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CIS Statement on Right to Privacy Judgment
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 28, 2017
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last modified
Aug 31, 2017 06:13 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to this bench began during the hearings in the ongoing Aadhaar case, when in August 2015, Mukul Rohatgi, the then Attorney General stated that there is no constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy.
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CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation Note on Model for Nation-wide Interoperable and Scalable Public Wi-Fi Networks
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by
Japreet Grewal, Pranesh Prakash, Sharath Chandra, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Sunil Abraham, and Udbhav Tiwari, with expert comments from Amelia Andersdotter
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published
Dec 12, 2016
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last modified
Dec 12, 2016 01:59 PM
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filed under:
Digital Payment,
Public Wireless Network,
TRAI,
Internet Governance,
Telecom,
Featured,
Aadhaar,
Homepage,
UID
This submission presents responses by the CIS on the Consultation Note on Model for Nation-wide Interoperable and Scalable Public Wi-Fi Networks published by the TRAI on November 15, 2016. Our analysis of the solution proposed in the Note, in brief, is that there is no need of a solution for non-existing interoperability problem for authentication and payment services for accessing public Wi-Fi networks. The proposed solution in this Note only adds to over-regulation in this sector, and does not incentivise new investment in the sector, but only establishes UIDAI and NPCI as the monopoly service providers for authentication and payment services.
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CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Free Data
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 30, 2016
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last modified
Jul 01, 2016 04:04 PM
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filed under:
Telecom,
Homepage,
TRAI,
Net Neutrality,
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Submissions
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a consultation on Free Data, for which CIS sent in the following comments.
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CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 27, 2013
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last modified
Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship,
Homepage
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
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CIS's Closing Statement at Marrakesh on the Treaty for the Blind
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 28, 2013
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last modified
Jul 03, 2013 12:01 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Featured,
WIPO
Pranesh Prakash read out an abridged version of this statement as his closing remarks in Marrakesh, where the WIPO Treaty for the Blind (the "Marrakesh Treaty") has been successfully concluded. The Marrakesh Treaty aims to facilitate access to published works by blind persons, persons with visual impairment, and other print disabled persons, by requiring mandatory exceptions in copyright law to enable conversions of books into accessible formats, and by enabling cross-border transfer of accessible format books.
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Blogs
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CIS's Position on Net Neutrality
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 04, 2015
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last modified
Dec 09, 2015 01:06 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
As researchers committed to the principle of pluralism we rarely produce institutional positions. This is also because we tend to update our positions based on research outputs. But the lack of clarity around our position on network neutrality has led some stakeholders to believe that we are advocating for forbearance. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Please see below for the current articulation of our common institutional position.
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CIS-A2K Narrative Report (September 2012 – June 2013)
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by
Vishnu Vardhan, Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Nov 29, 2013
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last modified
Nov 30, 2013 11:18 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Openness,
Homepage
This narrative report captures the work done by the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in the first ten months of the grant. The report also throws some light on the CIS-A2K program strategy in the next one year.
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Openness
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CIS-A2K: Work Accomplished on Konkani Wikipedia
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by
Nitika Tandon
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published
Dec 31, 2013
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Konkani Wikipedia,
Openness,
Homepage
The Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K team) is pleased to share with you the key accomplishments about the work it accomplished on Konkani Wikipedia from September to December 2013 in this report. In accordance with the Centre for Internet and Society’s Access to Knowledge Program’s (CIS-A2K) Konkani Work Plan 2013-14 the program has invested time and effort to build Konkani Wikimedia community and projects.
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Openness
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Blog
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Citizen Activism the Past Decade
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by
Nilofar Ansher
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published
Jul 19, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2015 11:52 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Researchers at Work,
Digital Natives
Call for Contributions to the ‘Digital Natives with a Cause?’ newsletter, ‘Citizen Activism the Past Decade’. Deadline: August 15, 2012.
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Digital Natives
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Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia and India – Section Outlines
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Mar 27, 2015
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last modified
Nov 13, 2015 05:40 AM
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filed under:
Internet Studies,
Research,
Featured,
Internet Histories,
Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet and Society has been invited to contribute two sections to the Asia Internet History - Third Decade (2001-2010) book edited by Dr. Kilnam Chon. The sections will discuss the activities and experiences of civil society organisations in Asia and India, respectively, in national, regional, and global Internet governance processes. The draft outlines of the sections are shared here. Comments and suggestions are invited.
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