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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.
RTI Application to BSNL for the list of websites blocked in India
— by Gurshabad Grover — last modified May 09, 2019 09:43 AMA Right to Information (RTI) request to a public company operating as an ISP for the list of websites and URLs blocked in India, and copies of such blocking orders issued by the Government of India.
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”.
An Analysis of the RBI’s Draft Framework on Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech
— by Vipul Kharbanda — last modified May 08, 2019 01:57 PMThe term Fintech is generally used to describe innovative technology and technological processes being used in the financial services sector.
Why the TikTok ban is worrying
— by Gurshabad Grover — last modified May 05, 2019 10:11 AMRather than critically examining the infringement of liberties by the political executive, the Indian courts are becoming an additional threat to the right to freedom of expression, which we must be increasingly wary of.
How privacy fares in the 2019 election manifestos | Opinion
— by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — last modified May 02, 2019 01:49 AMWe now have a rights-based language around privacy in the mainstream political discourse but that’s where it ends.
FinTech in India: A Study of Privacy and Security Commitments
— by Aayush Rathi and Shweta Mohandas — last modified May 02, 2019 11:20 AMThe unprecedented growth of the fintech space in India has concomitantly come with regulatory challenges around inter alia privacy and security concerns. This report studies the privacy policies of 48 fintech companies operating in India to better understand some of these concerns.
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