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National Consultation on Media Law Schedule
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 30, 2014 06:34 AMAnvar v. Basheer and the New (Old) Law of Electronic Evidence
— by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Dec 04, 2014 03:53 PMThe Supreme Court of India revised the law on electronic evidence. The judgment will have an impact on the manner in which wiretap tapes are brought before a court.
Centre for Internet and Society joins the Dynamic Coalition for Platform Responsibility
— by Jyoti Panday — last modified Oct 07, 2014 10:54 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has joined the multistakeholder cooperative engagement amidst stakeholders towards creating Due Diligence Recommendations for online platforms and Model Contractual Provisions to be enshrined in ToS. This blog provides a brief background of the role of dynamic coalitions within the IGF structure, establishes the need for the coalition and provides an update on the action plan and next steps for interested stakeholders.
Biometrics: An ‘Angootha Chaap’ nation?
— by Mukta Batra — last modified Sep 19, 2014 06:12 AMThis blog post throws light on the inconsistencies in biometric collection under the UID and NPR Schemes.
UID and NPR: Towards Common Ground
— by Mukta Batra — last modified Oct 15, 2014 01:06 PMThe UID (Unique Identification) and NPR (National Population Register) are both government identity schemes that aggregate personal data, including biometric data for the provision of an identification factor, and aim to link them with the delivery of public utility services.
UID: A Data Subject's Registration Tale
— by Mukta Batra — last modified Sep 11, 2014 09:05 AMA person who registered for UIDAI shares their experience of registering for the UID Number, on the condition of anonymity.
Zero Draft of Content Removal Best Practices White Paper
— by Jyoti Panday — last modified Sep 10, 2014 07:11 AMEFF and CIS Intermediary Liability Project is aimed towards the creation of a set of principles for intermediary liability in consultation with groups of Internet-focused NGOs and the academic community.
Transparency and Privacy
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 07, 2014 04:05 AMDocument Actions

