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India's Biometric Identification Programs and Privacy Concerns
— by Divij Joshi — last modified Jul 21, 2016 10:51 AMThe invasiveness of individual identification coupled with the fallibility of managing big data which biometric identification presents poses a huge risk to individual privacy in India.
What’s In a Name? — DNS Singularity of ICANN and The Gold Rush
— by Sharath Chandra Ram — last modified Mar 31, 2013 05:35 AMMarch 2013 being the 28th birthday of the first ever registered Internet domain as well as the exigent launch of the Trademark Clearing House disguised as a milestone in rights protection by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for it’s new gTLD program, Sharath Chandra Ram, dissects the transitory role of ICANN from being a technical outfit to the Boardroom Big Brother of Internet Governance.
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.
Privacy Round Table in Delhi
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2013 09:12 AM
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.
Privacy Protection Bill 2013
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 07, 2013 04:58 AMKorean Trans Cine-Media in Global Contexts: Asia and the World Event
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