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- Through the looking glass: Analysing transparency reports — by Torsha Sarkar, Suhan S and Gurshabad Grover — last modified Nov 02, 2019 05:48 AM
- An analysis of companies' transparency reports for government requests for user data and content removal
- Department of Labour Interaction Program: Online Business Platforms — by Bharath Gururagavendran — last modified Oct 29, 2019 06:05 AM
- The Department of Labour convened an interaction program of sorts at Vikas Soudha in Bangalore on 21st October, 2019 to hear the issues plaguing the emergent gig economy.
- Comments to the Code on Social Security, 2019 — by Aayush Rathi , Amruta Mahuli and Ambika Tandon — last modified Oct 27, 2019 03:57 AM
- This submission presents a response by researchers at the Centre for Internet & Society, India (CIS) to the draft Code on Social Security, 2019 (hereinafter “ Draft Code ”) prepared by the Government of India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- Comments to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Report on Gender and Privacy — by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon and Pallavi Bedi — last modified Dec 30, 2019 05:40 PM
- This submission to UNHRC presents a response by researchers at the CIS to ‘gender issues arising in the digital era and their impacts on women, men and individuals of diverse sexual orientations gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics’. It was prepared by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, and Pallavi Bedi in response to a report of consultation by a thematic taskforce established by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy on ‘Privacy and Personality’ (hereafter, HRC Gender Report).
- Trending Hate Against Muslims: Is Twitter Complicit? — by Puja Bhattacharjee — last modified Oct 23, 2019 12:54 AM
- Twitter claimed that it had ‘prevented’ the Hashtag while it had not.
- Decolonizing the Internet’s Languages 2019 - From Conversations to Actions — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Nov 01, 2019 05:53 PM
- Whose Knowledge? is organising the Decolonizing the Internet's Languages 2019 gathering in London on October 23-24 — with a specific focus on building an agenda for action to decolonize the internet’s languages. Puthiya Purayil Sneha is participating in this meeting with scholars, linguists, archivists, technologists and community activists, to share the initial findings towards the State of the Internet’s Language Report (to be published in 2020) being developed by Whose Knowledge?, Oxford Internet Institute, and the CIS.
- Facial recognition at airports promises convenience in exchange for surveillance — by Nishant Shah — last modified Nov 02, 2019 07:07 AM
- If smart technology is promising you a few hours of convenience, what is it asking you to sign away?
- NIPFP Seminar on Exploring Policy Issues in the Digital Technology Arena — by Admin — last modified Oct 20, 2019 07:40 AM
- Anubha Sinha participated in this seminar as a discussant on the "Regulating emerging technologies" panel. The event was held at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla on October 10 - 11, 2019.
- Discussion at CyFy on Technology, Policy and National Security: Building 21st Century Curricula in India’s Law Schools — by Admin — last modified Oct 20, 2019 07:23 AM
- Arindrajit Basu attended the session and gave comments on the course outline which included thoughts on:
- Due Diligence Project FGD by UN Women — by Admin — last modified Oct 20, 2019 07:11 AM
- On October 11, 2019, Radhika Radhakrishnan attended a focussed group discussion at the UN House, New Delhi, organized by UN Women for their multi-country research study on online violence (Due Diligence Project).
- Roundtable Discussion on Intermediary Liability — by Admin — last modified Oct 20, 2019 07:08 AM
- Tanaya Rajwade participated in a roundtable discussion on intermediary liability organised by SFLC and the Dialogue in New Delhi on October 17, 2019.
- “Politics by other means”: Fostering positive contestation and charting ‘red lines’ through global governance in cyberspace — by Arindrajit Basu — last modified Oct 21, 2019 03:40 PM
- The past year has been a busy one for the fermentation of global governance efforts in cyberspace with multiple actors-states, industry, and civil society spearheading a variety of initiatives. Given the multiplicity of actors, ideologies, and vested interests at play in this ecosystem, any governance initiative will be, by default, political, and desirably so.
- BSides Delhi 2019 Security Conference — by Admin — last modified Oct 20, 2019 06:47 AM
- Karan Saini attended the BSides Delhi security conference on October 11, 2019. The event was organized by Bsides Delhi in New Delhi.
- Dystopia vs development: The Kashmir paradox — by Asmita Bakshi — last modified Oct 20, 2019 06:31 AM
- On 26 July, Azmat Ali Mir, 26, landed in her hometown, Srinagar. A day later, uncertainty and panic gripped the Kashmir valley—the Amarnath yatris (pilgrims) and other tourists were being evacuated, there was heavy military deployment and news reports claimed that there could be a threat to the border.
- Will FASTag raise privacy concerns? — by Shreya Nandi and Prathma Sharma — last modified Oct 18, 2019 03:22 PM
- FASTag, an electronic device that enables direct, cashless toll payment, has been touted as the Aadhaar for vehicles as it would help the government track movement of automobiles. But the move can also stoke fresh concerns on privacy.
- The Mother and Child Tracking System - understanding data trail in the Indian healthcare systems — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Dec 30, 2019 05:18 PM
- Reproductive health programmes in India have been digitising extensive data about pregnant women for over a decade, as part of multiple health information systems. These can be seen as precursors to current conceptions of big data systems within health informatics. In this article, published by Privacy International, Ambika Tandon presents some findings from a recently concluded case study of the MCTS as an example of public data-driven initiatives in reproductive health in India.
- Participation in ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 meetings — by Admin — last modified Nov 02, 2019 06:31 AM
- From October 14 - 18, 2019, Gurshabad Grover, participated in the meetings of ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 27 held in Paris, the committee that develops international standards for IT Security techniques.
- India's HIV-positive trans people find 'new strength' in technology — by Annie Banerji — last modified Oct 18, 2019 03:28 PM
- Shoved, cursed and ridiculed, Nisha's hospital visits were always stressful as a transgender woman and got worse after she was diagnosed as HIV-positive.
- Big Data and Reproductive Health in India: A Case Study of the Mother and Child Tracking System — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Dec 06, 2019 04:57 AM
- In this case study undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development (BD4D) network, Ambika Tandon evaluates the Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) as data-driven initiative in reproductive health at the national level in India. The study also assesses the potential of MCTS to contribute towards the big data landscape on reproductive health in the country, as the Indian state’s imagination of health informatics moves towards big data.
- Panelist at launch of Google-UNESCAP AI Report — by Admin — last modified Nov 02, 2019 06:48 AM
- Arindrajit Basu was a speaker at the panel launching the Google-UNESCAP AI Report at the GovInsider Forum held at the United Nations Convention Centre in Bangkok on October 16, 2019.
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