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DNA Databases and Human Rights
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Using DNA to trace people who are suspected of committing a crime has been a major advance in policing.
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Internet Governance
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The DNA Profiling Bill: Developing Best Practices
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 17, 2012
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last modified
Sep 17, 2012 05:54 AM
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filed under:
Event Type,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On the 27th of September 2012 the Centre for Internet & Society invites the public to a meeting and talk with international experts Helen Wallace from GeneWatch UK, and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics from the United States. The meeting will take place from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi in Conference Room No. 2.
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Internet Governance
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Consumer Privacy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 13, 2012
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This chapter will examine the present legal state of consumer privacy in India and seek to understand the gap between policy and implementation of policy. In doing so, it will look at what are the existing avenues for protection of consumer privacy in India, how is the definition of consumer privacy evolving through case law and public opinion, and what are the current challenges to consumer privacy in India. Traditionally speaking, and according to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, in India, a consumer is a broad label for any person who buys goods or services with the intent of using them for non-commercial purposes. In the typical sense, when people think of themselves as being consumers, they think about transactions with a vendor through a physical exchange of money in a store or through an online exchange for a product or service. Certain services that consumers use put an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information into the hands of vendors.
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Internet Governance
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'Sops can boost jobs for disabled persons'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 12, 2012
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filed under:
Accessibility
A recent report commissioned by the government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for greater incentives to the private sector to boost employment for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Incentives such as grants can be used by the employer to make the workplace more accessible and for providing assistive technologies such as voice software or training.
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News & Media
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Communications from DeitY regarding blocking of Traffic emanating from IP addresses from States assessed to be sensitive in the current prevailing situation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 11, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
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Resources
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sign
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Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Sep 11, 2012 02:09 PM
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Seventh Meeting of the Group of Experts on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice AP Shah
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 11, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The seventh meeting of the Group of Experts on Privacy Issues under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is scheduled to be held on September 18, 2012 at 10.30 a.m. in the Committee Room No. 228, Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001.
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News & Media
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August 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 07, 2012
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last modified
Sep 11, 2012 02:53 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
CISRAW,
Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of August 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012, and press coverage related to the recent North East exodus.
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Newsletters
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China outranks India in world’s first ever web index
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 07, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
India has been ranked 33rd on a list of 61 countries in a brand new web index that seeks to measure how effectively countries are using the Internet to improve people’s lives. And Indian Internet activists say that given the increasing level of control the government seeks to exercise over the net, that is no great surprise.
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News & Media
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Bangalore's new champions for culture
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 07, 2012
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filed under:
City,
Internet Governance
The hundred and ninth imprint of TimeOut Bengaluru edition is dedicated to a group of people who TimeOut believes are playing critical roles in determining the cultural contours of this city, and are the new champions for the arts and culture in Bangalore. Lawrence Liang, founder of Alternative Law Forum is one of them.
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