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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 2: Gobind and the Compelling State Interest Test

Posted by Pranesh Prakash at Jan 27, 2014 06:03 PM |

Gautam Bhatia analyses the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to privacy, Gobind v. State of Madhya Pradesh, and argues that the holding in that case adopted the three-pronged American test of strict scrutiny, compelling State interest, and narrow tailoring in its approach to privacy violations.

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Interview with Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign - UID Court Cases

Interview with Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign - UID Court Cases

Posted by Maria Xynou at Jan 27, 2014 12:47 PM |

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) recently interviewed Mathew Thomas from the Say No to UID campaign about his ongoing efforts to challenge the UID scheme legally in the Bangalore High Court and Supreme Court of India. Read this interview and gain an interesting insight on recent legal developments with regards to the UID!

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GNI Assessment Finds ICT Companies Protect User Privacy and Freedom of Expression

Posted by Elonnai Hickok at Jan 20, 2014 06:17 AM |

Elonnai Hickok analyses a public report recently published by GNI on the independent assessment process for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The report finds Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo to be in compliance with the GNI principles on privacy and freedom of expression.

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Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns

In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.

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Surveillance and the Indian Constitution - Part 1: Foundations

Posted by Pranesh Prakash at Jan 13, 2014 07:25 PM |

In this insightful seven-part series, Gautam Bhatia looks at surveillance and the right to privacy in India from a constitutional perspective, tracing its genealogy through Supreme Court case law and compares it with the law in the USA.

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Letter requesting public consultation on position of GoI at WGEC

Posted by Snehashish Ghosh at Jan 07, 2014 09:15 AM |
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Snehashish Ghosh on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society sent a letter to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, requesting for a public consultation on India's position at the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC).

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Big Brother is watching you

Posted by Chinmayi Arun at Jan 06, 2014 09:31 AM |

India has no requirements of transparency whether in the form of disclosing the quantum of interception or in the form of notification to people whose communication was intercepted.

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India's Identity Crisis

Posted by Malavika Jayaram at Dec 31, 2013 10:00 AM |

Malavika Jayaram's article was published in 2013 Internet Monitor Annual Report: Reflections on the Digital World, published by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 13) - Pranesh Prakash

CIS interviews Pranesh Prakash, lawyer and policy director with Centre for Internet and Society, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.

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Brochures from Expos on Smart Cards, e-Security, RFID & Biometrics in India

Posted by Maria Xynou at Dec 18, 2013 01:45 PM |

Electronics Today organised a series of expos on smart cards, e-security, RFID and biometric technology in Delhi on 16-18 October 2013. The Centre for Internet and Society is sharing the brochures it collected from these public expos for research purposes.

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I Just Pinged to Say Hello

Posted by Nishant Shah at Nov 30, 2013 08:36 AM |

A host of social networks find us more connected than ever before, but leave us groping for words in the digital space.

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CIS Supports the UN Resolution on “The Right to Privacy in the Digital age”.

Posted by Elonnai Hickok at Nov 30, 2013 07:25 AM |

The United Nations adopted the resolution on the right to privacy recently. It recognised privacy as a human right, integral to the right to free expression, and also declared that mass surveillance could have negative impacts on human rights.

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Seventh Privacy Round-table

Posted by Elonnai Hickok at Nov 20, 2013 09:58 AM |

On October 19, 2013, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Federation for Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Data Security Council of India, and Privacy International held a “Privacy Round-table” in New Delhi at the FICCI Federation House.

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Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You

Why 'Facebook' is More Dangerous than the Government Spying on You

Posted by Maria Xynou at Nov 19, 2013 12:25 PM |

In this article, Maria Xynou looks at state and corporate surveillance in India and analyzes why our "choice" to hand over our personal data can potentially be more harmful than traditional, top-down, state surveillance. Read this article and perhaps reconsider your "choice" to use social networking sites, such as Facebook.

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First Look: CIS Cybersecurity documentary film

CIS presents the trailer of its documentary film DesiSec: Cybersecurity & Civil Society in India

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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 12) - Namita Malhotra

CIS interviews Namita Malhotra, researcher and lawyer at Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.

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Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft

Interview with Caspar Bowden - Privacy Advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft

Posted by Maria Xynou at Nov 06, 2013 08:16 AM |

Maria Xynou recently interviewed Caspar Bowden, an internationally renowned privacy advocate and former Chief Privacy Adviser at Microsoft. Read this exciting interview and gain an insight on India's UID and CMS schemes, on the export of surveillance technologies, on how we can protect our data in light of mass surveillance and much much more!

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Open Secrets

Posted by Nishant Shah at Nov 01, 2013 12:00 AM |

We need to think of privacy in different ways — not only as something that happens between people, but between you and corporations.

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Mapping Digital Media: Broadcasting, Journalism and Activism in India: A Public Consultation

Mapping Digital Media: Broadcasting, Journalism and Activism in India: A Public Consultation

Posted by Samantha Cassar at Oct 31, 2013 06:05 PM |
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Lawyers, researchers, journalists and activists gathered on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Bangalore International Centre in response to India’s country report on Mapping Digital Media, which examines citizen’s access to quality news and information across different industries, and impacts on media freedoms as a result of digitisation. Respondents examined themes related to regulation, journalism and activism, and engaging discussions took place among attendees.

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Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry

Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry

Posted by Maria Xynou at Oct 25, 2013 01:25 PM |

In this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.

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