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March 2012 Bulletin
In this month we announced the new clusters from Researchers at Work: Locating the Mobile, Interface Intimacies and Habits of Living. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 09, 2012 07:33 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
April 2012 Bulletin
In this issue of our newsletter, we bring you updates of our latest research, event reports, videos, news and media coverage during the month of April 2012: by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 07, 2012 06:26 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
May 2012 Bulletin
Welcome to the newsletter issue of May 2012! In the current issue, we bring to you updates of our latest research, event reports, videos, and media coverage: by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 07, 2012 06:59 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act
The Indian Code of Criminal Procedure was amended in 2005 to enable the collection of a host of medical details from accused persons upon their arrest. ... by GeneWatch UK & the Council for Responsible Genetics, US last modified Jul 11, 2012 11:30 AM — Filed under: ,
Report on the 3rd Privacy Round Table meeting
This report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the third Privacy Round Table meeting in Chennai, on 18th May 2013. by Maria Xynou last modified Jul 12, 2013 11:35 AM — Filed under: , ,
Do we need the Aadhar scheme?
"Decentralisation and privacy are preconditions for security. Digital signatures don’t require centralised storage and are much more resilient in terms of ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Feb 03, 2012 10:11 AM — Filed under: ,
Dot Bharat domain to roll out on August 21
Web addresses are set to get multilingual in India. Soon you will be able to type in addresses in a web browser in the Devnagri script – with “dot bharat” ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 08, 2014 07:08 AM — Filed under: , ,
'I'm going to ruin you, dear'
Revenge porn is sweeping across the developed world. And now it's being seen in India. The culprit, says Prasun Chaudhuri, is often a former friend, partner, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 09, 2014 09:55 AM — Filed under: , ,
Zero Draft of Content Removal Best Practices White Paper
EFF and CIS Intermediary Liability Project is aimed towards the creation of a set of principles for intermediary liability in consultation with groups of ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Sep 10, 2014 07:11 AM — Filed under: ,
Social Media Aids Rescue Efforts in Flood-Hit Kashmir
As flood-ravaged Indian Kashmir faces a communication blackout, social media posts on Facebook and Twitter are playing a huge role in tracing people stranded ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 12, 2014 05:10 AM — Filed under:
Fighting battles online
Internet policy maverick Sunil Abraham feels that accessibility is key to democratising the Internet space. by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 16, 2014 04:19 AM — Filed under:
UID and NPR: Towards Common Ground
The UID (Unique Identification) and NPR (National Population Register) are both government identity schemes that aggregate personal data, including biometric ... by Mukta Batra last modified Oct 15, 2014 01:06 PM — Filed under: , , ,
They know where you are
With hotel-booking app routinely sharing real-time guest data with police and government, lives of those fleeing persecution is in danger, privacy advocates ... by Admin last modified Jan 18, 2019 02:14 AM — Filed under: ,
Webinar on the draft Intermediary Guidelines Amendment Rules
CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on January 10 to discuss the draft "The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) ... by Admin last modified Jan 18, 2019 02:13 AM — Filed under: , ,
Cyber Policy Centres Meeting in Sri Lanka
Elonnai Hickok, Sunil Abraham and Ambika Tandon participated in this event organized by IDRC in Sri Lanka on January 11 - 14, 2019. by Admin last modified Jan 21, 2019 11:50 PM — Filed under: ,
India should reconsider its proposed regulation of online content
The lack of technical considerations in the proposal is also apparent since implementing the proposal is infeasible for certain intermediaries. End-to-end ... by Gurshabad Grover last modified Jan 24, 2019 04:59 PM — Filed under: ,
Creeped out by Netflix's 'You'? Here's how you can avoid online stalkers, data thieves
Several social media users have no idea of how much of their information is stored on the Internet and what kind of information they are allowing the ... by Admin last modified Jan 12, 2019 02:13 AM — Filed under:
How to make EVMs hack-proof, and elections more trustworthy
Free and fair elections are the expression of democratic emancipation. India has always led by example: the Nehru Committee sought universal adult franchise in ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Jan 14, 2019 03:34 PM — Filed under:
The DNA Bill has a sequence of problems that need to be resolved
In its current form, it’s far from comprehensive and fails to adequately address privacy and security concerns. by Shweta Mohandas and Elonnai Hickok last modified Jan 15, 2019 02:36 AM — Filed under: , ,
Unpacking Data Protection Law: A Visual Representation
This visual explainer unpacking data protection law was developed by Amber Sinha (research) and Pooja Saxena (design), and published as part of the Data ... by Amber Sinha last modified Feb 15, 2018 01:22 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Critics of India's ID card project say they have been harassed, put under surveillance
Researchers and journalists who have identified loopholes in India’s massive national identity card project have said they have been slapped with criminal ... by Admin last modified Feb 24, 2018 07:50 AM — Filed under: ,
Beyond Scale: How to make your digital development program sustainable
A dissemination workshop was organized by BBC Media Action, with support from the Digital Impact Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on February ... by Admin last modified Feb 26, 2018 02:23 PM — Filed under: ,
Data Privacy Forum
Amber Sinha took part in the Data Privacy Forum organized by the Asian Business Law Institute on February 7, 2018. The forum was held at the Supreme Court of ... by Admin last modified Mar 01, 2018 01:31 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS ranks amongst top think tanks for public policy in the region
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program features Centre for Internet & Society in its annual report. by Admin last modified Mar 02, 2018 12:56 PM — Filed under:
White Paper on Data Protection and Privacy
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy is organizing a roundtable on data protection and privacy in New Delhi on March 8, 2018. Sunil Abraham is ... by Admin last modified Mar 07, 2018 02:57 PM — Filed under: ,
Artificial Intelligence in India: A Compendium
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast emerging as a key technological paradigm in different sectors across the globe including India. by Centre for Internet & Society last modified May 09, 2023 06:56 AM — Filed under: ,
Supreme Court extends Aadhaar linking deadline till it passes verdict
The Supreme Court, however, allowed the government to seek Aadhaar numbers to transfer benefits of government schemes funded from the consolidated fund of ... by Admin last modified Mar 17, 2018 03:02 PM — Filed under: , ,
A Methods Workshop for Researching Future of Work in India
Centre for Internet & Society and the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is conducting a workshop in New Delhi on ... by Admin last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:59 PM — Filed under: ,
‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law. by Admin last modified Mar 25, 2018 02:01 AM — Filed under:
Govt warns Facebook of stringent legal action if found misusing data
IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says that under the IT Act, Facebook’s chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, can be summoned to India if required. by Admin last modified Mar 25, 2018 03:14 AM — Filed under: