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Calcutta High Court Strengthens Whistle Blower Protection
Calcutta High Court has ordered for protection of whistle blower's privacy in its November 20, 2013 order. The court has directed the government to accept RTI ... by Divij Joshi last modified Feb 24, 2014 06:38 AM — Filed under: ,
Spreadsheet data on sample of 50 security companies
by Maria Xynou last modified Feb 28, 2014 04:13 PM — Filed under: ,
An Urgent Need for the Right to Privacy
Along with a group of individuals and organisations from academia and civil society, we have drafted and are signatories to an open letter addressed to the ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Mar 17, 2016 07:40 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Press Release, March 15, 2016: The New Bill Makes Aadhaar Compulsory!
We published and circulated the following press release on March 15, 2016, to highlight the fact that the Section 7 of the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 states that ... by Amber Sinha last modified Mar 16, 2016 10:11 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Are we Losing the Right to Privacy and Freedom of Speech on Indian Internet?
The article was published in DNA on March 10, 2016. by Amber Sinha last modified Mar 16, 2016 02:44 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Govt narrative on Aadhaar has not changed in the last six years: Sunil Abraham
The bill is basically the same as the UPA version, with some cosmetic changes, and some tokenism towards the right to privacy, says Abraham. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 16, 2016 04:37 PM — Filed under: , ,
Aadhaar is actually surveillance tech: Sunil Abraham
On March 12, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016, paving the way for giving ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 16, 2016 05:07 PM — Filed under: , ,
Forget privacy, Aadhaar Bill gives too much power to the executive
The government promotes the Aadhaar programme because it believes the 12-digit unique identification number will let them track every penny spent from the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 17, 2016 02:44 PM — Filed under: , ,
India's billion-member biometric database raises privacy fears
India's parliament is set to pass legislation that gives federal agencies access to the world's biggest biometric database in the interests of national ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 17, 2016 03:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
Privacy Concerns Overshadow Monetary Benefits of Aadhaar Scheme
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar system has been shrouded in controversy over issues of privacy, security and viability. It has been implemented ... by Pranesh Prakash and Amber Sinha last modified Mar 17, 2016 04:12 PM — Filed under: , ,
Analysis of Aadhaar Act in the Context of A.P. Shah Committee Principles
Whilst there are a number of controversies relating to the Aadhaar Act including the fact that it was introduced in a manner so as to circumvent the majority ... by Vipul Kharbanda last modified Mar 17, 2016 07:43 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Salient Points in the Aadhaar Bill and Concerns
Since the release of the Aadhaar Bill, the Centre for Internet and Society has been writing a number of posts analyzing the Bill and calling out problematic ... by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok last modified Mar 21, 2016 04:37 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Aadhaar Bill 2016 Evaluated against the National Privacy Principles
In this infographic, we evaluate the privacy provisions of the Aadhaar Bill 2016 against the national privacy principles developed by the Group of Experts on ... by Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha last modified Mar 21, 2016 08:38 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55
by Vidushi Marda last modified Mar 21, 2016 03:22 PM — Filed under:
Too Clever By Half: Strengthening India’s Smart Cities Plan with Human Rights Protection
The data involved in planning for urbanized and networked cities are currently flawed and politically-inflected. Therefore, we must ensure that basic human ... by Vanya Rakesh last modified Mar 22, 2016 01:49 PM — Filed under:
Hard to broad ban!
The provisions under the Telegraph Act are wispy and can’t be convincingly invoked to exercise a jurisdiction on the internet world. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 22, 2016 05:00 PM — Filed under: ,
Dead and Clicking
A look at the phenomenon of digital memorials; repositories and time capsules of a life even after it's ended in the real world. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 23, 2016 01:42 AM — Filed under:
In India, Biometric Data Storage Sparks Demands for Privacy Laws
In India, calls for strict privacy laws are growing after this week's passage of a measure that allows federal agencies access to biometric data of the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 23, 2016 02:27 AM — Filed under: , ,
Seven reasons why Parliament should debate the Aadhaar bill (and not pass it in a rush)
Critics say the Aadhaar Bill does not address concerns over privacy, even as government is rushing the Bill without adequate parliamentary scrutiny. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 24, 2016 02:25 AM — Filed under: , ,
Making Aadhaar Mandatory: Gamechanger For Governance?
Why a programme that both the Congress and the BJP have hailed as transformational has divided Parliament this week? The Aadhaar Bill which was passed this ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 24, 2016 06:50 AM — Filed under: , ,
Blockchain: A primer for India
This report is presently being updated. by Anusha Madhusudhan last modified Mar 30, 2020 01:32 PM — Filed under: , ,
Cybersecurity Visuals Media Handbook: Launch Event
6th December | 6 pm | Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore by Saumyaa Naidu last modified Dec 06, 2019 09:27 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Cyber security tips for small businesses
It is important to have good cyber security practices, experts recommend. by Theres Sudeep last modified Dec 05, 2019 11:35 PM — Filed under:
In Twitter India’s Arbitrary Suspensions, a Question of What Constitutes a Public Space
A discussion is underway about the way social media platforms may have to operate within the tenets of constitutional protections of free speech. by Torsha Sarkar last modified Dec 12, 2019 04:54 PM — Filed under: ,
WhatsApp spy attack and after
Bengaluru experts analyse the Pegasus snooping scandal, and provide advice on what you can do about the gaping holes in your mobile phone security. by Theres Sudeep last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:06 AM — Filed under: ,
Power over privacy: New Personal Data Protection Bill fails to really protect the citizen’s right to privacy
Nikhil Pahwa throws light on the new personal data protection bill. by Nikhil Pahwa last modified Dec 15, 2019 05:57 AM — Filed under: ,
ICANN takes one step forward in its human rights and accountability commitments
Akriti Bopanna and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito take a look at ICANN's Implementation Assessment Report for the Workstream 2 recommendations and break down the key ... by Akriti Bopanna and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito last modified Dec 19, 2019 11:35 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Data Infrastructures and Inequities: Why Does Reproductive Health Surveillance in India Need Our Urgent Attention?
In order to bring out certain conceptual and procedural problems with health monitoring in the Indian context, this article by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon ... by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon last modified Dec 30, 2019 04:44 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
Extra-Territorial Surveillance and the Incapacitation of Human Rights
This paper was published in Volume 12 (2) of the NUJS Law Review. by Arindrajit Basu last modified Jan 02, 2020 11:02 AM — Filed under: , ,
Decrypting Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS) and Delineating Related Privacy Concerns
Arindrajit Basu and Siddharth Sonkar have co-written this blog as the first of their three-part blog series on AI Policy Exchange under the parent title: Is ... by Arindrajit Basu, Siddharth Sonkar last modified Jan 02, 2020 02:01 PM — Filed under: , , ,