Cyber security and human rights
With the advent of new technology, new security threats have emerged for people, businesses and states. Oftentimes, responses to such threats, including states’ exercise of their unprecedented power to surveil their populations, have been criticised for their negative impact on human rights. Can security and human rights no longer be reconciled in the Internet age?
Posts & Publications
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Thou shalt build NODEs in the air, but would that be fair? Our submission in response to the NODE White Paper
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New Video: A feminist perspective on principles of consent in the age of embodied data – Draft paper presentation
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When and where is Aarogya Setu mandatory? We’re keeping track
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An exclusion tale: Aarogya Setu’s march from optional to mandatory
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Statement against the mandatory imposition of Aarogya Setu App on workers
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National Coalition urges Government to comply with privacy principles during COVID-19
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Submission in response to the White Paper of the Committee of Experts on Data Protection Framework for India
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Rangoli as a way to explore networks
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Dialing for data protection: Our comments to TRAI Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of User Data in the Telecom Sector
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Why the Supreme Court’s right to privacy judgement matters so much to marginalised people in India
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IGF 2016: A tale of victories – and new challenges
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Corporate actors must not facilitate human rights violations through new Chinese rules
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India’s Universal Periodic Review – third cycle: Stakeholder report by the Internet Democracy Project
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Coalition report of Universal Periodic Review for India – third cycle: Internet rights
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Our comments on the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill
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India and the Budapest Convention: To sign or not? Considerations for Indian stakeholders
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Watchtower: An interactive map of cybersecurity institutions in the Government of India
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India at the Internet’s root? Understanding India’s pitch for a root server
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Defending India’s Critical Information Infrastructure
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Cybersecurity, Internet governance and India’s foreign policy: Antecedents and the way forward for non-governmental stakeholders
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Multistakeholderism in cybersecurity: What civil society brings uniquely
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We signed an open letter to the leaders of the world’s governments demanding #SecurityForAll
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With or without us: Bilateralism and India’s cybersecurity policies
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Cybersecurity and bilateral ties of India and the United States: A very brief history
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Opportunism or glasnost? India’s embrace of multistakeholderism in Internet governance
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Addressing India’s global cybersecurity concerns: Norm development, regulatory challenges, alternative approaches
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ICANN’s plans to strip anonymity from website owners puts already vulnerable Internet users at further risk
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Digital India abroad: India’s foreign policy and digital rights
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We need a UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy!
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Re-Interpreting Document 98: India’s proposals at the ITU Plenipot 2014 and the evolution of Internet governance
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How to ensure a safe and secure Internet? Not cyber ethics but human rights and multistakeholderism are the answer
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Letter from international civil society organisations to President Dilma Rousseff in support of her statement at the 68th Session of the UNGA
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India’s Central Monitoring System: No getting away from the gaze of the State
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Can security and human rights be reconciled?
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Freedom Online Coalition: A Call to Governments from civil society
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Civil society letter to US Congress on Internet and telecommunications surveillance
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Civil society statement to the UN HRC on the impact of state surveillance on human rights globally, addressing the US PRISM program
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Reframing the debate: Cyber security, cyber surveillance and online human rights
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Global coalition of NGOs calls to investigate and disable FinFisher’s espionage equipment in Pakistan
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‘Wearing a digital condom’: Staying safe online – #EROTICSIndia
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Passwords: Your first line of defence – #EROTICSIndia
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Security risks online: How much information do you give away? – #EROTICSIndia
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Quotable Quotes from #SAFoE
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Moving forward in fighting online hate speech and excessive surveillance: Suggestions and solutions from #SAFoE
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Cyber security, surveillance and anonymity: The debate at #SAFoE
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Cyber security, surveillance and the right to privacy: Country perspectives – #SAFoE
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Negotiating cyber security, surveillance and hate speech: Keynote speech by Prof. KS Park – #SAFoE