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Govt mulls advisory on privacy issues related to Google, Facebook
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 10, 2013 last modified Jul 02, 2013 02:31 PM — filed under: ,
The Government is set to harden its stand against foreign Internet firms in asking them to comply with Indian laws.
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Govt narrative on Aadhaar has not changed in the last six years: Sunil Abraham
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 16, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The bill is basically the same as the UPA version, with some cosmetic changes, and some tokenism towards the right to privacy, says Abraham.
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Govt panel wants curbs on phone taps
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
A government-appointed panel on Thursday recommended several measures, including guidelines on interception of telephonic conversations, video and audio recordings, use and storage of data as well as setting up of dispute resolution entities at Centre and state-level to protect the privacy of individuals.
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Govt to keep Aadhaar record for 7 years, activists worried
by Prasad Krishna published Oct 17, 2016 — filed under: , , ,
The government will keep for seven years a record of all the services and benefits availed using the Aadhaar number, say new rules, prompting fears that the database could be used for surveillance.
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Blog Entry GSMA Research Outputs
by Elonnai Hickok published Apr 04, 2015 last modified Apr 06, 2015 02:18 PM — filed under: , ,
This is a collection of research under our GSMA project that we have undertaken in collaboration with Privacy International. The research has sought to understand different legal and regulatory aspects of security and surveillance in India and consists of blog entries and reports. Any feedback or comment is welcome.
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Blog Entry Guidelines for the Protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure: How Much Regulation?
by Jonathan Diamond published Jul 31, 2013 last modified Aug 01, 2013 04:48 AM — filed under: , ,
July has been a busy month for cyber security in India. Beginning with the release of the country’s first National Cyber Security Policy on July 2 and followed just this past week by a set of guidelines for the protection of national critical information infrastructure (CII) developed under the direction of the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), India has made respectable progress in its thinking on national cyber security.
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Blog Entry Habeas Data in India
by Vipul Kharbanda and edited by Elonnai Hickok published Dec 10, 2016 last modified Dec 10, 2016 04:01 AM — filed under: , , ,
Habeas Data is a latin word which can be loosely translated to mean “have the data”. The right has been primarily conceptualized, designed, ratified, and implemented by various nation-states in the background of a shared common history of decades of torture, terror, and other repressive practices under military juntas and other fascist regimes.
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Hack exposes Zomato's weak protection of customer data, say Cyber experts
by Prasad Krishna published May 19, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Online restaurant aggregator says it will beef up security after 17 million user details were stolen.
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Hacker steals 17 million Zomato users’ data, briefly puts it on dark web
by Prasad Krishna published May 20, 2017 — filed under: , , ,
Records of 17 million users were stolen from online restaurant search platform Zomato, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.
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Blog Entry Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillance
by Maria Xynou published Mar 15, 2013 last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PM — filed under: , ,
In 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.
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