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The Gay Pride Charade
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Jul 25, 2016 01:10 AMFor most of the milllenials, news is formed by trends, what goes viral, and often open to speculation, projection, manipulation and deceit.
Perumal Murugan and the Law on Obscenity
— by Japreet Grewal — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:01 PMNew Approaches to Information Privacy – Revisiting the Purpose Limitation Principle
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Nov 09, 2016 01:54 PMArticle on Aadhaar throwing light on privacy and data protection.
No, India did NOT oppose the United Nations move to “make internet access a human right”
— by Pranesh Prakash and Japreet Grewal — last modified Jul 13, 2016 04:09 PMLast Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution titled “The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.”
Trans Pacific Partnership and Digital 2 Dozen: Implications for Data Protection and Digital Privacy
— by Shubhangi Heda — last modified Jul 12, 2016 07:56 AMIn this essay, Shubhangi Heda explores the concerns related to data protection and digital privacy under the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement signed recently between United States of America and eleven countries located around the pacific ocean region, across South America, Australia, and Asia. TPP is a free trade agreement (FTA) that emphasises, among other things, the need for liberalising global digital economy. The essay also analyses the critical document titled ‘Digital 2 Dozen’ (D2D), which compiles the key action items within TPP addressing liberalisation of digital economy, and sets up the relevant goals for the member nations.
Big Data Governance Frameworks for 'Data Revolution for Sustainable Development'
— by Meera Manoj — last modified Jul 05, 2016 01:13 PMA key component of the process to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is the call for a global 'data revolution' to better understand, monitor, and implement development interventions. Recently there has been several international proposals to use big data, along with reconfigured national statistical systems, to operationalise this 'data revolution for sustainable development.' This analysis by Meera Manoj highlights the different models of collection, management, sharing, and governance of global development data that are being discussed.
CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Free Data
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 01, 2016 04:04 PMThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a consultation on Free Data, for which CIS sent in the following comments.
Submission by the Centre for Internet and Society on Revisions to ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior
— by Vidushi Marda — last modified Jun 30, 2016 06:07 AMPrepared by Vidushi Marda, with inputs from Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan and Sunil Abraham.
Jurisdiction: The Taboo Topic at ICANN
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jun 29, 2016 07:51 AMThe "IANA Transition" that is currently underway is a sham since it doesn't address the most important question: that of jurisdiction. This article explores why the issue of jurisdiction is the most important question, and why it remains unaddressed.
UN Special Rapporteur Report on Freedom of Expression and the Private Sector: A Significant Step Forward
— by Vidushi Marda — last modified Jun 08, 2016 05:27 PMOn 6 June 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, released a report on the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector and freedom of expression in the digital age. Vidushi Marda and Pranesh Prakash highlight the most important aspects of the report.
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