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RBI Directions on Account Aggregators
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Vipul Kharbanda and Elonnai Hickok
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published
Oct 21, 2016
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last modified
Oct 21, 2016 03:25 PM
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filed under:
Banking,
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Directions for account aggregator services in India seem to lay great emphasis on data security by allowing only direct access between institutions and do away with data scraping techniques.
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Behind Modi’s Heartwarming Diwali Ad for Soldiers, An App That’s Primed for Political Messaging
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 30, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The campaign, which allows users to send Modi quotes on themes like Ayodhya and the perfidy of the Opposition, raises questions about the boundaries between government, party and personal promotion.
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News & Media
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Request for Specifics: Rebuttal to UIDAI
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by
Hans Varghese Mathews
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published
Oct 16, 2016
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last modified
Oct 30, 2016 03:06 PM
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filed under:
UID,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Responding to the Unique Identification Authority of India’s article that found “serious mathematical errors” in “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW 12 March 2016), the main mathematical argument used to arrive at the number of duplicates in the biometric database is explained.
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Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms, and Human Rights - Workshop Report
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by
Vidushi Marda, Akash Deep Singh and Geethanjali Jujjavarapu
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published
Nov 14, 2016
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last modified
Nov 18, 2016 12:58 PM
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filed under:
Human Rights,
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Artificial Intelligence,
Internet Governance,
Machine Learning,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Information Technology,
E-Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society held a one-day workshop on “Big Data in India: Benefits, Harms and Human Rights” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the 1st of October, 2016. This report is a compilation of the the issues discussed, ideas exchanged and challenges recognized during the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to discuss aspects of big data technologies in terms of harms, opportunities and human rights. The discussion was designed around an extensive study of current and potential future uses of big data for governance in India, that CIS has undertaken over the last year with support from the MacArthur Foundation.
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NHA Data Sharing Guidelines – Yet Another Policy in the Absence of a Data Protection Act
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by
Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Sep 29, 2022
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
In July this year, the National Health Authority (NHA) released the NHA Data Sharing Guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) just two months after publishing the draft Health Data Management Policy.
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Demystifying Data Breaches in India
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by
Pawan Singh
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published
Oct 17, 2022
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filed under:
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Data Governance,
Data Protection,
Data Management
Despite the rate at which data breaches occur and are reported in the media, there seems to be little information about how and when they are resolved. This post examines the discourse on data breaches in India with respect to their historical forms, with a focus on how the specific terminology to describe data security incidents has evolved in mainstream news media reportage.
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The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: The Digital Data Protection Bill 2022
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by
Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Jan 20, 2023
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Digital Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) published its comments and recommendations to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, on December 17, 2022.
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Content Removal on Facebook — A Case of Privatised Censorship?
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by
Jessamine Mathew
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published
Jun 16, 2014
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filed under:
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Privacy
Any activity on Facebook, be it creating an account, posting a picture or status update or creating a group or page, is bound by Facebook’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. These contain a list of content that is prohibited from being published on Facebook which ranges from hate speech to pornography to violation of privacy.
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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 20, 2014
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last modified
Jun 20, 2014 03:57 PM
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filed under:
WSIS+10,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Data Protection,
Multi-stakeholder,
ICANN,
Internet Access,
ITU,
Internet Studies,
E-Governance,
ICT
The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development Agenda. Geetha Hariharan attended the event on CIS' behalf.
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Reading the Fine Script: Service Providers, Terms and Conditions and Consumer Rights
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jul 02, 2014
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last modified
Jul 04, 2014 06:31 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Consumer Rights,
Google,
internet and society,
Privacy,
Transparency and Accountability,
Intermediary Liability,
Accountability,
Facebook,
Data Protection,
Policies,
Safety
This year, an increasing number of incidents, related to consumer rights and service providers, have come to light. This blog illustrates the facts of the cases, and discusses the main issues at stake, namely, the role and responsibilities of providers of platforms for user-created content with regard to consumer rights.
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