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Privacy in Healthcare: Policy Guide
— by Tanvi Mani — last modified Aug 31, 2014 03:18 PMThe Health Policy Guide seeks to understand what are the legal regulations governing data flow in the health sector — particularly hospitals, and how are these regulations implemented. Towards this objective, the research reviews data practices in a variety of public and private hospitals and diagnostics labs. The research is based on legislation, case law, publicly available documents, and anonymous interviews.
Learning to Forget the ECJ's Decision on the Right to be Forgotten and its Implications
— by Divij Joshi — last modified Aug 19, 2014 05:24 AM“The internet never forgets” is a proposition which is equally threatening and promising.
Second Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable
— by Anandini K Rathore — last modified Aug 09, 2014 04:10 AMOn July 4, 2014, the Centre for Internet and Society in association with the Cellular Operators Association of India organized a privacy roundtable at the India International Centre. The primary aim was to gain inputs on what would constitute an ideal surveillance regime in India.
Surat’s Massive Surveillance Network Should Cause Concern, Not Celebration
— by Joe Sheehan — last modified Sep 06, 2014 03:05 AMThe blog post examines the surveillance network of Surat, a city in Gujarat state in India.
UK’s Interception of Communications Commissioner — A Model of Accountability
— by Joe Sheehan — last modified Jul 24, 2014 06:08 AMThe United Kingdom maintains sophisticated electronic surveillance operations through a number of government agencies, ranging from military intelligence organizations to police departments to tax collection agencies. However, all of this surveillance is governed by one set of national laws outlining specifically what surveillance agencies can and cannot do.
Private Censorship and the Right to Hear
— by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jul 22, 2014 05:57 AMVery little recourse is available against publishers or intermediaries if these private parties censor an author’s content unreasonably.
First Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable
— by Anandini K Rathore — last modified Aug 09, 2014 04:13 AMThe Privacy and Surveillance Roundtables are a CIS initiative, in partnership with the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), as well as local partners. From June 2014 – November 2014, CIS and COAI will host seven Privacy and Surveillance Roundtable discussions across multiple cities in India. The Roundtables will be closed-door deliberations involving multiple stakeholders.
GNI and IAMAI Launch Interactive Slideshow Exploring Impact of India's Internet Laws
— by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jul 17, 2014 12:01 PMThe Global Network Initiative and the Internet and Mobile Association of India have come together to explain how India’s Internet and technology laws impact economic innovation and freedom of expression.
Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of Websites after Sony Complains Infringement of 2014 FIFA World Cup Telecast Rights
— by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jul 08, 2014 07:02 AMOf late the Indian judiciary has been issuing John Doe orders to block websites, most recently in Multi Screen Media v. Sunit Singh and Others. The order mandated blocking of 472 websites, out of which approximately 267 websites were blocked as on July 7, 2014. This trend is an extremely dangerous one because it encourages flagrant censorship by intermediaries based on a judicial order which does not provide for specific blocking of a URL, instead provides for blocking of the entire website.
The Constitutionality of Indian Surveillance Law: Public Emergency as a Condition Precedent for Intercepting Communications
— by Bedavyasa Mohanty — last modified Aug 04, 2014 04:52 AMBedavyasa Mohanty analyses the nuances of interception of communications under the Indian Telegraph Act and the Indian Post Office Act. In this post he explores the historical bases of surveillance law in India and examines whether the administrative powers of intercepting communications are Constitutionally compatible.
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