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SAFEGUARDS
48 items.
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.
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 (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe) Rules, 2011Bhairav Acharya on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society submitted the following comments on the Information Technology (Guidelines for Cyber Cafe Rules), 2011.
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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Microsoft releases its first report on data requests by law enforcement agencies around the worldIn this post, the Centre for Internet and Society presents Microsoft´s report on law enforcement requests, with a focus on data requested by Indian law enforcement agencies.
26 Mar 2013
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The Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013: A Citizen's DraftThe Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy in India since 2010 with the objective of raising public awareness around privacy, completing in depth research, and driving a privacy legislation in India. As part of this …
26 Mar 2013
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Driving in the Surveillance Society: Cameras, RFID tags and Black Boxes...In this post, Maria Xynou looks at red light cameras, RFID tags and black boxes used to monitor vehicles in India.
18 Mar 2013
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Workshop on the Unique Identity Number (UID), the National Population Register (NPR) and Governance: What will happen to our data?On March 2nd, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign organized a workshop to discuss the present state of the UID and NPR schemes. Some of the questions which were addressed included ´How do the UID and NPR …
15 Mar 2013
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Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillanceIn this post, Maria Xynou looks at some of DARPA´s artificial intelligence surveillance technologies in regards to the right to privacy and their potential future use in India.
15 Mar 2013
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A Comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012In this post, Maria Xynou gives us a comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012.
14 Mar 2013
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Summary of the CIS workshop on the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012On March 1st, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society organized a workshop which analysed the April 2012 draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and its potential implications on human rights in India.
12 Mar 2013
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Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill (April 2012): High Level ConcernsIn 2007 the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, with the objective of regulating the use of DNA for forensic and other purposes. In February 2012 another draft of the Bill was …
25 Feb 2013
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BigDog is Watching You! The Sci-fi Future of Animal and Insect DronesDo you think robotic aeroplanes monitoring us are scary enough? Wait until you read about DARPA´s new innovative and subtle way to keep us all under the microscope! This blog post presents a new reality of drones which is depicted in none …
31 Jan 2013
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A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of CommunicationsThis blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and …
30 Jan 2013
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Data Retention in IndiaAs part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data retention practices by service providers. Globally, data retention has become a …
16 Jan 2013
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Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human RightsThese principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the surveillance of communications. The Centre for Internet and Society has been contributing …
31 Dec 2012
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State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: SummaryOn December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting examined trends in surveillance, reasons for state surveillance, surveillance …