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Nine-point code set out to safeguard personal information
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
A. P. Shah panel lists exceptions; suggests privacy commissioners.
Located in News & Media
Bill to create bank for DNA profiling of accused coming
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
Access to data only for victim’s or suspect’s relatives.
Located in News & Media
India To Let Private Companies Access Citizens’ Biometric Data
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 27, 2017 — filed under: ,
India, home to the world’s largest national biometric registry, plans to begin sharing citizens’ data with the country’s private companies and startups.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Rethinking National Privacy Principles: Evaluating Principles for India's Proposed Data Protection Law
by Amber Sinha — published Sep 11, 2017 — filed under: ,
This report is intended to be the first part in a series of white papers that CIS will publish which seeks to contribute to the discussions around the enactment of a privacy legislation in India. In subsequent pieces we will focus on subjects such as regulatory framework to implement, supervise and enforce privacy principles, and principles to regulate surveillance in India under a privacy law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
India: Privacy Bill will likely reflect EU Directive
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: ,
The Indian Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) called for comments - on 25 February 2014 - on a draft Privacy Protection Bill ('the Bill'). The draft Bill comes after a series of roundtable discussions in 2013. The last CIS roundtable on the Bill, on 19 October 2013, included Jacob Kohnstamm, Chairman of the EU Article 29 Working Party and the Dutch data protection authority, and Christopher Graham, the UK Information Commissioner.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 3: The Public/Private Distinction and the Supreme Court’s Wrong Turn
by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 25, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 11:02 PM — filed under: , ,
After its decision in Gobind, the Supreme Court's privacy floodgates opened; a series of claims involving private parties came before its docket, and the resulting jurisprudence ended up creating confusion between state-individual surveillance, and individual-individual surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say experts
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 03, 2014 — filed under: ,
But creates wide exceptions for government agencies.
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Parties give short shrift to privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 05:54 AM — filed under: ,
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Legislating for Privacy - Part II
by Bhairav Acharya — published May 20, 2014 — last modified May 28, 2014 09:59 AM — filed under: ,
Apart from the conflation of commercial data protection and privacy, the right to privacy bill has ill-informed and poorly drafted provisions to regulate surveillance.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act
by Divij Joshi — published Jun 16, 2014 — last modified Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AM — filed under: , ,
Tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require technical knowledge and familiarity with specialised factual scenarios.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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