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Big Brother is here: Amid snooping row, govt report says monitoring system 'practically complete'
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Admin
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published
Dec 26, 2018
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
The recently released 2017-18 annual report of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) says that surveillance equipment is being rolled out in 21 service areas across the country.
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Private-public partnership for cyber security
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by
Arindrajit Basu
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published
Dec 26, 2018
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last modified
Dec 26, 2018 03:02 PM
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance
Given the decentralised nature of cyberspace, the private sector will have to play a vital role in enforcing rules for security.
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How data privacy and governance issues have battered Facebook ahead of 2019 polls
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 25, 2018
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last modified
Dec 25, 2018 01:43 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Rohit S, an airline pilot, had enough of Facebook. With over 1,000 friends and part of at least a dozen groups on subjects ranging from planes to politics, the 34-year-old found himself constantly checking his phone for updates and plunging headlong into increasingly noisy debates, where he had little personal connect.
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Is Aadhaar Essential To Achieve Error-Free Electoral Rolls?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 25, 2018
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Election Commission’s plans to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls may have stirred a hornet’s nest.
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AI for Social Good Summit
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 25, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Artificial Intelligence
Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the event co-organized by Google AI and United Nations ESCAP on December 13, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Centre’s order on computer surveillance threatens right to privacy, experts say
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 25, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Constitutional validity of the notification allowing ten agencies to intercept information is uncertain.
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Ten Indian government agencies can now snoop on people’s internet data
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 25, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance
In a significant attack on online privacy, India’s Home Affair’s Ministry has authorised no fewer than ten different central government agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt “any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer”.
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Centre’s order on computer surveillance is backed by law – but the law lacks adequate safeguards
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 24, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Information Technology Act’s surveillance scheme furthers a colonial hangover.
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Many sites bypass porn ban
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 24, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance
They use proxy and mirror sites to cater to India, now on a list of countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that block intimate content online.
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Mapping cybersecurity in India: An infographic
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by
Arindrajit Basu, Karan Saini, Aayush Rathi and Swaraj Barooah
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published
Dec 23, 2018
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance
This infographic maps the key stakeholder, areas of focus and threat vectors that impact cybersecurity policy in India. Broadly, policy-makers should concentrate on establishing a framework where individuals feel secure and trust the growing digital ecosystem. The infographic therefore serves as a ready reference point for the research that we have done and hope to continue through our cybersecurity work at CIS.
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