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Proposed Intermediary Liability Rules threat to privacy and free speech, global coalition tells MeitY
by Zaheer Merchant — published Mar 20, 2019 — filed under: , ,
“We respectfully call on you to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules in December. As published, the draft amendments would erode digital security and undermine the exercise of human rights globally.”
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Protection of Privacy in Mobile Phone Apps
by Hitabhilash Mohanty and Edited by Leilah Elmokadem — published Dec 15, 2016 — filed under: ,
The term “Fintech” refers to technology-based businesses that compete against, enable and/or collaborate with financial institutions. The year 2015 was a critical year for the Indian fintech industry, which saw the rise of numerous fintech start-ups, incubators and investments from the public and private sector.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Provide hacker details, outfit that claimed data leak told
by Prasad Krishna — published May 18, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:14 PM — filed under: , ,
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the regulatory authority for Aadhaar, has written to a Bengaluru-based research organisation, Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), seeking details about a suspected hack attack on government websites that led to the leak of information about 13 crore users.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Public Law and Jurisprudential Issues of Privacy: A Talk at CIS
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 25, 2013 — last modified Dec 30, 2013 12:39 PM — filed under: , ,
On Friday, September 27, 2013, Abhayraj Naik will give a talk on public law and jurisprudential issues related to privacy. CIS will host the talk at its office in Bangalore from 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry Public Statement to Final Draft of UID Bill
by Elonnai Hickok — published Dec 07, 2010 — last modified Mar 22, 2012 05:48 AM — filed under: ,
The final draft of the UID Bill that will be submitted to the Lok Sabha was made public on 8 November 2010. If the Bill is approved by Parliament, it will become a legal legislation in India. The following note contains Civil Society's response to the final draft of the Bill.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Putting Users First: How Can Privacy be Protected in Today’s Complex Mobile Ecosystem?
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 22, 2011 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 10:03 AM — filed under:
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 09, 2012 — filed under: ,
In January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy legislation in India. The committee met a total of seven times from January to September 2012. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) was a member of the committee creating the report. This blog post is CIS’s attempt to answer questions that have arisen from media coverage on the report, based on our understanding.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Quantified identities as a global phenomenon: analyzing the impact of biometric systems in our societies
by Admin — published Feb 28, 2018 — last modified Mar 01, 2018 12:56 AM — filed under: ,
A session by Amber Sinha and Leandro Ucciferri of ADC, Argentina at the Internet Freedom Festival to be held in Valencia, Spain in March has been selected. Amber Sinha will make a presentation.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Rankathon on Digital Rights (Delhi, January 08)
by Amber Sinha — published Dec 29, 2016 — last modified Dec 29, 2016 07:10 AM — filed under: , , ,
Please join us on Sunday, January 08, at the CIS office in Hauz Khas, Delhi, for a rankathon to visualise, and contribute to the findings of the Ranking Digital Rights study, and critique the underlying methodology. The event will begin at 10:00 in the morning and participants can focus on one or more of three kinds of tasks: 1) visualising the CIS and Ranking Digital Rights data, 2) evaluating additional companies using the RDR methodology, and 3) evaluating the RDR methodology and its suitability for independent use.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Blog Entry Ranking Digital Rights in India
by Divij Joshi and Aditya Chawla — published Feb 12, 2017 — filed under: ,
This report is a study of five Indian telecommunication companies (Tata Communications Ltd., Reliance Communications Limited, Aircel Limited, Vodafone India Private Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) and three Indian online service providers (Hike Messenger, Shaadi.com and Rediff.com). The report is an attempt to evaluate the practices and policies of companies which provide internet infrastructure or internet services, and are integral intermediaries to the everyday experience of the internet in India.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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