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A Dissent Note to the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Jul 17, 2015
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last modified
Jul 21, 2016 11:01 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has participated in the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012 for the purpose of deliberating on and finalizing the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and appreciates this opportunity. CIS respectively dissents from the January 2015 draft of the Bill.
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7th Best Practices Meet 2015
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 17, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) organized the 7th edition of its Best Practices Meet (BPM) from July 9 - 10, 2015 at Hotel ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. BPM2015 had “Architecting Security for Digital Transformation” as its theme. Sunil Abraham and Elonnai Hickok were speakers at this event.
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Five Nations, One Future?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 01, 2015
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last modified
Jul 18, 2015 02:34 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Silicon Valley model for success - what Bangalore, Chile, London and Rwanda want to learn from California.
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First draft of Technology Business Incubators: An Indian Perspective and Implementation Guidance Report
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Jul 25, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society presents the first draft of its analysis on technology business incubators("TBI") in India. The report prepared by Sunil Abraham, Vidushi Marda, Udbhav Tiwari and Anumeha Karnatak looks at operating procedures, success stories and lessons that can be learnt from TBIs in India.
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Role of Intermediaries in Countering Online Abuse
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jul 31, 2015
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last modified
Aug 02, 2015 04:38 PM
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filed under:
Online Harassment,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Chilling Effect,
Online Abuse
The Internet can be a hostile space and protecting users from abuse without curtailing freedom of expression requires a balancing act on the part of online intermediaries.
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India blocks access to 857 porn sites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
India has blocked free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
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Porn ban: People will soon learn to circumvent ISPs and govt orders, expert says
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
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Porn block in India sparks outrage
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
India’s government has triggered a storm of protest after blocking 857 alleged pornography websites, with privacy and internet freedom campaigners, as well as consumers, condemning the move as arbitrary and unlawful.
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CIS submission to the UNGA WSIS+10 Review
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Aug 09, 2015
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filed under:
WSIS+10,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments to the non-paper on the UNGA Overall Review of
the Implementation of the WSIS outcomes, evaluating the progress made and challenges ahead.
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Big Data and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Aug 11, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Big Data,
Privacy
Experts and regulators across jurisdictions are examining the impact of Big Data practices on traditional data protection standards and principles. This will be a useful and pertinent exercise for India to undertake as the government and the private and public sectors begin to incorporate and rely on the use of Big Data in decision making processes and organizational operations.This blog provides an initial evaluation of how Big Data could impact India's current data protection standards.
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