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Privacy Gaps in India's Digital India Project
— by Anisha Gupta and Edited by Amber Sinha — last modified Feb 21, 2017 01:55 AMThis paper seeks to assess the privacy protections under 15 e-governance schemes: Soil Health Card, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), Project Panchdeep, U-Dise, Electronic Health Records, NHRM Smart Card, MyGov, eDistricts, Mobile Seva, Digi Locker, eSign framework for Aadhaar, Passport Seva, PayGov, National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP), and Aadhaar.
Big Data in Governance in India: Case Studies
— by Amber Sinha, Vanya Rakesh and Vidushi Marda and Edited by Elonnai Hickok, Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Sunil Abraham — last modified Feb 26, 2017 04:24 PMThis research seeks to understand the most effective way of researching Big Data in the Global South. Towards this goal, the research planned for the development of a Global South big data Research Network that identifies the potential opportunities and harms of big data in the Global South and possible policy solutions and interventions.
Ranking Digital Rights in India
— by Divij Joshi and Aditya Chawla — last modified Feb 12, 2017 07:22 AMThis 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.
Vidhi Doshi - Fingerprint Payments Prompt Privacy Fears in India (The Guardian)
— by Vidhi Doshi — last modified Feb 13, 2017 09:21 AMThis article by Vidhi Doshi on the use of Aadhaar-based payments by private companies in India was published by The Guardian on February 09, 2017. Sumandro Chattapadhyay is quoted in the article.
Survey on Data Protection Regime
— by Aditi Chaturvedi and Elonnai Hickok — last modified Feb 10, 2017 10:47 AMWe request you to take part in this survey aimed at understanding how various organisations view the changes in the Data Protection Regime in the European Union. Recently the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 was passed, which shall replace the present Data Protection Directive DPD 95/46/EC. This step is likely to impact the way of working for many organisations. We are grateful for your voluntary contribution to our research, and all information shared by you will be used for the purpose of research only. Questions that personally identify you are not mandatory and will be kept strictly confidential.
Comparison of General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Directive
— by Aditi Chaturvedi and Edited by Leilah Elmokadem — last modified Feb 07, 2017 02:08 PMRecently, the General Data Protection Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679) was passed. It shall replace the present Data Protection Directive (DPD 95/46/EC), which is a step that is likely to impact the workings of many organizations. This document intends to offer a clear comparison between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) a the Data Protection Direction (DPD).
Privacy after Big Data - Workshop Report
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 27, 2017 01:09 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and the Sarai programme, CSDS, organised a workshop on 'Privacy after Big Data: What Changes? What should Change?' on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi.
Seminar on Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation (Delhi, January 24)
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 23, 2017 01:17 PMThe Centre for Financial Accountability is organising a seminar on "Understanding Financial Technology, Cashless India, and Forced Digitalisation" on Tuesday, January 24, at YWCA, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will participate in the seminar and speak on the emerging architecture of FinTech in India, as being developed and deployed by UIDAI and NPCI.
The Design & Technology behind India’s Surveillance Programmes
— by Udbhav Tiwari — last modified Jan 20, 2017 03:56 PMThere has been an exponential growth in the pervasive presence of technology in the daily lives of an average Indian citizen over the past few years. While leading to manifold increase in convenience and connectivity, these technologies also allow for far greater potential for surveillance by state actors.
Global Governance Futures 2027 - Session 3, New Delhi
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified Jan 15, 2017 11:46 AMThe Global Governance Futures program (GGF) initiated by Global Public Policy Institute and supported by Robert Bosch Stiftung brings together young professionals to look ahead ten years and recommend ways to address global challenges. Sumandro Chattapadhyay will join Ankhi Das (Facebook) and Arun Mohan Sukumar (Observer Research Foundation) on Tuesday, January 17, to discuss the "data governance" scenarios developed by the GGF 2027 Fellows.
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