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New $1 Billion RIC Project Casts Doubts on Aadhaar
The Indian Government is going ahead with a new project dubbed RIC that will effectively undermine the existing UIDAI – Unique Identification Authority of ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2013 08:28 AM — Filed under: ,
Nowhere to hide: Govt making your personal details public
The worst fears are coming true. Your sensitive private data may be up online turning you into a potential target of frauds. What is all the more dangerous is ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 29, 2013 06:15 AM — Filed under: ,
Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012
This short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:00 AM — Filed under: , ,
Concerns Regarding DNA Law
Recently, a long government process to draft a law to permit the collection, processing, profiling, use and storage of human DNA is nearing conclusion. There ... by Bhairav Acharya last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:09 AM — Filed under: , ,
Seventh Privacy Round-table
On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Nov 20, 2013 09:58 AM — Filed under: ,
Big Democracy: Big Surveillance - A talk by Maria Xynou
Next Tuesday, Maria Xynou will be presenting her latest research on surveillance in India. Come and engage in a discussion on India's controversial ... by Maria Xynou last modified Dec 12, 2013 10:23 AM — Filed under: , ,
I Just Pinged to Say Hello
A host of social networks find us more connected than ever before, but leave us groping for words in the digital space. by Nishant Shah last modified Nov 30, 2013 08:36 AM — Filed under: , ,
Brochures from Expos on Smart Cards, e-Security, RFID & Biometrics in India
Electronics Today organised a series of expos on smart cards, e-security, RFID and biometric technology in Delhi on 16-18 October 2013. The Centre for Internet ... by Maria Xynou last modified Dec 26, 2013 05:24 AM — Filed under: ,
VII NLSIR Symposium
The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) - the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore is pleased to announce ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 09, 2014 07:08 AM — Filed under: ,
India's Identity Crisis
Malavika Jayaram's article was published in 2013 Internet Monitor Annual Report: Reflections on the Digital World, published by Harvard's Berkman Center for ... by Malavika Jayaram last modified Jan 09, 2014 07:56 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy, Free/Open Source, and the Cloud
A look into the questions that arise in concern to privacy and cloud computing, and how open source plays into the picture. by Elonnai Hickok last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:50 AM — Filed under: , ,
Data Retention in India
As part of its privacy research, the Centre for Internet and Society has been researching upon data retention mandates from the Government of India and data ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:51 PM — Filed under: , ,
2012: Privacy Highlights in India
In this blog post, Elonnai Hickok summarizes the top privacy moments of 2012 in India. In doing so she lists out the major ones like the Report of Group of ... by Elonnai Hickok last modified Feb 12, 2013 12:39 PM — Filed under: ,
Workshop on 'Urban Data, Inequality and Justice in the Global South'
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon presented our research on video-based surveillance in New Delhi at a workshop on urban data, inequality, and justice in the ... by Admin last modified Jul 06, 2019 01:30 AM — Filed under: , ,
No Fintech company meets every single privacy requirement under IT Act: CIS report
The study shows that privacy policies companies such as Paytm, Jio Payments Bank, Airtel Payments Bank, Amazon Pay, Bhim are not accessible from the main ... by Shilpa S. Ranipeta last modified Jul 08, 2019 02:34 AM — Filed under: ,
Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy Policies
Leaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature. by Mira Swaminathan and Shweta Reddy last modified Aug 09, 2019 10:12 AM — Filed under: ,
BIS LITD 17 meeting
On July 3, 2019, Gurshabad Grover attended the sixteenth meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Section Committee (LITD17) at the Bureau of ... by Admin last modified Jul 21, 2019 01:58 PM — Filed under: ,
Easing the US-India divergence on data localisation
Addition of data localisation to the basket of persisting trade issues warrants greater compartmentalisation and consultative approaches to US-India ties. by Shashidhar KJ and Kashish Parpiani last modified Jul 30, 2019 01:40 AM — Filed under: ,
In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User Rights
A study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011. by Shweta Mohandas last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:21 AM — Filed under: ,
Comments on the National Digital Health Blueprint
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Digital Health Blueprint on 15 July 2019 for comments. The Centre for Internet & Society ... by Samyukta Prabhu, Ambika Tandon, Torsha Sarkar and Aayush Rathi last modified Aug 07, 2019 01:24 PM — Filed under: ,
Digital ID Forum 2019
Sunil Abraham was one of the panelists at this event at Chulalongkorn University on July 3, 2019. by Admin last modified Aug 07, 2019 02:09 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
National Stakeholders Consultation on the National Digital Health Blueprint
Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi attended the National Stakeholders Consultation on the National Digital Health Blueprint organised by the Ministry of Health and ... by Admin last modified Aug 07, 2019 02:21 PM — Filed under: ,
IETF 105
Gurshabad Grover attended a meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), IETF105, held in Montreal from July 20 - 26. by Admin last modified Aug 13, 2019 01:38 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable
The Centre for Internet and Society and the Cellular Operators Association of India in collaboration with the Council for Fair Business Practices invite you ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 20, 2014 05:26 AM — Filed under: , ,
PMA Policy and COAI Recommendations
by Dipankar Das last modified Jul 02, 2014 06:45 AM — Filed under: ,
Free Speech and Surveillance
Gautam Bhatia examines the constitutionality of surveillance by the Indian state. by Gautam Bhatia last modified Jul 07, 2014 04:59 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Best Practices Meet
The Best Practices Meet 2014 is being organized by DSCI at Hotel Leela Palace on July 9, 2014. Sunil Abraham will participate as a panelist at the event. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 06, 2014 06:25 AM — Filed under: ,
Surat’s Massive Surveillance Network Should Cause Concern, Not Celebration
The blog post examines the surveillance network of Surat, a city in Gujarat state in India. by Joe Sheehan last modified Sep 06, 2014 03:05 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 20) – Saumil Shah
CIS interviews Saumil Shah, security expert, as part of the Cybersecurity Series. by Purba Sarkar last modified Sep 06, 2014 05:03 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Understanding Surveillance and Privacy in India
Bhairav Acharya delivered a lecture at the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on August 28, 2014. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 08, 2014 06:08 AM — Filed under: ,