted access to data. However, it must be remembered that data is potentially a toxic …
13 May 2018
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Aadhaar Remains an Unending Security Nightmare for a Billion IndiansYesterday was the 38th and last day of hearings in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutional validity of India’s biometric authentication programme. After weeks of arguments from both sides, the Supreme Court has now reserved …
12 May 2018
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India's National ID Project Brings Pain to Those it Aims to HelpPoor management, corruption and fraud are threatening to derail the world’s largest national identity project.
5 May 2018
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Artificial Intelligence for Growth: Leveraging AI and Robotics for India's Economic TransformationAmber Sinha took part in the second international conference organized by ASSOCHAM at Hotel Shangri-La in New Delhi on April 27, 2018.
3 May 2018
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Data Usage by Political PartiesSunil Abraham spoke to ANI regarding collection of data and its use by political parties for electoral gains.
3 May 2018
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Cyber experts say 'playground open' for influencing electionsCyber experts said that under the provisions provided by 43 (A) of Indian IT Act, two types of data collection are completely legal: first, the data shared by the user in the public domain and secondly, the data published by the social …
2 May 2018
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Now, Twitter too caught up in Cambridge Analytica controversyTwitter does not share a break-up of users by region, the platform has less than 100 million users in India.
27 Apr 2018
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Aadhaar data of over 89 lakh MNREGA workers in Andhra Pradesh leaked onlineIndependent security researcher Kodali Srinivas tweeted screenshots of Aadhaar data of 89,38,138 MNREGA workers available on the Andhra Pradesh Benefit Disbursement Portal.
25 Apr 2018
News
PAI WG Labor and Economy MeetingElonnai Hickok co-chaired the first PAI Labor and Economy WG in NYC on April 25, 2018.
23 Apr 2018
Blog post
What’s up with WhatsApp?In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
19 Apr 2018
Blog post
Artificial Intelligence in Governance: A Report of the Roundtable held in New DelhiThis Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Governance, conducted at the Indian Islamic Cultural Centre, in New Delhi on March 16, 2018. The main purpose of the Roundtable was to …
10 Apr 2018
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Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and FacebookWe conducted a 2 week survey of newspapers for links between government advertisement to social media giants. As citizens, we should be worried about the close nexus between the Indian government and digital behemoths such as Facebook, …
8 Apr 2018
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Digital Native: Delete Facebook?You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
7 Apr 2018
News
It Took Just 355 Indians to Mine the Data of 5.6 Lakh Facebook Users. Here's HowData privacy in India is still a nascent subject. Experts say cheap data has led to unprecedented Facebook penetration. Often, it is seen that those who open an account are not aware of the privacy concerns.
7 Apr 2018
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After data leak row, Facebook imposes restrictions on user data accessMEIT issues notice to Facebook even as experts debate absolute impact on the second largest developer community.
3 Apr 2018
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Your mobile apps have the permission to spy on youThe top applications on the Android Play store in India seek permission like access to your camera, microphone, modify contacts and download files without notifications depending on the use of the app.
3 Apr 2018
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If data is the new oil, how much does an Indian citizen lose?Surveillance capitalism is the business model of the Internet, so what exactly are we talking about here?
28 Mar 2018
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Narendra Modi’s personal app sparks India data privacy rowPM’s NaMo app sends user data to third party in US, says researcher.