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Blog Entry Data Protection: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation
by Aditi Chaturvedi — published Jul 04, 2017 — filed under: ,
As recently as May 27, 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) (hereinafter referred to as GDPR) was adopted. The Data Protection Directive (1995/46/EC) (hereinafter referred to as DPD) will be replaced by this Regulation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Data Protection: We can innovate, leapfrog
by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 22, 2018 — filed under: , ,
About 27% of India's population is still illiterate or barely literate. Most privacy policies and terms of services for web and mobile applications are in English and therefore it is only 10% of us who can actually read them before we provide our consent.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Data Retention in India
by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 30, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:51 PM — filed under: , ,
As part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data retention practices by service providers. Globally, data retention has become a contested practice with regards to privacy, as many governments require service providers to retain more data for extensive time periods, for security purposes. Many argue that the scope of the retention is becoming disproportional to the purpose of investigating crimes.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Data Usage by Political Parties
by Admin — published May 03, 2018 — filed under: ,
Sunil Abraham spoke to ANI regarding collection of data and its use by political parties for electoral gains.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International Standards
by Vanya Rakesh — published Feb 11, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society is in the process of mapping international standards specifically around Big Data, IoT and Smart Cities. Here is a living document containing a database of some of these key globally accepted standards.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Daunting task ahead for investigative agencies with WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 09, 2016 — filed under: ,
Messaging service WhatsApp's decision to roll out end-to-end encryption for over 1 billion subscribers has been hailed as a positive step by users across the world, although things are set to get tougher for law enforcement and investigative agencies in India seeking to track terrorists.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Days to Derail Work of Two Generations?
by Mahesh Kumar Shiva — published Dec 19, 2017 — last modified Dec 21, 2017 04:18 PM — filed under: ,
Strap: How an internet shutdown hurt a family woodwork business.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
De facebook
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 08, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:41 PM — filed under:
Facebook used to be our playground but privacy concerns are now souring that fantasy. Why do we trust a clutch of new corporations with such phenomenal amounts of personal data?
Located in News & Media
Dead and Clicking
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2016 — filed under:
A look at the phenomenon of digital memorials; repositories and time capsules of a life even after it's ended in the real world.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Deadline For Linking Bank Accounts With Aadhaar To Be Extended To 31 March
by Admin — published Dec 16, 2017 — filed under: , ,
The government does away with the existing deadline of 31 December for linking of bank accounts with Aadhaar and PAN
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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