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New $1 Billion RIC Project Casts Doubts on Aadhaar
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 16, 2013 — last modified Apr 04, 2013 08:28 AM — filed under: ,
The Indian Government is going ahead with a new project dubbed RIC that will effectively undermine the existing UIDAI – Unique Identification Authority of India project and will cost a whopping $1 billion.
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Nowhere to hide: Govt making your personal details public
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 29, 2013 — filed under: ,
The worst fears are coming true. Your sensitive private data may be up online turning you into a potential target of frauds. What is all the more dangerous is that you may be not even aware of this.
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Blog Entry Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012
by Bhairav Acharya — published Oct 09, 2013 — last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:00 AM — filed under: , ,
This short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, which seeks to collect human DNA samples, profile them and store them. These comments are made clause-by-clause against the DBT Bill.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Concerns Regarding DNA Law
by Bhairav Acharya — published Oct 09, 2013 — last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:09 AM — filed under: , ,
Recently, a long government process to draft a law to permit the collection, processing, profiling, use and storage of human DNA is nearing conclusion. There are several concerns with this government effort. Below, we present broad-level issues to be kept in mind while dealing with DNA law.
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Blog Entry Seventh Privacy Round-table
by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 20, 2013 — filed under: ,
On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in New Delhi at the FICCI Federation House.
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Big Democracy: Big Surveillance - A talk by Maria Xynou
by Maria Xynou — published Nov 26, 2013 — last modified Dec 12, 2013 10:23 AM — filed under: , ,
Next Tuesday, Maria Xynou will be presenting her latest research on surveillance in India. Come and engage in a discussion on India's controversial surveillance schemes, surveillance industry and much much more!
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Blog Entry I Just Pinged to Say Hello
by Nishant Shah — published Nov 30, 2013 — filed under: , ,
A host of social networks find us more connected than ever before, but leave us groping for words in the digital space.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Brochures from Expos on Smart Cards, e-Security, RFID & Biometrics in India
by Maria Xynou — published Dec 18, 2013 — last modified Dec 26, 2013 05:24 AM — filed under: ,
Electronics Today organised a series of expos on smart cards, e-security, RFID and biometric technology in Delhi on 16-18 October 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is sharing the brochures it collected from these public expos for research purposes.
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VII NLSIR Symposium
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 20, 2013 — last modified Jan 09, 2014 07:08 AM — filed under: ,
The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) - the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore is pleased to announce the seventh NLSIR Symposium on “Bridging the Security-Liberty Divide” scheduled to be held on December 21 and December 22, 2013 at the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC, opposite NLSIU Campus, Nagarhavi) Conference Hall, Bangalore.
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Blog Entry India's Identity Crisis
by Malavika Jayaram — published Dec 31, 2013 — last modified Jan 09, 2014 07:56 AM — filed under: ,
Malavika Jayaram's article was published in 2013 Internet Monitor Annual Report: Reflections on the Digital World, published by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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