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135 million aadhaar details, 100 million bank accounts "leaked" from government websites: Researchers
by Prasad Krishna — published May 05, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
This was published by Counterview on May 5, 2017.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry 2012: Privacy Highlights in India
by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 12, 2013 — filed under: ,
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 Experts on Privacy, the RIM Standoff, the Nira Radia controversy, the Centralized Monitoring System, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, NATGRID, CCTNS, the growth of CCTVs, the leaked DNA Profiling Bill, and the UID project.
Located in Internet Governance
‘By weakening our security, govt is putting us at risk of espionage’
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — last modified Oct 02, 2015 03:09 AM — filed under: , ,
After the BlackBerry encryption and IT Act fiascos of recent years, the government last week sent yet another cyber policy howler, the Draft National Encryption Policy, only to withdraw it in the face of severe protests. S. Raghotham and Mayukh Mukherjee spoke with Pranesh Prakash, policy director, Centre for Internet & Society, on the government’s continued misadventures with data privacy and encryption.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
क्‍या आधार पर जल्दबाज़ी में है सरकार?
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2017 — filed under: , ,
Amber Sinha took part in a discussion on Aadhaar aired by NDTV on March 27, 2017.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
आधार नंबर, नाम, पता, बैंक अकाउंट और दूसरी संवेदनशील जानकारियां लीक: CIS रिपोर्ट
by Prasad Krishna — published May 04, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 11:40 AM — filed under: , , ,
एक तरफ भारत सरकार लोगों से अपना आधार कार्ड बनवाने और उसे जरूरी सर्विसों के साथ जोड़ने की अपील कर रही है. दूसरी तरफ लगातार सरकारी वेबसाइट्स से लोगों की आधार से जुड़ी जानकारियां लीक हो रही हैं. सरकार ने आधार को लगभग सभी सर्विसों के लिए जरूरी करने की तैयारी की है.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry A Case for Greater Privacy Paternalism?
by Amber Sinha — published Feb 14, 2016 — last modified Feb 20, 2016 07:28 AM — filed under: ,
This is the second part of a series of three articles exploring the issues with the privacy self management framework and potential alternatives.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry A Comparison of Indian Legislation to Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications
by Elonnai Hickok — published Jan 31, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:40 PM — filed under: , ,
This blog post is a comparison of the relevant Indian legislations allowing governmental access to communications and the Draft International Principles on Surveillance of Communications. The principles, first drafted in October 2012 and developed subsequently seeks to establish an international standard for surveillance of communications in the context of human rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry A Comparison of Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Cyber Security in India and the United Kingdom
by Authored by Divij Joshi and edited by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 12, 2017 — last modified Nov 14, 2017 03:26 PM — filed under: ,
This report is the first part of a three part series of reports that compares the Indian cyber security framework with that of the U.K, U.S and Singapore.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry A Comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012
by Maria Xynou — published Mar 15, 2013 — last modified Jul 12, 2013 03:32 PM — filed under: , ,
In this post, Maria Xynou gives us a comparison of the Draft DNA Profiling Bill 2007 and the Draft Human DNA Profiling Bill 2012.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry A Compilation of Research on the PDP Bill
by Pranav M B — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Mar 05, 2020 08:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
The most recent step in India’s initiative to create an effective and comprehensive Data Protection regime was the call for comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which closed last month. Leading up to the comments, CIS has published numerous research pieces with the goal of providing a comprehensive overview of how this legislation would place India within the global scheme, and how the local situation has developed, as well as analysing its impacts on citizens’ rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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