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Infographic: The Impending Right to Privacy Judgment
— by Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena — last modified Aug 22, 2017 11:50 PMThe ruling will be important not just for the immediate Aadhaar case but also numerous other matters to do with state intrusions, decisional autonomy and informational privacy.
Here’s why we need a lot more discussion on India’s new DNA Profiling Bill
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 21, 2017 11:48 PMThe DNA Profiling Bill 2017 is still missing a number of safeguards that would enable individual rights. The implications of creating regional and national level DNA databanks need to be fully understood and publicly debated.
Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 07, 2017 08:02 AMRight to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
High Level Comparison and Analysis of the Use and Regulation of DNA Based Technology Bill 2017
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Aug 11, 2017 02:16 AMThis blog post seeks to provide a high level comparison of the 2017 and 2015 DNA Profiling Bill - calling out positive changes, remaining issues, and missing provisions.
Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right?
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 04, 2017 01:49 AMThe judges may still be able to articulate the manner in which limits for a right to privacy may be arrived at, without explicitly specifying them.
Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AMRight to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all Indian citizens to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good.
Data Protection: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation
— by Aditi Chaturvedi — last modified Jul 04, 2017 04:12 PMAs recently as May 27, 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) (hereinafter referred to as GDPR) was adopted. The Data Protection Directive (1995/46/EC) (hereinafter referred to as DPD) will be replaced by this Regulation.
Cybersecurity Compilation: Indian Context
— by Leilah Elmokadem and edited by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jun 18, 2017 01:16 PMThis document intends to serve as a comprehensive source compiling all the cyber-security related regulations, policies, guidelines, notifications, executive orders, court rulings, etc.
Comments from the Centre for Internet and Society on Renewal of .NET Registry Agreement
— by Vidushi Marda — last modified Jun 06, 2017 01:35 PMThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is grateful for the opportunity to comment on the proposed renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement.
Aadhaar Case: Beyond Privacy, An Issue of Bodily Integrity
— by Amber Sinha and Aradhya Sethia — last modified May 03, 2017 04:02 PMThe insertion of Section 139AA in the Income Tax Act has been challenged and is being heard by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court.
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