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- Critics of India's ID card project say they have been harassed, put under surveillance — by Admin — last modified Feb 24, 2018 07:50 AM
- Researchers and journalists who have identified loopholes in India’s massive national identity card project have said they have been slapped with criminal cases or harassed by government agencies because of their work.
- The mystery of the website which published the ‘scoop’ on BJP’s Ram Madhav — by Admin — last modified Feb 22, 2018 02:55 PM
- The website has since been taken down, but the identity of its creators may not be very easy to find.
- CCI leaves Google searching for answers — by Admin — last modified Feb 19, 2018 02:26 AM
- If you go to the Google search box and type "nuance", the first result that shows up is "CCIBSE 0.00 % Judgement on Google". No, we just made that up.
- A Series of Op-eds on Data Protection — by Amber Sinha — last modified Feb 19, 2018 02:08 AM
- I wrote a short series of three op-eds for Asia Times this week.
- The Fundamental Right to Privacy - A Visual Guide — by Amber Sinha — last modified Feb 16, 2018 05:31 AM
- Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. This visual guide to the story of privacy law in India and the recent judgement of the Puttaswamy v. Union of India case is developed by Amber Sinha (research and content) and Pooja Saxena (design and conceptualisation).
- Unpacking Data Protection Law: A Visual Representation — by Amber Sinha — last modified Feb 15, 2018 01:22 PM
- This visual explainer unpacking data protection law was developed by Amber Sinha (research) and Pooja Saxena (design), and published as part of the Data Privacy Week celebrations on the Privacy International blog. Join the conversation on Twitter using #dataprivacyweek.
- AI and Manufacturing and Services in India: Looking Forward — by Shweta Mohandas and Pranav M. Bidare — last modified Feb 14, 2018 11:13 AM
- This Report provides an overview of the proceedings of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Manufacturing and Services: Looking Forward (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Roundtable’), conducted at The Energy Resource Institute (TERI), in Bangalore on January 19, 2018.
- Open Data and Land Ownership - Environment Scan — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Feb 12, 2018 10:37 AM
- The State of Open Data is an ambitious research project reflecting on 10 years of action on open data and providing a critical review of the current state of the open data movement across a range of issues and thematic areas. This environment scan represents the first step in gathering information to support a review of the state of open data with regard to land ownership, and in refining the focus of a chapter. The lead author for this chapter is Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
- Aadhaar: ‘Safety is regularly evolving‘ — by Admin — last modified Feb 07, 2018 04:44 PM
- Experts say the new security features will significantly ensure there is no ‘large-scale theft of people‘s identity‘. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
- Internet Researchers' Conference 2018 (IRC18): Offline, February 22-24, Sambhaavnaa Institute — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jul 02, 2018 06:30 PM
- We are proud to announce that the third edition of the Internet Researchers' Conference series will be held at the Sambhaavnaa Institute, Kandbari (Himachal Pradesh) during February 22-24, 2018. This annual conference series was initiated by the Researchers@Work (RAW) programme at CIS in 2016 to gather researchers, academic or otherwise, studying internet in/from India to congregate, share insights and tensions, and chart the ways forward. The *offline* is the theme of the 2018 edition of the conference (IRC18), and the conference agenda will be shaped by nine sessions selected by all the teams that submitted session proposals, and an independent paper track consisting of six presentations.
- To protect data, don’t opt for plastic or laminated Aadhaar card: UIDAI — by Admin — last modified Feb 07, 2018 01:00 AM
- Unauthorized printing of Aadhaar cards could render the QR (quick response) code dysfunctional or even expose personal data without an individual’s informed consent, UIDAI says.
- CIS Submission to the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India — by Amber Sinha — last modified Apr 18, 2018 04:39 PM
- This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India (“CIS”) on the ‘White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India’ (“White Paper”) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The White paper was drafted by a Committee of Expert (“Committee”) constituted by the Ministry. CIS has conducted research on the issues of privacy, data protection and data security since 2010 and is thankful for the opportunity to put forth its views. The submission was made on January 31, 2018.
- Matching Realities and Aspirations — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Mar 09, 2018 03:03 AM
- Leaving aside fixing the 'mountains' such as land acquisition, NPAs etc, here are some thoughts on systemic focus and action.
- Experience and Learning outcome from Wikipedia Education Program — by Lakshmi Karlekar — last modified Jan 30, 2018 07:14 PM
- In this blog post you will find a Christ University student's experience during Wikipedia Education Program.
- Aadhaar's new security measures are good, it is still work in progress — by Admin — last modified Jan 26, 2018 01:52 AM
- Here's a rundown of the three new features that the UIDAI will introduce to make Aadhaar seemingly more secure.
- Artificial Intelligence in India: A Compendium — by Centre for Internet & Society — last modified May 09, 2023 06:56 AM
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast emerging as a key technological paradigm in different sectors across the globe including India.
- Submission to TRAI Consultation on "Inputs for Formulation of National Telecom Policy - 2018" — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 25, 2018 02:46 PM
- Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) made a submission to TRAI Consultation on inputs to the National Telecom Policy.
- Paytm Payments Bank woos corporates with digital incentives — by Admin — last modified Jan 24, 2018 11:52 PM
- Offerings will be an incentive to companies already using Paytm e-wallet services to shift employees’ salary accounts to the bank, says Paytm Payments Bank CEO Renu Satti.
- Life of a Tuple: National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Reform of Citizen Identification Infrastructure in Assam — by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Apr 27, 2023 04:54 PM
- We are proud to announce that a research grant from the Azim Premji University has enabled us to initiate a study of the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, and the resultant reform of citizen identification infrastructure in India. The study is being led by Khetrimayum Monish and Ranjit Singh, along with Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
- Data Protection: We can innovate, leapfrog — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jan 22, 2018 01:45 AM
- About 27% of India's population is still illiterate or barely literate. Most privacy policies and terms of services for web and mobile applications are in English and therefore it is only 10% of us who can actually read them before we provide our consent.
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