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CCTVs in Public Spaces and the Data Protection Bill, 2021
— by Anamika Kundu and Digvijay S Chaudhary — last modified Apr 28, 2022 02:29 AMThis article has been authored by Ms. Anamika Kundu, Research Assistant at the Centre for Internet and Society, and Digvijay S. Chaudhary, Researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society. This blog is a part of RSRR’s Blog Series on the Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet & Society.
Rethinking Acquisition of Digital Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies
— by Harikartik Ramesh — last modified May 02, 2022 09:27 AMThis article has been selected as a part of The Right to Privacy and the Legality of Surveillance series organized in collaboration with the RGNUL Student Research Review (RSRR) Journal.
Response to the Pegasus Questionnaire issued by the SC Technical Committee
— by Anamika Kundu, Digvijay, Arindrajit Basu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi — last modified Apr 13, 2022 02:45 PMOn March 25, 2022, the Supreme Court appointed Technical Committee constituted to examine the allegations of alleged unauthorised surveillance using the Pegasus software released a questionnaire seeking responses and comments from the general public.
Decoding India’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
— by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Apr 06, 2022 09:13 AMComments to the draft Motor Vehicle Aggregators Scheme, 2021
— by Chiara Furtado, Aayush Rathi and Abhishek Sekharan — last modified Apr 01, 2022 03:25 PMThis submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS) to the draft Motor Vehicle Aggregators Scheme, 2021 published by the Transport Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, (hereafter “draft Scheme”).
Personal Data Protection Bill must examine data collection practices that emerged during pandemic
— by Shweta Mohandas and Anamika Kundu — last modified Mar 30, 2022 03:15 PMThe PDP bill is speculated to be introduced during the winter session of the parliament soon. The PDP Bill in its current form provides wide-ranging exemptions which allow government agencies to process citizen’s data in order to fulfil its responsibilities. The bill could ensure that employers have some responsibility towards the data they collect from the employees.
CIS Seminar Series
— by Cheshta Arora — last modified Apr 11, 2022 03:19 PMThe CIS seminar series will be a venue for researchers to share works-in-progress, exchange ideas, identify avenues for collaboration, and curate research. We also seek to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on research exchange, and foster collaborations among researchers and academics from diverse geographies. Every quarter we will be hosting a remote seminar with presentations, discussions and debate on a thematic area.
Cybernorms: Do they matter IRL (In Real Life): Event Report
— by Veronica Ferrari (Association for Progressive Communications), Sheetal Kumar (Global Partners Digital), Enrico Calandro (Research ICT Africa) and Arindrajit Basu (the Centre for Internet and Society) — last modified Mar 24, 2022 04:24 PMThe year 2021 saw several cyber attacks on critical infrastructure such as oil pipelines, businesses such as airlines and meat-packing companies, and, crucially, healthcare providers such as vaccine suppliers. Several of these attacks were attributed to nation-states while others were carried out by non-state actors.
Response to MeitY's India Digital Ecosystem Architecture 2.0 Comment Period
— by Divyank Katira, Shweta Mohandas, Shruti Trikanand — last modified Mar 22, 2022 06:31 AMCIS has submitted a response to MeitY's India Digital Ecosystem Architecture 2.0 Comment Period
Nothing to Kid About – Children's Data Under the New Data Protection Bill
— by Shweta Mohandas and Anamika Kundu — last modified Mar 10, 2022 01:19 PMThe pandemic has forced policymakers to adapt their approach to people's changing practices, from looking at contactless ways of payment to the shifting of educational institutions online.
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