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DesiSec: Episode 1 - Film Release and Screening
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by
Purba Sarkar
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published
Nov 28, 2013
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last modified
Dec 17, 2013 08:13 AM
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filed under:
Cyberspace,
Privacy,
Cybersecurity,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance,
Cyber Security Film,
Cyber Security,
Event
The Centre for Internet and Society is pleased to to announce the release of the first documentary film on cybersecurity in India - DesiSec.
We hope you can join us for a special screening of the first episode of DesiSec, on 11th December, at CIS!
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Internet Governance
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 07, 2014
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last modified
Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Privacy,
FOEX Live,
Surveillance,
Censorship
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Free Speech and Surveillance
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by
Gautam Bhatia
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published
Jul 07, 2014
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filed under:
Netra,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Surveillance,
Censorship,
Central Monitoring System,
Article 19(1)(a)
Gautam Bhatia examines the constitutionality of surveillance by the Indian state.
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Blog
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Gender, Health, & Surveillance in India - A Panel Discussion
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by
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon
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published
Dec 23, 2020
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last modified
Dec 23, 2020 02:03 PM
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filed under:
Data Systems,
RAW Events,
Gender,
Reproductive and Child Health,
Surveillance,
Researchers at Work,
Event
Women and LGBTHIAQ-identifying persons face intensive and varied forms of surveillance as they access reproductive health systems. Increasingly, these systems are also undergoing rapid digitisation. The panel was set-up to discuss the discursive, experiential and policy implications of these data-intensive developments on access to public health and welfare systems by women and LGBTHIAQ-identifying persons in India. The panelists presented studies undertaken as part of two projects at CIS, one of which is supported by Privacy International, UK, and the other by Big Data for Development network established by International Development Research Centre, Canada.
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RAW
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Govt to keep Aadhaar record for 7 years, activists worried
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 17, 2016
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The government will keep for seven years a record of all the services and benefits availed using the Aadhaar number, say new rules, prompting fears that the database could be used for surveillance.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Hits and Misses With the Draft Encryption Policy
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Sep 26, 2015
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Internet Governance,
Surveillance,
FOSS,
B2B
Most encryption standards are open standards. They are developed by open participation in a publicly scrutable process by industry, academia and governments in standard setting organisations (SSOs) using the principles of “rough consensus” – sometimes established by the number of participants humming in unison – and “running code” – a working implementation of the standard. The open model of standards development is based on the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) philosophy that “many eyes make all bugs shallow”.
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Blog
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How Aadhaar compromises privacy? And how to fix it?
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 31, 2017
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last modified
Apr 01, 2017 07:00 AM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Aadhaar is mass surveillance technology. Unlike targeted surveillance which is a good thing, and essential for national security and public order – mass surveillance undermines security. And while biometrics is appropriate for targeted surveillance by the state – it is wholly inappropriate for everyday transactions between the state and law abiding citizens.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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In India, Prism-like Surveillance Slips Under the Radar
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 30, 2013
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last modified
Jul 03, 2013 09:31 AM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Prism, the contentious U.S. data-collection surveillance program, has captured the world’s attention ever since whistle-blower Edward Snowden leaked details of global spying to the Guardian and Washington Post.
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News & Media
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India's Central Monitoring System (CMS): Something to Worry About?
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Jan 30, 2014
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last modified
Feb 22, 2014 01:50 PM
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filed under:
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
SAFEGUARDS
In this article, Maria Xynou presents new information about India's controversial Central Monitoring System (CMS) based on official documents which were shared with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS). Read this article and gain an insight on how the CMS actually works!
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Indian government to bar politicians from using Gmail for official business
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 30, 2013
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last modified
Sep 05, 2013 09:52 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Surveillance
US-based email services seen as too risky.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media