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Blog Entry State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: Summary
by Elonnai Hickok — published Dec 31, 2012 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 04:02 PM — filed under: ,
On December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting examined trends in surveillance, reasons for state surveillance, surveillance tactics that governments are using, and safeguards that can be put in place to protect against unlawful or disproportionate surveillance.
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Blog Entry Summary of the CIS workshop on the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 14, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:33 PM — filed under: , ,
On March 1st, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society organized a workshop which analysed the April 2012 draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and its potential implications on human rights in India.
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Blog Entry The Difficult Balance of Transparent Surveillance
by Kovey Coles — published Jul 10, 2013 — last modified Jul 15, 2013 04:23 AM — filed under: , ,
Is it too much to ask for transparency in data surveillance? On occasion, companies like Microsoft, Facebook, and the other silicon valley giants would say no. When customers join these services, each company provides their own privacy statement which assures customers of the safety and transparency that accompanies their personal data.
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Blog Entry The India Privacy Monitor Map
by Maria Xynou — published Oct 09, 2013 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society has started the first Privacy Watch in India! Check out our map which includes data on the UID, NPR and CCTNS schemes, as well as on the installation of CCTV cameras and the use of drones throughout the country.
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Blog Entry The National Privacy Roundtable Meetings
by Bhairav Acharya — published Sep 19, 2013 — last modified Mar 21, 2014 10:03 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society ("CIS"), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ("FICCI"), the Data Security Council of India ("DSCI") and Privacy International are, in partnership, conducting a series of national privacy roundtable meetings across India from April to October 2013. The roundtable meetings are designed to discuss possible frameworks to privacy in India.
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File The Personal Data (Protection) Bill, 2013
by Prachi Arya — published Aug 30, 2013 — last modified Aug 30, 2013 02:53 PM — filed under: , ,
Below is the text of the Personal Data (Protection) Bill, 2013 as discussed at the 6th Privacy Roundtable, New Delhi held on 24 August 2013. Note: This version of the Bill caters only to the Personal Data regime. The surveillance and privacy of communications regime was not discussed at the 6th Privacy Roundtable.
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Blog Entry The Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013: A Citizen's Draft
by Bhairav Acharya — published Mar 26, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:50 AM — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy in India since 2010 with the objective of raising public awareness around privacy, completing in depth research, and driving a privacy legislation in India. As part of this work, Bhairav Acharya has drafted the Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013.
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Blog Entry The Surveillance Industry in India: At Least 76 Companies Aiding Our Watchers!
by Maria Xynou — published May 02, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:59 AM — filed under: , ,
Maria Xynou is conducting research on surveillance technology companies operating in India. So far, 76 companies have been detected which are currently producing and selling different types of surveillance technology. This post entails primary data on the first ever investigation of the surveillance industry in India. Check it out!
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File UAS License Agreement Amendment regarding the Central Monitoring System (CMS)
by Maria Xynou — published Jan 30, 2014 — filed under: , ,
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Blog Entry Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You
by Maria Xynou — published Nov 19, 2013 — last modified Nov 23, 2013 08:38 AM — filed under: , ,
In this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be more harmful than traditional, top-down, state surveillance. Read this article and perhaps reconsider your "choice" to use social networking sites, such as Facebook.
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