Pathways to Higher Education — The Centre for Internet and Society

What’s up with WhatsApp?: by Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham — published Apr 23, 2018 — filed under: Social Media, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, WhatsApp, Homepage
In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
National Resource Kit: The Lakshadweep Chapter (Call for Comments): by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Mar 25, 2013 — last modified Feb 20, 2014 10:00 AM — filed under: Featured, Accessibility
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Lakshadweep.
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CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 27, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM — 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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Platforming precarity: Data narratives of workers sustaining urban platform services: by Aayush Rathi, Abhishek Sekharan, Ambika Tandon, Chetna V. M., Chiara Furtado, Nishkala Sekhar, and Sriharsha Devulapalli — published Oct 15, 2024 — filed under: Labour Futures, Digital Economy, Homepage, Digital Labour, Featured, Researchers at Work
CIS conducted quantitative surveys with over 800 workers employed in the app-based taxi and delivery sectors across 4 cities in India as part of the ‘Labour Futures’ project supported by the Internet Society Foundation. The surveys covered key employment indicators, including earnings and working hours, work-related cost burdens, income and social security, and platform policies and management. Findings from these surveys are presented as data visualisation briefs centring workers’ everyday experiences. These data briefs form a foundational evidence base for policy and action around labour rights, social protection, and urban inclusion in platform work.
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FAQ on the Aadhaar Project and the Bill: by Elonnai Hickok, Vanya Rakesh, and Vipul Kharbanda — published Apr 13, 2016 — last modified Apr 13, 2016 02:06 PM — filed under: UID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Featured, Digital India, Aadhaar, Biometrics, Homepage
This FAQ attempts to address the key questions regarding the Aadhaar/UIDAI project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 (henceforth, Bill). This is neither a comprehensive list of questions, nor does it contain fully developed answers. We will continue to add questions to this list, and edit/expand the answers, based on our ongoing research. We will be grateful to receive your comments, criticisms, evidences, edits, suggestions for new answers, and any other responses. These can either be shared as comments in the document hosted on Google Drive, or via tweets sent to the information policy team at @CIS_InfoPolicy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Bots That Got Some Votes Home: by Nilofar Ansher — published Jun 20, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:56 AM — filed under: Featured, Researchers at Work, Digital Natives
Nilofar Ansher gives us some startling updates on the "Digital Natives Video Contest" voting results declared in May 2012, in this blog post.
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Institute on Internet & Society: Event Report: by Srividya Vaidyanathan — published Jul 30, 2013 — last modified Oct 15, 2013 06:48 AM — filed under: Video, Internet Studies, Featured, Homepage
The Institute on Internet and Society organized by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) with grant supported by the Ford Foundation took place from June 8 to 14, 2013 at the Golden Palms Resort in Bangalore.
Located in Telecom / Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Aug 12, 2013 — last modified Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility
The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
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Not a Goodbye; More a ‘Come Again’: Thoughts on being Research Director at a moment of transition: by Nishant Shah — published Jun 15, 2014 — filed under: Researchers at Work, Featured, Internet Studies, Research
As I slowly make the news of my transition from being the Research Director at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, to taking up a professorship at the Leuphana University, Lueneburg, Germany, there is a question that I am often asked: “Are you going to start a new research centre?” And the answer, for the most part, is “No.”
Located in RAW
Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet: by Rishabh Dara — published Apr 27, 2012 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:22 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Research, Featured, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
The Centre for Internet & Society in partnership with Google India conducted the Google Policy Fellowship 2011. This was offered for the first time in Asia Pacific as well as in India. Rishabh Dara was selected as a Fellow and researched upon issues relating to freedom of expression. The results of the paper demonstrate that the ‘Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011’ notified by the Government of India on April 11, 2011 have a chilling effect on free expression.
Located in Internet Governance

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