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Microsoft releases its first report on data requests by law enforcement agencies around the world
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 12, 2013 12:19 PMIn this post, the Centre for Internet and Society presents Microsoft´s report on law enforcement requests, with a focus on data requested by Indian law enforcement agencies.
CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AMThe 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.
Driving in the Surveillance Society: Cameras, RFID tags and Black Boxes...
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:26 PMIn this post, Maria Xynou looks at red light cameras, RFID tags and black boxes used to monitor vehicles in India.
The Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013: A Citizen's Draft
— by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:50 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society has been researching privacy in India since 2010 with the objective of raising public awareness around privacy, completing in depth research, and driving a privacy legislation in India. As part of this work, Bhairav Acharya has drafted the Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013.
Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012 Analysis
— by Jeremy Gruber — last modified Mar 19, 2013 09:53 AMJeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics, US provides an analysis of the Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012. He says that India’s updated 2012 Human DNA Profiling Bill offers largely superficial changes from its predecessor, the Draft DNA Profiling Bill, 2007.
Workshop on the Unique Identity Number (UID), the National Population Register (NPR) and Governance: What will happen to our data?
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:28 PMOn March 2nd, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society and the Say No to UID campaign organized a workshop to discuss the present state of the UID and NPR schemes. Some of the questions which were addressed included ´How do the UID and NPR impact citizenship´, ´Why and how is national security linked to UID/NPR´, and ´What is the relationship between UID and Big Data´.
Hacking without borders: The future of artificial intelligence and surveillance
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PMIn this post, Maria Xynou looks at some of DARPA´s artificial intelligence surveillance technologies in regards to the right to privacy and their potential future use in India.
A Comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:32 PMIn this post, Maria Xynou gives us a comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012.
Summary of the CIS workshop on the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:33 PMOn March 1st, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society organized a workshop which analysed the April 2012 draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and its potential implications on human rights in India.
Unique Identification Scheme (UID) & National Population Register (NPR), and Governance
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Apr 30, 2014 05:03 AMThis post examines the UID, NPR and Governance as it exists in India. The background note gives a summary of what is the NPR, the legal grounding of NPR, its objectives, and the information which could be collected under the NPR. The post also throws light on the UID, its objectives, process of enrollment in UID, how UID is being adopted by different states in India, and finally the differences and controversies in UID and NPR.
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