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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 IT Rules 2021 Intermediary Guidelines: Concerns and recommendations from the communityIntroduction The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GUIDELINES FOR INTERMEDIARIES AND DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS CODE) RULES, 2021 notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), together with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), Government of India has a significant impact on what was perceived as the ‘safe harbour’ for organizations providing communications and informa… more
IT Rules 2021 Report: Annexure
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Data Privacy Conference Summary of session: Birds of Feather (BOF) discussion on investors' views of privacy and security; proactive measures and compliance for existing and future investeesDate of event: April 24, 2021 Moderators: Subhashish Bhadra (ONI), Anand V (Hasgeek) Discussants: Sharda Balaji (Novo Juris), Samuel Mani (Mani Chengappa Mathur), KK Mookhey (NII Consulting), Kailash Nadh (Zerodha) more
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India's Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework  Summary of Panel Discussion: Persisting Privacy concerns in NPD, anonymization and encryption.Moderator: Malavika Raghavan Panellists: Srujana Merugu, ML Researcher at Google Research and Wadhwani AI more
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India's Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework  Summary of Panel Discussion: Debt, NPD & Payment Systems (Cashless Consumer)Moderator: Malavika Raghavan Presenter: Srikanth Lakshmanan (Cashless Consumer) more
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India's Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework  Summary of Panel Discussion: Personal and Non Personal Data regulations worldwide and how NPD is positioned against itModerator: Jyoti Panday, Researcher, Internet Governance Project more
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India's Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework  Summary of Panel Discussion: Will NPD regulation help India to shape and benefit from global data rulesModerator: Udbhav Tiwari Panelists: Arindrajit Basu, Centre for Internet and Society more
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India's Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework Summary of Session: Eminent Domain, Non Personal Data and Rationale for regulationModerator: Ambika Joshi Speakers: Dr Usha Ramanathan, Lawyer, Human Rights Activist more
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Privacy practices in the Indian technology ecosystem The implications of caste and gender on privacyIn a paper for the Network and Info-Tech Research and Development programme of the US Govt, authors Baskerville, Alashoor and Zhu, say1 “In the language of privacy discourse, the notion of identity becomes highly pertinent, merely due to the associated threat of privacy invasion to identity reconstruction.” more
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Privacy practices in the Indian technology ecosystem Confidentiality statement and informed consent formThis form was shared with participants in interviews and focus group discussions, and is reproduced here for reference. more
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Privacy practices in the Indian technology ecosystem Defining privacyIn an essay titled ‘Right To Privacy’ in the Harvard Law Review in 1890, Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis1 said, more
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Privacy practices in the Indian technology ecosystem Framing and reviewBoth qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to conduct this research. more
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Privacy practices in the Indian technology ecosystem Respondent organizations and designations182 respondents completed the survey. They were asked for their organization and designation as optional plain text fields. more
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Privacy practices in the Indian technology ecosystem Analysis of survey responsesThe survey asked questions to test hypotheses. They are presented here along with a breakdown of responses by organization size and segment, and the respondent’s role therein. Questions are numbered by the order in which they appeared in the survey. more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Detailed findings: Ethical concernsBroad definitions of unlawful content: The government claims the IT Rules are framed as a response to illegal or unlawful content, including hate speech, pornography and Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), among others. Under the Rules, unlawful content will also include content that is deemed against national interest or national security, including those that tarnish the image of the nation. more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Detailed findings: Legal concernsIT Rules are Ultra Vires of IT Act 2000 The IT Rules are notified under the IT Act1, 2000, which provides ‘Safe Harbour’ status to digital intermediaries. That is, the intermediary will not be held liable for content that is merely hosted by, or transmitted by them, provided they are not the creators or owners of the content. By nature, subordinate legislation, such as the IT Rules 2021, cannot r… more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Detailed findings: Overall awarenessThe IT Rules, Intermediary Guidelines 2021, have a far-ranging impact on social media apps, digital news and content, and cloud hosting providers in the country. The Rules could potentially affect a far wider section of the startup and SME sector in India given that many of these organizations produce content in one form or another which can be regulated. While the legality and ethicality of the … more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Research methods, design, sampling and executionThis is a mixed-method research study, comprising both qualitative and quantitative methods. more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Conclusion and RecommendationsIn the final analysis, the IT Rules are seen as having a deep, detrimental impact on the social media and digital news sectors, and result in increased work loads for employees, increased cost of operations and compliance for organizations. Along with existing concerns over the potential impact of the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP) that is currently under advisement by a parliamentary body a… more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Detailed findings: Implementation concernsWhat we observe in this section can be seen as the continuation of the previous section with issues arising from the lack of ethical considerations playing out in terms of implementation. Vague definitions of organizations, and the broad scope that has been created for the Rules, organizations must now undertake more tasks and activities to comply, irrespective of size or resources. Some of the l… more
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Privacy practices in the Indian technology ecosystem Future areas of research and actionThis research examines how organizations segmented across sizes and domains will be able to respond to the upcoming Personal Data Protection Act. However, it does not address the other side of the relationship – the users of the products and services of these organizations – and their perception of these organizations. more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Respondents profileQualitative research was conducted with 33 respondents. These included representatives from SSMI organizations, digital news publications and cloud service providers. One FGD was conducted with independent software developers who are vocal about privacy, digital rights, data security and responsibility in technology on social media and community forums. We classified this set of respondents as “p… more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Impact of IT Rules on tech workers’ ecosystem - professional concernsIntroduction As discussed in the chapter on respondent profiles, a quantitative survey was conducted with tech workers to assess awareness, understanding and impact of the IT Rules. more
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Information Technology - Guidelines For Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code - Rules, 2021 Impact of IT Rules on tech workers’ ecosystem - personal concerns; impact on participation and advocacyThis chapter is divided into two sections: Impact of IT Rules on personal lives, mainly freedom of speech and expression, and privacy. more
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Privacy Best Practices Guide  Best Practices Guide: User Data Anonymization and Deletion at LinkedInName of Organization: LinkedIn Domain: Social/Networking/Platform more
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