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FinFisher in India and the Myth of Harmless Metadata
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Aug 13, 2013 11:30 AMIn this article, Maria Xynou argues that metadata is anything but harmless, especially since FinFisher — one of the world's most controversial types of spyware — uses metadata to target individuals.
Ethical Issues in Open Data
— by Kovey Coles — last modified Aug 07, 2013 09:19 AMOn August 1, 2013, I took part in a web meeting, organized and hosted by Tim Davies of the World Wide Web foundation. The meeting, titled “Ethical issues in Open Data,” had an agenda focused around privacy considerations in the context of the open data movement.
'Ethical Hacker' Saket Modi Calls for Stronger Cyber Security Discussions
— by Kovey Coles — last modified Aug 05, 2013 01:11 PMTwenty-two year old Saket Modi is the CEO and co-founder of Lucideus, a leading cyber security company in India which claims to have worked with 4 out of 5 top global e-commerce companies, 4 out of 10 top IT companies in the world, and 3 out of 5 top banks of the Asia Pacific.
Guidelines for the Protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure: How Much Regulation?
— by Jonathan Diamond — last modified Aug 01, 2013 04:48 AMJuly has been a busy month for cyber security in India. Beginning with the release of the country’s first National Cyber Security Policy on July 2 and followed just this past week by a set of guidelines for the protection of national critical information infrastructure (CII) developed under the direction of the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), India has made respectable progress in its thinking on national cyber security.
More than a Hundred Global Groups Make a Principled Stand against Surveillance
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 31, 2013 02:26 PMFor some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques.
India's National Cyber Security Policy in Review
— by Jonathan Diamond — last modified Jul 31, 2013 10:40 AMEarlier this month, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology released India’s first National Cyber Security Policy. Years in the making, the Policy sets high goals for cyber security in India and covers a wide range of topics, from institutional frameworks for emergency response to indigenous capacity building.
The Audacious ‘Right to Be Forgotten’
— by Kovey Coles — last modified Jul 31, 2013 10:08 AMThere has long been speculation over the permanency of our online presence. Posting about excessively-personal details, commenting in a way which is later embarrassing, being caught in unflattering public photos; to our chagrin, all of these unfortunate situations often persist on the web, and can continue to haunt us in future years.
Report on the 5th Privacy Round Table meeting
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 26, 2013 08:24 AMThis report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fifth Privacy Round Table in Calcutta, on 13th July 2013.
You Have the Right to Remain Silent
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Jul 22, 2013 06:59 AMReflecting upon the state of freedom of speech and expression in India, in the wake of the shut-down of the political satire website narendramodiplans.com.
Parsing the Cyber Security Policy
— by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jul 22, 2013 06:37 AMAn effective cyber-security policy must keep up with the rapid evolution of technology, and must never become obsolete. The standard-setting and review bodies will therefore need to be very nimble, says Chinmayi Arun.
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