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Do We Need a Separate Health Data Law in India?
— by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas — last modified Feb 07, 2025 02:13 PMThis report discusses the current definitions of health data including international efforts, the report then proceeds to share some key themes that were discussed at three roundtables we conducted in May, August, and October 2024. Participants included experts from diverse stakeholder groups, including civil society organisations, lawyers, medical professionals, and academicians. In this report, we collate the various responses to two main aspects, which were the focus of the roundtables:
Digital Rights and ISP Accountability in India: An Analysis of Policies and Practices
— by Anubha Sinha, Yesha Tshering Paul, and Sherina Poyyail — last modified Jan 23, 2025 10:04 AMThis report presents a comprehensive evaluation of India's four largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs)—Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea (Vi), and BSNL—examining their commitment to digital rights and transparency.
Privacy Policy Framework for Indian Mental Health Apps
— by Chakshu Sang and Shweta Mohandas — last modified Jan 10, 2025 12:11 AMThis report analyses the privacy policies of mental health apps in India and provides recommendations for making the policies not only legally compliant but also user-centric
Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence and Women’s Political Participation in India: A Position Paper
— by Yesha Tshering Paul, Amrita Sengupta — last modified Dec 18, 2024 07:12 PM
AI for Healthcare: Understanding Data Supply Chain and Auditability in India
— by Amrita Sengupta (PI), Shweta Mohandas (Co-PI), (In alphabetical order) Abhineet Nayyar, Chetna VM, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, Yatharth — last modified Nov 30, 2024 08:17 AMThis report aims to understand the prevalence and use of AI auditing practices in the healthcare sector. By mapping the data supply chain underlying AI technologies, the study aims to unpack i) how AI systems are developed and deployed to achieve healthcare outcomes and, ii) how AI audits are perceived and implemented by key stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
Online Censorship: Perspectives From Content Creators and Comparative Law on Section 69A of the Information Technology Act
— by Divyansha Sehgal, Gurshabad Grover — last modified Aug 26, 2024 07:05 AMThis study presents a comparative analysis of Indian censorship law and experiences of people who have had their online content censored.
Draft Circular on Digital Lending – Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple Lenders
— by Garima Agrawal — last modified Jul 03, 2024 04:40 PMCIS is grateful for the opportunity to submit comments on the “Draft Circular on Digital Lending: Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple Lenders” to the Reserve Bank of India. We welcome the opportunity provided to comment on the guidelines, and we hope that the final guidelines will consider the interests of all the stakeholders to ensure that it protects the privacy and digital rights of all consumers, including marginalised and vulnerable users, while encouraging innovation and improved service delivery in the fintech ecosystem. Our comments look at two concerns addressed by the draft guidelines, i.e. reducing information asymmetry and market fairness. In addition to this we share comments around a third concern that requires additional scrutiny, i.e. data privacy and security.
Legal Advocacy Manual
— by Radhika, Shruti Trikanad and Torsha Sarkar — last modified Jul 01, 2024 08:16 AMThe Legal Advocacy Manual summarizes the key legal and constitutional questions and jurisprudence related to laws that affect the right to freedom of expression and privacy online, including internet shutdowns, content takedown, online surveillance and device seizure.
A Guide to Navigating Your Digital Rights
— by Anamika Kundu, Radhika, Shruti Trikanad, Torsha Sarkar — last modified Jul 01, 2024 08:18 AMComments to the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024
— by Abhineet Nayyar, Isha Suri, and Pallavi Bedi (in alphabetical order) — last modified Jun 11, 2024 10:13 AMThis submission is a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society India (CIS) to the draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024, published by the Committee on Digital Competition Law (CDCL), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), (hereafter “draft DCB” or “draft Bill”).
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