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- CIS contributes to ABLI Compendium on Regulation of Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data in Asia — by Amber Sinha and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jun 03, 2018 03:10 PM
- The Asian Business Law Institute, based in Singapore published a compendium on “Regulation of cross-border transfer of personal data in Asia”. This was part of an exercise to explore legal convergence around issues such as data protection, enforcement of foreign judgments and principle of restructuring in Asia.
- 36th SCCR: CIS Statement on Draft Action Plan for Educational and Research Institutions and Persons with Other Disabilities — by Anubha Sinha — last modified May 31, 2018 09:46 AM
- Anubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 4, May 31.
- 36th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Draft Action Plan for Libraries, Archives and Museums — by Anubha Sinha — last modified May 31, 2018 09:47 AM
- Anubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Draft Action Plan on advancing limitations and exceptions for libraries, archives and Museums on behalf of CIS on Day 3, May 30.
- 36th SCCR: CIS Statement on Limitations and Exceptions Agenda — by Anubha Sinha — last modified May 31, 2018 09:43 AM
- Anubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Limitations and Exceptions agenda on behalf of CIS on Day 3, May 30.
- Alexa’s recording leak in US ‘echoes’ privacy issues here — by Admin — last modified May 30, 2018 12:49 AM
- Market analyst Sanjay Mehta (name changed) has been keeping his Amazon Echo smart speaker mostly unplugged since reports surfaced last week of the device’s voice assistant, Alexa, inadvertently recording and sending out conversations of a family in the US.
- Design Concerns in Creating Privacy Notices — by Saumyaa Naidu — last modified Jun 06, 2018 01:45 PM
- The purpose of privacy notices and choice mechanisms is to notify users of the data practices of a system, so they can make informed privacy decisions.
- NGOs circulate letter at WIPO SCCR/36 raising serious concerns about draft Broadcasting Treaty — by Anubha Sinha — last modified May 29, 2018 10:42 AM
- At the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), negotiations on the Broadcasting Treaty continue - this time with a sense of urgency to present results of the 20 year negotiations to the UN General Assembly, scheduled in September this year. There remain long-pending issues within the Treaty, which have largely been ignored or weakly acknowledged by the Committee. In view of the threats that this Treaty poses to Access to Knowledge and the mission of educators, archivists, researchers, libraries and creators, NGOs at WIPO (including CIS) have circulated the letter below.
- 36th SCCR: CIS Statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations — by Anubha Sinha — last modified May 28, 2018 02:04 PM
- Anubha Sinha, attending the 36th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”) at Geneva from May 28, 2018 to June 1, 2018, made this statement on the Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations on behalf of CIS on Day 1, May 28.
- IETF Indian Community Meetup: RFCs We Love (IoT edition) — by Admin — last modified May 26, 2018 12:46 AM
- On May 19, 2018, Gurshabad Grover and Sandeep Kumar attended a 'RFCs We Love Meetup' of the Indian IETF Community held at Zoomcar's office in Bangalore. This meetup was dedicated to discussing IETF RFCs/Active Internet Drafts meant for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
- Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward — by Admin — last modified May 26, 2018 12:39 AM
- Aayush Rathi and Gurshabad Grover attended a two day conference on 'Emerging Technologies: Issues & Way Forward' organised by the Technology Policy team at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), held on 23rd and 24th May in Bangalore.
- DIDP Request #30 - Employee remuneration structure at ICANN — by Paul Kurian and Akriti Bopanna — last modified Aug 24, 2018 06:57 AM
- We have requested ICANN to disclose the employee pay structure at ICANN with specific enquiries about the payment across the institutional hierarchy, gender, and region.
- Complying with Europe’s GDPR will be a “matter of survival” for Indian IT firms — by Admin — last modified May 26, 2018 12:22 AM
- Europe’s new data laws could shake up Indian IT companies.
- Inter Movements Open Forum: Trafficking Bill — by Admin — last modified Aug 18, 2018 09:21 AM
- On 18 May 2018 Gurshabad Grover on behalf of CIS presented comments on the Trafficking (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018 at a meeting of the Inter Movements Open Forum jointly organised by Sangram, Naz Foundation, NNSW, Tarshi and VAMP. The meeting was held at India International Centre in New Delhi.
- An open data ecosystem can boost India's GDP by $22 B and double farmer income — by Admin — last modified May 23, 2018 02:37 PM
- MeiTY says increased data transparency will drive growth and improve governance across key industry sectors in the time to come.
- The law tries to catch up with tech — by Admin — last modified Sep 06, 2018 02:11 AM
- At his testimony before the U.S. Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the upcoming elections in India.
- Privacy in the Digital Age: Addressing Common Challenges, Seizing Opportunities — by Admin — last modified May 24, 2018 10:45 AM
- DG Justice and Consumers and European Union is organizing a conference on privacy in the digital age on May 25, 2018 in New Delhi.
- Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: Compliance with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability — by Divij Joshi — last modified May 20, 2018 03:14 PM
- This report assesses the compliance of the Indian intermediary liability framework with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability, and recommends substantive legislative changes to bring the legal framework in line with the Manila Principles.
- Fairness, Transparency and Accountable AI — by Admin — last modified May 20, 2018 02:26 PM
- Amber Sinha participated remotely in the inaugural meeting of Fairness, Transparency and Accountable AI working group of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence on May 10, 2018. The meeting was held at DeepMind's office in London.
- Putting women human rights activists on the world map — by Admin — last modified May 20, 2018 02:09 PM
- Birubala Rabha may be a household name in Assam, but her crusade against the practice of witch-hunting in her State has not got the attention it deserves from the nation or the world. Barring a handful of articles in print and online publications, little has been written about her fight that spans over two decades. There is no mention of her on Wikipedia.
- More errors in Aadhaar data in Andhra Pradesh than in voter database — by Admin — last modified May 20, 2018 02:04 PM
- As much as eight per cent of Aadhaar data collected in Andhra Pradesh has errors, mostly related to name, address and date of birth, which is more than the errors in the voter ID database. But still, 87% of rural residents approve mandatory linking of the unique ID with various schemes and services.
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