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Comments to the ID4D Practitioners’ Guide
— by Yesha Tshering Paul, Prakriti Singh, and Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:25 AMPrivate Sector and the cultivation of cyber norms in India
— by Arindrajit Basu — last modified Aug 07, 2019 03:18 PMInformation Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a regular facet of modern existence. The growth of cyberspace has challenged traditional notions of global order and uprooted the notion of governance itself. All over the world, the private sector has become a critical player, both in framing cyber regulations and in implementing them.
Comments on the National Digital Health Blueprint
— by Samyukta Prabhu, Ambika Tandon, Torsha Sarkar and Aayush Rathi — last modified Aug 07, 2019 01:24 PMThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Digital Health Blueprint on 15 July 2019 for comments. The Centre for Internet & Society submitted its comments.
Event Report: Community Discussion on Open Standards
— by Karan Saini, Prem Sylvester and Anishka Vaishnav — last modified Aug 02, 2019 06:51 AMThis community discussion organised by HasGeek was held at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India on June 20, 2019.
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.
India is falling down the facial recognition rabbit hole
— by Prem Sylvester and Karan Saini — last modified Jul 25, 2019 01:40 PMIts use as an effective law enforcement tool is overstated, while the underlying technology is deeply flawed.
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.
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