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6th Biannual Surveillance and Society Conference
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 19, 2014
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May 05, 2014 04:57 AM
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Internet Governance,
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Malavika Jayaram is a speaker at the conference organized by Eticas Research and Consulting at the University of Barcelona and CCCB from April 24 to 26, 2014.
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South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
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by
Divij Joshi
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published
Apr 16, 2014
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last modified
May 05, 2014 06:59 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
As the rapid spread of technology in developing countries allows exponentially increasing availability of and access to personal data through automatic data processing, governments are beginning to recognize the necessity to evolve policies addressing data security and privacy concerns.
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Privacy Law in India: A Muddled Field - I
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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Apr 15, 2014
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last modified
May 05, 2014 06:17 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The absence of a statute expressing the legislative will of a democracy to forge a common understanding of privacy is a matter of concern, says BHAIRAV ACHARYA in the first of a two part series.
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Very Big Brother
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 14, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society, the organization I work for, currently serves on a committee established by the Government of India's Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology in January 2013. The committee has been charged with preparing a report on the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill.
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Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy vs. The Leaked 2014 Privacy Bill
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Elonnai Hickok
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Apr 14, 2014
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Following our previous post comparing the leaked 2014 Privacy Bill with the leaked 2011 Privacy Bill, this post will compare the recommendations provided in the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy by the Justice AP Shah Committee to the text of the leaked 2014 Privacy Bill. Below is an analysis of recommendations from the Report that are incorporated in the text of the Bill, and recommendations in the Report that are not incorporated in the text of the Bill.
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No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balance
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 13, 2014
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last modified
May 05, 2014 06:01 AM
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UID,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it.
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Parties give short shrift to privacy
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 12, 2014
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May 05, 2014 05:54 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
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Who Governs the Internet? Implications for Freedom and National Security
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 04, 2014
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last modified
Apr 05, 2014 04:23 PM
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Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The second half of last year has been quite momentous for Internet governance thanks to Edward Snowden. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became aware that they were targets of US surveillance for economic not security reasons. They protested loudly.
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Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 04, 2014
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last modified
Apr 14, 2014 10:27 AM
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
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New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 03, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
But creates wide exceptions for government agencies.
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