Internet Governance Blog
Women's Safety? There is an App for That
— by Rohini Lakshané — last modified Jan 10, 2017 02:48 AM“After locking ourselves in a room for more than 6 days, this is what we came out [sic] with. Join us in helping make WOMEN feel SAFE,” read a gloating press release about a smartphone app for women to notify their near ones that they were in distress. It was one among many such PRs frequently landing in my mailbox after the rape and murder of a young student on board a private bus in Delhi in 2012.
Draft Law Would Prohibit Showing ‘Disputed Areas’ on Maps of India
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified May 15, 2016 01:05 PMMaps that label geographic areas of conflict as “disputed” territories in India could put one behind bars for seven years with 1B Indian Rupees (US$15M) penalty if a recently proposed bill becomes law.
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Delhi University
— by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified May 15, 2016 12:18 PMThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Delhi University.
Identity of the Aadhaar Act: Supreme Court and the Money Bill Question
— by Vanya Rakesh and Sumandro Chattapadhyay — last modified May 09, 2016 11:52 AMA writ petition has been filed by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh on April 6 challenging the constitutionality and legality of the treatment of this Act as a money bill. The Supreme Court heard the matter on April 25 and invited the Union government to present its view. It is our view that the Supreme Court can not only review the Lok Sabha speaker’s decision, but should also ask the government to draft the Aadhaar Bill again, this time with greater parliamentary and public deliberation. Vanya Rakesh and Sumandro Chattapadhyay wrote this article on The Wire.
Facebook: A Platform with Little Less Sharing of Personal Information
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 05, 2016 02:38 AMAs Facebook becomes less personal, what happens to digital friendship?
Privacy Issues with DRM
— by Jalaj Pandey — last modified May 03, 2016 02:41 AMThis post has been written by Jalaj Pandey interning at CIS. It elaborates upon the various privacy issues with the Digital Rights Management. The author talks about the various ways in which content producers use DRM as a tool to infringe the privacy of the end users.
Cyber Security of Smart Grids in India
— by Elonnai Hickok and Vanya Rakesh — last modified Apr 28, 2016 03:34 PMAn integral component of the ambitious flagship programme of the Indian Government- Digital India, which paves way for a digital data avalanche in the country, is a well-designed digital infrastructure ensuring high connectivity and integration of services, the potential areas being smart cities, smart homes, smart energy and smart grids, to list a few. Likewise, the 100 Smart Cities Mission envisions changing the face of urbanization in India, to manage the exponential growth of population in the cities by creating smart cities with ICT driven solutions, along with big data analytics. Smart grid technologies are key for both these schemes.
The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Apr 25, 2016 10:51 AMWhile the authority of the Lok Sabha Speaker is final and binding, Jairam Ramesh’s writ petition may allow the Supreme Court to question an incorrect application of substantive principles. This article by Amber Sinha was published by The Wire on April 24, 2016.
Can the Matters Dealt with in the Aadhaar Act be the Objects of a Money Bill?
— by Pooja Saxena — last modified Apr 24, 2016 02:15 PMIn this infographic, we highlight the matters dealt with in the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, and consider if these can be objects of a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Amber Sinha.
Can the Aadhaar Act 2016 be Classified as a Money Bill?
— by Pooja Saxena — last modified Apr 25, 2016 01:48 PMIn this infographic, we show if the Aadhaar Act 2016, recently tabled in and passed by the Lok Sabha as a money bill, can be classified as a money bill. The infographic is designed by Pooja Saxena, based on information compiled by Amber Sinha and Sumandro Chattapadhyay.
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