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Notes From a Foreign Field: The European Court of Human Rights on Russia’s Website Blocking

by Gurshabad Grover — last modified Feb 13, 2021 08:42 AM

This blogpost summarises the human rights principles applied by the Court to website blocking, and discusses how they can be instructive to petitions in the Delhi High Court that challenge arbitrary censorship in India.

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The Government needs to make sure our emails don't destroy the environment

by Aman Nair — last modified Jan 25, 2021 02:17 PM

The Government's data centre policy must be more reflective of energy requirements and sustainable practices to effectively ensure that India's growing digital user base doesn't hurt the environment.

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The Boss Will See You Now - The Growth of Workplace Surveillance in India, is Data Protection Legislation the Answer?

by Shweta Mohandas and Deepika Nandagudi Srinivasa — last modified Jan 25, 2021 12:37 PM
January 23, 2021

The use of pervasive technologies to monitor employees was picking up pace in India, the pandemic accelerated it. The pandemic has changed the way we work either through permanent work from home mandates for those who can work remotely, to heightened social distancing norms for office goers.

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TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with China

by Aman Nair — last modified Jan 22, 2021 06:11 AM

As the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies and challenges.

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Response to Mozilla DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period

by Gurshabad Grover, Divyank Katira — last modified Jan 19, 2021 07:35 AM

CIS has submitted a response to Mozilla's DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period

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PDP Bill is coming: WhatsApp Privacy Policy analysis

by Pallavi Bedi & Shweta Reddy — last modified Jan 19, 2021 08:12 AM
January 18, 2021

WhatsApp started off the new year with changes to its privacy policy that has several implications for data protection and the digital governance ecosystem at large. This post is the first in a series by CIS unpacking the various implications of the policy.

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Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance Mechanisms

by Mira Swaminathan & Shubhika Saluja — last modified Jan 08, 2021 11:10 AM
January 08, 2021

This paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.

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India Digital Freedom Series: Internet Shutdowns, Censorship and Surveillance

by Gurshabad Grover — last modified Jan 11, 2021 10:07 AM
December 26, 2020

A series of reports on digital rights and civic space in India, focusing on four areas where restrictive policies threaten fundamental freedoms and impede public participation: internet shutdowns, censorship, platform governance and surveillance.

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