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Blog Entry Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductive
by Sunil Abraham published Aug 28, 2019 — filed under: , ,
Should Aadhaar be used as KYC for social media accounts? We have recently seen a debate on this question with even the courts hearing arguments in favour and against such a move.
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Blog Entry Capturing Gender and Class Inequities: The CCTVisation of Delhi
by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon published Sep 27, 2019 — filed under: ,
Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi generated empirical evidence about the CCTV programme well underway in Delhi. The case study was published by Centre for Development Informatics, Global Development Institute, SEED, in the Development Informatics working paper series housed at the University of Manchester.
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Blog Entry The Mother and Child Tracking System - understanding data trail in the Indian healthcare systems
by Ambika Tandon published Oct 18, 2019 last modified Dec 30, 2019 05:18 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
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.
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Due Diligence Project FGD by UN Women
by Admin published Oct 20, 2019 — filed under: , ,
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).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
NIPFP Seminar on Exploring Policy Issues in the Digital Technology Arena
by Admin published Oct 20, 2019 — filed under: , , , ,
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.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Conmen seed fake phone numbers in Google to trap people looking for customer care details
by Admin published Feb 01, 2019 — filed under: ,
Googling for anything might seem like a good idea, but searching for contacts of businesses and customer care numbers is landing people in the hands of conmen.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
DSCI's Bangalore chapter meet
by Admin published Feb 02, 2019 — filed under: ,
On January 29, 2019, Karan Saini and Gurshabad Grover participated in the Bangalore chapter meet organized by Data Security Council of India in Bangalore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Is the viral #10YearChallenge just another sneaky way for tech firms to gather users’ personal data?
by Admin published Jan 18, 2019 last modified Feb 02, 2019 01:57 PM — filed under: ,
Is it merely an exercise in nostalgia? Or is it providing fodder for facial recognition algorithms on ageing?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry CIS Submission to UN High Level Panel on Digital Co-operation
by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, Arindrajit Basu and Elonnai Hickok published Jan 30, 2019 last modified Feb 19, 2019 01:41 AM — filed under: , ,
The High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation was convened by the UN Secretary-General to advance proposals to strengthen cooperation in the digital space among Governments, the private sector, civil society, international organizations, academia, the technical community and other relevant stakeholders. The Panel issued a call for input that called for responses to various questions. CIS responded to the call for inputs.
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Participation in the meeting of BIS LITD 17
by Admin published Mar 03, 2019 — filed under: ,
Gurshabad Grover participated in the fifteenth meeting of the Information Systems Security and Biometrics Sectional Committee (LITD 17) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which was conducted online on February 26.
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