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Comparison of Section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and Section 4 of the Identification Act Revised Statute of Canada
A comparison of section 35(1) of the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill, section 4 of the Identification Act, Revised Statute of Canada, and a review of ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Mar 03, 2014 08:20 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS Welcomes 52nd Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy
The “Fifty Second Report on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, and Right to Privacy” issued by the 2013 -2014 Standing Committee on Information Technology on ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Feb 24, 2014 10:49 AM — Filed under: ,
GNI Assessment Finds ICT Companies Protect User Privacy and Freedom of Expression
Elonnai Hickok analyses a public report recently published by GNI on the independent assessment process for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The report finds ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jan 20, 2014 06:17 AM — Filed under: ,
Internet Privacy in India
Internet privacy encompasses a wide range of issues and topics. It can be understood as privacy rights that an individual has online with respect to their ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jan 08, 2014 01:51 PM — Filed under:
CIS Supports the UN Resolution on “The Right to Privacy in the Digital age”.
The United Nations adopted the resolution on the right to privacy recently. It recognised privacy as a human right, integral to the right to free expression, ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Nov 30, 2013 07:25 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: ,
What India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations
Big Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AM — Filed under: ,
An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party
The Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party. by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2013 04:50 AM — Filed under: ,
Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
An open letter was sent to the Members of the European Parliament of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on the proposed EU Regulation. The ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 23, 2013 05:00 AM — Filed under: ,
A Privacy Meeting with the Federal Trade Commission in New Delhi
On September 20, the Centre for Internet and Society held a roundtable meeting with Betsy Broder, Counsel for International Consumer Protection, and Sarah ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 03, 2013 10:25 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS and International Coalition Calls upon Governments to Protect Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) along with the International Coalition has called upon governments across the globe to protect privacy. by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Sep 25, 2013 07:21 AM — Filed under: ,
An Interview with Suresh Ramasubramanian
Suresh Ramasubramanian is the ICS Quality Representative - IBM SmartCloud at IBM. We from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted an interview on ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Sep 06, 2013 09:37 AM — Filed under: , ,
More than a Hundred Global Groups Make a Principled Stand against Surveillance
For some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques. by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 31, 2013 02:26 PM — Filed under: ,
Privacy Protection Bill, 2013 (With Amendments based on Public Feedback)
In 2013 CIS drafted the Privacy Protection Bill as a citizens' version of a privacy legislation for India. Since April 2013, CIS has been holding Privacy ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 10:50 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Open Letter to "Not" Recognize India as Data Secure Nation till Enactment of Privacy Legislation
India shouldn't be granted the status of "data secure nation" by Europe until it enacts a suitable privacy legislation, points out the Centre for Internet and ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:07 AM — Filed under: , ,
Unique Identification Scheme (UID) & National Population Register (NPR), and Governance
This post examines the UID, NPR and Governance as it exists in India. The background note gives a summary of what is the NPR, the legal grounding of NPR, its ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Apr 30, 2014 05:03 AM — Filed under: , ,
Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill (April 2012): High Level Concerns
In 2007 the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill was piloted by the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, with the objective of regulating the use of DNA ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:36 PM — Filed under: , ,
Surveillance Camp IV: Disproportionate State Surveillance - A Violation of Privacy
This is the fourth in a series of posts mapping global surveillance challenges discussed at EFF's State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp in Rio de Janeiro, ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Feb 19, 2013 12:37 PM — Filed under: ,
The Omnishambles of UID, shrouded in its RTI opacity
The Centre for Internet & Society sponsored Colonel Mathew Thomas to hold a workshop at the fourth National Right to Information (RTI) organized by the ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Feb 19, 2013 11:04 AM — 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: ,
A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications
This blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:40 PM — 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: , ,
Draft International Principles on Communications Surveillance and Human Rights
These principles were developed by Privacy International and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and seek to define an international standard for the ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:55 PM — Filed under: , ,
State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp: Summary
On December 13 and 14, 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation organized the Surveillance and Human Rights Camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 12, 2013 04:02 PM — Filed under: ,
Internet-driven Developments — Structural Changes and Tipping Points
A symposium on Internet Driven Developments: Structural Changes and Tipping Points was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard University from December 6 ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Dec 28, 2012 03:34 PM — Filed under: ,
Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
In January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Nov 09, 2012 10:20 AM — Filed under: ,
Rethinking DNA Profiling in India
DNA profile databases can be useful tools in solving crime, but given that the DNA profile of a person can reveal very personal information about the ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 29, 2012 08:00 AM — Filed under: ,
Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy
CCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2012 10:23 AM — Filed under: ,
A Public Meeting on DNA Profiling Bill in Delhi
On September 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a public talk at the Indian International Centre focused on the draft DNA Profiling Bill. ... by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 10, 2012 10:58 AM — Filed under: ,
An Interview with Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario, Canada
Elonnai Hickok interviewed Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario, Canada. The full interview is reproduced below. by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Dec 03, 2011 01:26 AM — Filed under: ,
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