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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.
Social Media Monitoring
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 16, 2017 02:23 PMWe see a trend of social media and communication monitoring and surveillance initiatives in India which have the potential to create a chilling effect on free speech online and raises question about the privacy of individuals. In this paper, Amber Sinha looks at social media monitoring as a tool for surveillance, the current state of social media surveillance in India, and evaluate how the existing regulatory framework in India may deal with such practices in future.
Comments on the Proposed ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy
— by Padma Venkataraman, Rohini Lakshané, Sampada Nayak and Vidushi Marda — last modified Jan 13, 2017 03:56 PMICANN sought community input on the Proposed ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy on 7 November 2016. In response to this the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments.
Comments on the Report of the Committee on Digital Payments (December 2016)
— by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 12, 2017 12:32 PMThe Committee on Digital Payments constituted by the Ministry of Finance and chaired by Ratan P. Watal, Principal Advisor, NITI Aayog, submitted its report on the "Medium Term Recommendations to Strengthen Digital Payments Ecosystem" on December 09, 2016. The report was made public on December 27, and comments were sought from the general public. Here are the comments submitted by the Centre for Internet and Society.
New Media, personalisation and the role of algorithms
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 16, 2017 07:20 AMIn his much acclaimed book, The Filter Bubble, Eli Pariser explains how personalisation of services on the web works and laments that they are creating individual bubbles for each user, which run counter to the idea of the Internet as an inherently open place. While Pariser’s book looks at the practices of various large companies providing online services, he briefly touches upon the role of new media such as search engines and social media portals in new curation. Building upon Pariser’s unexplored argument, this article looks at the impact of algorithmic decision-making and Big Data in the context of news reporting and curation.
Mapping of Sections in India’s MLAT Agreements
— by Leilah Elmokadem and Saumyaa Naidu — last modified Dec 31, 2016 06:52 AMThis set of infographics by Leilah Elmokadem and Saumyaa Naidu maps out and compares the various sections that exist in the 39 MLATs (mutual legal assistance treaty) between India and other countries. An MLAT is an agreement between two or more countries, drafted for the purpose of gathering and exchanging information in an effort to enforce public or criminal laws.
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