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Inter Movements Open Forum: Trafficking Bill
On 18 May 2018 Gurshabad Grover on behalf of CIS presented comments on the Trafficking (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018 at a meeting of ... by Admin last modified Aug 18, 2018 09:21 AM — Filed under: ,
DIDP Request #30 - Employee remuneration structure at ICANN
We have requested ICANN to disclose the employee pay structure at ICANN with specific enquiries about the payment across the institutional hierarchy, gender, ... by Paul Kurian and Akriti Bopanna last modified Aug 24, 2018 06:57 AM — Filed under: ,
Design Concerns in Creating Privacy Notices
The purpose of privacy notices and choice mechanisms is to notify users of the data practices of a system, so they can make informed privacy decisions. by Saumyaa Naidu last modified Jun 06, 2018 01:45 PM — Filed under: ,
Don't blindly forward WhatsApp messages. You could be sued
Never before in Bengaluru has the Internet and social media taken such a vicious and violent turn as it did last week. by Admin last modified May 31, 2018 11:49 PM — Filed under: ,
Comments on the Draft National Policy on Official Statistics
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet & Society, India (“CIS”) on the Draft National Policy on Official Statistics which was released to ... by Gurshabad Grover and Sandeep Kumar last modified Jun 07, 2018 02:54 AM — Filed under: ,
Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In India
A draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India. by Admin last modified Jun 11, 2018 02:47 AM — Filed under: ,
NITI Aayog Discussion Paper: An aspirational step towards India’s AI policy
The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence — a discussion paper on India’s path forward in AI, is a welcome step towards a comprehensive document that ... by Sunil Abraham, Elonnai Hickok, Amber Sinha, Swaraj Barooah, Shweta Mohandas, Pranav M Bidare, Swagam Dasgupta, Vishnu Ramachandran and Senthil Kumar last modified Jun 13, 2018 01:08 PM — Filed under: ,
Comments on the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet & Society, India (“CIS”) on the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations ... by Sandeep Kumar, Torsha Sarkar, Swaraj Barooah, Gurshabad Grover last modified Jun 23, 2018 12:44 AM — Filed under: ,
Is Privacy Obsolete?
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event organized by TERI in Bangalore on June 22, 2018. by Admin last modified Jun 23, 2018 05:01 AM — Filed under: ,
Data Privacy: Footprints on the Web
Technology has made data protection a hot button issue. Now, a group of eminent citizens, mostly lawyers, have formulated a draft privacy bill, a legal ... by Admin last modified Jun 25, 2018 04:48 PM — Filed under: ,
Police to counter fake news on WhatsApp
State police across Karnataka, Assam, Telangana and Kerala are designing social media campaigns as an antidote to fake news on messaging apps like WhatsApp ... by Admin last modified Jun 26, 2018 01:45 AM — Filed under: ,
26th AMIC Annual Conference – India 2018
The 26th AMIC annual conference on the theme Disturbing Asian Millennials: Some Creative Responses was organized by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) ... by Admin last modified Jun 26, 2018 01:58 AM — Filed under:
Allow admins to add users to online group chats only after permission: SFLC.in
SFLC.in -- a donor supported legal services organisation -- has written an open letter to messaging service providers like WhatsApp, Facebook and others, ... by Admin last modified Jun 26, 2018 02:03 AM — Filed under: ,
EC disables easy access to electoral data across states
The recently-concluded Assembly elections may have set more than just one precedent with implications for the entire nation. by Admin last modified Jun 29, 2018 01:59 AM — Filed under: ,
Draft bill proposes Rs 1 crore fine, 3 year jail for data privacy violation
The move comes at a time when user data of Indians is under threat from social media firms accused of data mining and sharing information with private ... by Admin last modified Jun 29, 2018 04:48 PM — Filed under: ,
June 2018 Newsletter
CIS newsletter for the month of June 2018. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 11, 2018 02:52 AM — Filed under: , , ,
July 2018 Newsletter
CIS July 2018 newsletter. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 11, 2018 02:50 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Death by Social Media
The victims of WhatsApp forwards are outsiders, the political class is silent, the state is helpless. There are clear patterns behind the recent mob lynchings. by Admin last modified Jul 10, 2018 01:44 AM — Filed under:
Child-lifting rumours caused 69 mob attacks, 33 deaths in last 18 months
45 persons were killed in 40 cases of mob lynching across nine states between 2014 and 3 March 2018 according to data. by Admin last modified Jul 13, 2018 02:53 PM — Filed under:
India's Latest Data Leak: People's Aadhaar Number And Bank Account Are Just One Google Search Away
Even Truecaller doesn't reveal this much. by Admin last modified Jul 13, 2018 03:18 PM — Filed under: , ,
Government Gives Nod To Bill For Building DNA Databases In India, For 'Criminal Investigation And Justice Delivery'
The bill will be introduced in Parliament in the Monsoon session. by Admin last modified Jul 13, 2018 03:25 PM — Filed under:
ICANN Diversity Analysis
The by-laws of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) state that it is a non-profit public-benefit corporation which is responsible at ... by Akriti Bopanna last modified Aug 29, 2018 11:19 AM — Filed under: , , ,
TRAI recommendations on data privacy raises eyebrows
The telecom regulator’s recommendations on data privacy have raised eyebrows over jurisdiction and timing, with IT ministry officials as well as companies ... by Admin last modified Jul 19, 2018 01:33 PM — Filed under: ,
DIDP #31 Diversity of employees at ICANN
We have requested ICANN to disclose information pertaining to the diversity of employees based on race and citizenship. by Akash Sriram last modified Aug 21, 2018 09:26 AM — Filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society’s Comments and Recommendations to the: Indian Privacy Code, 2018
The debate surrounding privacy has in recent times gained momentum due to the Aadhaar judgement and the growing concerns around the use of personal data by ... by Shweta Mohandas, Elonnai Hickok, Amber Sinha and Shruti Trikanand last modified Jul 20, 2018 01:55 PM — Filed under: , ,
Bit by byte protecting her privacy
The Srikrishna committee draft law on data protection is days away. Here’s a bucket list of issues that will matter by Admin last modified Jul 29, 2018 01:46 AM — Filed under: ,
The crown of thorns that awaits Facebook’s India MD hire
Between 2015 to 2017, Facebook nearly doubled its user base to about 250 million in India. The two other popular Facebook products, WhatsApp and Instagram, ... by Admin last modified Jul 29, 2018 02:00 AM — Filed under: ,
After Securing Net Neutrality In India, TRAI Goes To Bat For Data Privacy
This will be a stop-gap measure before the creation of a privacy bill. by Admin last modified Jul 29, 2018 05:28 AM — Filed under: ,
People Should Have Right To Their Data, Not Companies, Says TRAI
Rules for protection of personal data in the telecom space are not sufficient, regulator TRAI said today while suggesting that consumers be given the right to ... by Admin last modified Jul 29, 2018 05:44 AM — Filed under: ,
The Potential for the Normative Regulation of Cyberspace: Implications for India
Author: Arindrajit Basu Edited by: Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Udbhav Tiwari Research Assistance: Tejas Bharadwaj by Pranav M B last modified Jul 31, 2018 11:49 PM — Filed under: ,