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Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of Canada
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 03, 2014 08:20 AMA comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of international best practices.
Big Democracy, Big Surveillance: India's Surveillance State
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Feb 28, 2014 10:35 AMIn India, surveillance is on the rise by the state to tackle crime and terrorism, and private companies are eager to meet the demand.
Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PMAfter its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual surveillance, and individual-individual surveillance.
UIDAI Practices and the Information Technology Act, Section 43A and Subsequent Rules
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 06, 2014 07:00 AMUIDAI practices and section 43A of the IT Act are analyzed in this post.
Open Call for Comments: The Privacy Protection Bill 2013 drafted by the Centre for Internet and Society
— by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Feb 25, 2014 05:38 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society is announcing an Open Call for Comments to the CIS Privacy Protection Bill 2013.
CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Feb 24, 2014 10:49 AMThe “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on February 12th 2014, highlights the urgent need for reform in India’s cyber security framework and the need for the much awaited privacy legislation to be finalized and made into a law.
Calcutta High Court Strengthens Whistle Blower Protection
— by Divij Joshi — last modified Feb 24, 2014 06:38 AMCalcutta High Court has ordered for protection of whistle blower's privacy in its November 20, 2013 order. The court has directed the government to accept RTI applications without the applicant's personal details.
Will You be Paid to Post a Picture?
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:58 AMThe wave of free information production on the web is on the wane.
The Internet Way
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Feb 14, 2014 06:59 AMDr. Nishant Shah's review of the book “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” by Bantam Press/Random House Group, London was published in Biblio Vol. 19 No.8 (1&2), January – February 2014.
February 11: The Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance
— by Divij Joshi — last modified Feb 14, 2014 06:00 AMThe expansive surveillance being perpetuated by governments and corporations is the single biggest threat to individual liberties in the digital age.
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