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WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report
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Geetha Hariharan
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Jun 20, 2014
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Jun 20, 2014 03:57 PM
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filed under:
WSIS+10,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Data Protection,
Multi-stakeholder,
ICANN,
Internet Access,
ITU,
Internet Studies,
E-Governance,
ICT
The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development Agenda. Geetha Hariharan attended the event on CIS' behalf.
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Reading the Fine Script: Service Providers, Terms and Conditions and Consumer Rights
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jul 02, 2014
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last modified
Jul 04, 2014 06:31 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Consumer Rights,
Google,
internet and society,
Privacy,
Transparency and Accountability,
Intermediary Liability,
Accountability,
Facebook,
Data Protection,
Policies,
Safety
This year, an increasing number of incidents, related to consumer rights and service providers, have come to light. This blog illustrates the facts of the cases, and discusses the main issues at stake, namely, the role and responsibilities of providers of platforms for user-created content with regard to consumer rights.
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Divergence between the General Data Protection Regulation and the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
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Pallavi Bedi
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Feb 21, 2020
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
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Data Protection: We can innovate, leapfrog
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Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 22, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
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.
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CCTVs in Public Spaces and the Data Protection Bill, 2021
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Anamika Kundu and Digvijay S Chaudhary
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published
Apr 28, 2022
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
This article has been authored by Ms. Anamika Kundu, Research Assistant at the Centre for Internet and Society, and Digvijay S. Chaudhary, Researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society. This blog is a part of RSRR’s Blog Series on the Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet & Society.
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SFLC Round Table Discussion on Personal Data Protection Bill
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Admin
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Sep 25, 2018
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Oct 02, 2018 03:16 AM
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Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Shweta Mohandas participated in a Round Table Discussion on Personal Data Protection Bill, orgnanised by SFLC on September 25, 2018 in Bangalore. She also moderated the first session - Data Protection Principles (Rights and Obligations).
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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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Unpacking Data Protection Law: A Visual Representation
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Amber Sinha
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published
Feb 15, 2018
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last modified
Feb 15, 2018 01:22 PM
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filed under:
Data Governance,
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
This visual explainer unpacking data protection law was developed by Amber Sinha (research) and Pooja Saxena (design), and published as part of the Data Privacy Week celebrations on the Privacy International blog. Join the conversation on Twitter using #dataprivacyweek.
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MediaNama - #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data (Delhi, Sep 6)
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Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Sep 05, 2017
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last modified
Sep 05, 2017 10:22 AM
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filed under:
Big Data,
Digital Economy,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Data Governance,
Data Protection,
Digital Rights
MediaNama is hosting a full day conference on "the future of user data in India", on the 6th of September 2017, which is particularly significant given the recent Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental right to privacy, and two government consultations: one at the TRAI, and another at MEITY. This discussion is supported by Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Research Director, will participate as a speaker in the session titled "regulating storage, sharing and transfer of data."
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Comparison of General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Directive
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Aditi Chaturvedi and Edited by Leilah Elmokadem
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Feb 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Recently, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) was passed. It shall replace the present Data Protection Directive (DPD 95/46/EC), which is a step that is likely to impact the workings of many organizations. This document intends to offer a clear comparison between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a the Data Protection Direction (DPD).
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