Centre For Communication Governance
at NLU Delhi
Discussion on privacy and data protection to celebrate one year of the J. KS Puttaswamy v UOI Judgment, organised in collaboration with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). You can find the event details on the blog.
Panel discussion on Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law for World Press Freedom Day in collaboration with UNESCO and the International Federation of Journalists.
Panel discussion on ‘“Selective persecution and the mob: Hate and religion online’” with the Association for Progressive Communications at the Internet Governance Forum 2017.
Panel discussion on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion’ with ITS Rio, at the Internet Governance Forum 2017.
Panel discussion on ‘Unpacking GCCS 2017’, with Global Partners Digital at the Internet Governance Forum 2017.
Panel discussion on ‘A rights-based approach to cybersecurity: A pipe dream or a critical means to a secure and stable internet?’ convened by the Association for Progressive Communications, Centre for Communications Governance at National Law University Delhi, Centre for Internet and Society, Derechos Digitales, Citizen Lab, Global Partners Digital, Internet Society, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Privacy International at the Internet Governance Forum 2017.
Conversation over dinner, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society, to discuss online content and platform regulation, with the Global Network Initiative, for members of civil society and industry.
The fourth edition of #DelhiTechTalks was organized on November 21, 2017, in the run up to the Global Conference on Cyber Space, 2017 and focused on ‘Embedding Human Rights in India’s Cybersecurity Laws and Policies’. This edition was organized in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society, India, Digital Empowerment Foundation, HasGeek, Internet Democracy Project, IT for Change and SFLC.in (Software Freedom Law Centre, India), along with media partner MediaNama.
Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi invites application for various research positions within its Civil Liberties and Technology and National Security teams.
The deadline for applications is November 1, 2018. For additional details please see: drive.google.com/file/d/1AjSphJN8mumadTrgleIBh2WLox83Agrk/view
(CCG-NLU) Call for Applications.pdf
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Yesha Paul discusses the #DataProtection Bill and the involvement of civil society and the media in the process.
Unravelling the Data Protection Bill
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Understanding the Bill and the involvement of civil society and the media.Elizabeth Dominic writes about cyber diplomacy, and the importance of confidence-building measures to the establishment of a stable cyberspace.
Cyber Diplomacy: Towards A New Cybersecurity Strategy
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Cyber space has become a focal point of international relations. With most global powers having realized that cyber security is integral to their national security, cyber issues have found their pl…Yesha Paul writes about the privacy concerns raised by the DNA profiling bill, scheduled to be introduced in parliament today.
The Bill is largely based on the 2017 Law Commission Report on “Human DNA Profiling – A draft Bill for the Use and Regulation of DNA-Based Technology”, which seeks to expand “the application of DNA-based forensic technologies to support and strengthen the justice delivery system of the country.”
Apart from identifying suspects and maintaining a registry of offenders, the Bill seeks to enable cross-matching between missing persons and unidentified dead bodies, and establishing victim identity in mass disasters.
The Proposed Regulation of DNA Profiling Raises Critical Privacy Concerns
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The Union Cabinet recently approved the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 (“DNA Profiling Bill”), which is scheduled to be introduced in Parliament today (31st July). The B…