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Reconfiguring Data Governance: Insights from India and the EU
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Swati Punia, Srishti Joshi, Siddharth Peter De Souza, Linnet Taylor, Jhalak M. Kakkar, Isha Suri, Arindrajit Basu, and Anushka Mittal
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published
Feb 17, 2024
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last modified
Feb 20, 2024 12:30 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Governance,
Data Protection,
Data Management
This policy paper is the result of a workshop organised jointly by the Tilburg Institute of Law, Technology and Society, Netherlands, the Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi, India and the Centre for Internet & Society, India in January, 2023. The workshop brought together a number of academics, researchers, and industry representatives in Delhi to discuss a range of issues at the core of data governance theory and practice.
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Demystifying Data Breaches in India
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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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Nothing to Kid About – Children's Data Under the New Data Protection Bill
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by
Shweta Mohandas and Anamika Kundu
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published
Mar 10, 2022
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filed under:
Digitalisation,
Digital Knowledge,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Data Management
The pandemic has forced policymakers to adapt their approach to people's changing practices, from looking at contactless ways of payment to the shifting of educational institutions online.
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The Government needs to make sure our emails don't destroy the environment
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by
Aman Nair
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published
Jan 25, 2021
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last modified
Jan 25, 2021 02:17 PM
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filed under:
Climate change,
Environmental Impact,
Environment,
Data Governance,
Data Centres,
Data Management
The Government's data centre policy must be more reflective of energy requirements and sustainable practices to effectively ensure that India's growing digital user base doesn't hurt the environment.
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Danish Expert Group on Data Ethics
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by
Admin
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published
Nov 30, 2018
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last modified
Dec 01, 2018 04:42 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Data Management,
Privacy
Amber Sinha was one of the stakeholders who provided inputs to the Danish Expert Group on Data Ethics in June 2018 during their visit to New Delhi. The Expert Group has prepared and submitted its final report.
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News & Media
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Response Submission on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in Telecom Sector
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Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok and Udbhav Tiwari
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published
Nov 08, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:27 AM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Data Protection,
Data Management,
Privacy
CIS submitted its comments on the consultation paper on privacy, security and ownership of data in telecom sector which was published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on August 9, 2017.
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Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
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by
Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha
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published
May 02, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM
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filed under:
Call for Comments,
Digital Access,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Data Protection,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Information Security,
Openness,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
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by
Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali
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published
May 01, 2017
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last modified
Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM
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filed under:
Digital ID,
Privacy,
NDSAP,
Data Protection,
Accountability,
Featured,
Data Governance,
Aadhaar,
Digitisation,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Data Management
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare exclusion, and security concerns. In this study, we document numerous instances of publicly available Aadhaar Numbers along with other personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals on government websites. This report highlights four government projects run by various government departments that have made sensitive personal financial information and Aadhaar numbers public on the project websites.
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Your digital wallet can be a ‘pickpocket’
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 05, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Management,
Privacy
If you have installed a wallet app on your smartphone, be careful. Many such apps can access data, even sensitive personal information, and have features that do more than just make payments. All that, with your due “permission”.
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News & Media
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Developer team fixed vulnerabilities in Honorable PM's app and API
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 04, 2016
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filed under:
Privacy,
Security,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Cyber Security,
Hacking,
Mobile Apps,
Data Management
The official app of Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, was found to contain a security flaw in 2015 that exposed millions of people's personal data. A few days ago a very similar flaw was reported again. This post by Bhavyanshu Parasher, who found the flaw and sought to get it fixed last year, explains the technical details behind the security vulnerability.
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