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In India, Privacy Policies of Fintech Companies Pay Lip Service to User Rights
— by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Jul 31, 2019 02:21 AMA study of the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies that operate in India shows that none comply with even the basic requirements of the IT Rules, 2011.
The Digital Identification Parade
— by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — last modified Jul 30, 2019 12:19 AMNCRB’s proposed Automated Facial Recognition System impinges on right to privacy, is likely to target certain groups.
What is the problem with ‘Ethical AI’? An Indian Perspective
— by Arindrajit Basu and Pranav M.B. — last modified Jul 21, 2019 02:57 PMOn 22 May 2019, the OECD member countries adopted the OECD Council Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence. The Principles, meant to provide an “ethical framework” for governing Artificial Intelligence (AI), were the first set of guidelines signed by multiple governments, including non-OECD members: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Romania.
Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy Policies
— by Mira Swaminathan and Shweta Reddy — last modified Aug 09, 2019 10:12 AMLeaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature.
DIDP #34 On granular detail on ICANN's budget for policy development process
— by Akriti Bopanna — last modified Jul 06, 2019 01:23 AMICANN has Advisory Committees which help guide the policy recommendations that the ICANN community develops while its Supporting Organizations are charged with developing policy recommendations for a particular aspect of ICANN's operations. Supporting Organizations are composed of volunteers from the community. ICANN publishes a combined budget for all these bodies under the head of policy development and CIS inquired about the financial resources allocated to each of them specifically.
The Impact of Consolidation in the Internet Economy on the Evolution of the Internet
— by Akriti Bopanna and Gurshabad Grover — last modified Jul 03, 2019 12:53 PMThe Centre for Internet and Society in partnership with the Internet Society organized an event on the impact of consolidation in the Internet economy. It was divided into two roundtable discussions, the first one focusing on the policies and regulation while the latter dealt with the technical evolution of the Internet. This report contributed to the Internet Society’s 2019 Global Internet Report on Consolidation in the Internet Economy.
Picking ‘Wholes’ - Thinking in Systems Workshop
— by Saumyaa Naidu — last modified Jun 05, 2019 02:35 PMA System's Thinking masterclass was conducted by Dinesh Korjan on 27th and 28th May in the CIS Delhi office.
Announcement of a Three-Region Research Alliance on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
— by Amber Sinha — last modified May 13, 2019 09:06 AMOmidyar Network has recently announced its decision to invest in establishment of a three-region research alliance — to be co-led by the Institute for Technology & Society (ITS), Brazil, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) , Kenya, and the CIS, India — on the Appropriate Use of Digital Identity. As part of this Alliance, we at the CIS will look at the policy objectives of digital identity projects, how technological policy choices can be thought through to meet the objectives, and how legitimate uses of a digital identity framework may be evaluated.
Workshop on Feminist Information Infrastructure
— by Ambika Tandon — last modified Jul 09, 2019 03:35 PMThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) organised a workshop on feminist infrastructure in collaboration with Blank Noise and Sangama, on 29th October, 2018. The purpose of the workshop was to disseminate the findings from a two-month long project being undertaken by researchers at Blank Noise and Sangama, with research support and training from CIS.
Will the WTO Finally Tackle the ‘Trump’ Card of National Security?
— by Arindrajit Basu — last modified May 08, 2019 02:22 PMThe election of Donald Trump has marked a foundational challenge to the rules-based international order based on “free and fair trade”.
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