Internet Governance Blog
Q&A to the Report of the Group of Experts on Privacy
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Nov 09, 2012 10:20 AMIn January 2012 Justice A.P. Shah formed a committee consisting of a group of experts to contribute to and create a report of recommendations for a privacy legislation in India. The committee met a total of seven times from January to September 2012. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) was a member of the committee creating the report. This blog post is CIS’s attempt to answer questions that have arisen from media coverage on the report, based on our understanding.
Indian Government's Submission to ITU
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 09, 2012 12:48 AMThe following is the text of the submission made by the Government of India to the World Conference of International Telecommunications, Dubai on November 3, 2012. This is the final version of a draft that was circulated earlier.
Submission on India's Draft Comments on Proposed Changes to the ITU's ITRs
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:15 AMGiven below are the responses from the representatives of civil society in India (The Society for Knowledge Commons, Centre for Internet & Society, The Delhi Science Forum, Free Software Movement of India, Internet Democracy Project and Media for Change) to the Government of India's proposals for the upcoming WCIT meeting, in December 2012, in Dubai.
Submission by Indian Civil Society Organisations on Proposals for the Future ITRs and Related Processes
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 07, 2012 08:00 AMThe Centre for Internet & Society was one of the signatories of this submission which was sent in November 2012, in response to the International Telecommunication Union's call for public comments in relation to the revision of International Telecommunication Regulations that are to take place at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai from December 3 to 14, 2012.
The Rules of Engagement
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Apr 24, 2015 11:48 AMWhy the have-nots of the digital world can sometimes be mistaken as trolls. I am not sure if you have noticed, but lately, the people populating our social networks have started to be more diverse than before.
Rethinking DNA Profiling in India
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 29, 2012 08:00 AMDNA profile databases can be useful tools in solving crime, but given that the DNA profile of a person can reveal very personal information about the individual, including medical history, family history and so on, a more comprehensive legislation regulating the collection, use, analysis and storage of DNA samples needs included in the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill.
Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2012 10:23 AMCCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from taking place. When the government mandates the use of CCTV’s for this purpose, it often does so by means of a blunt policy mandate, requiring the installation of CCTV systems, but without any further clarification as to who should oversee the use of the cameras, what bodies should have access to the records, how access should be granted or obtained, and how long the recordings should be retained.
A Public Meeting on DNA Profiling Bill in Delhi
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 10, 2012 10:58 AMOn September 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a public talk at the Indian International Centre focused on the draft DNA Profiling Bill. Presenting at the meeting were international experts Dr. Helen Wallace, director of GeneWatch UK and Jeremy Gruber, president and executive director of the Council for Responsible Genetics US, and Dr. Anupuma Raina, senior scientist at AIIMs.
The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold Water
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Oct 30, 2012 10:43 AMThe Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
An Introduction to the Issues in Internet Governance
— by Smarika Kumar — last modified Apr 22, 2014 02:47 AMThat the internet cannot be governed was a central conviction of the early architects of the internet. In many ways it proved true when a majority of nation-States were kept off interference with the functioning of the internet. However with growing popularity of the internet, countries of the world are increasingly vying for control over it. This has become especially significant with the involvement of developing nations into the power struggle.
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