Author's posts
Jul 04
Nothing to Hide? Stories our Data Tells About Us
Almost everything we do online is constantly being collected, analysed and processed by algorithms. Is it really up to us to decide if we have “something to hide”? Or is it up to data analysts…and their data mining software? Read this blog here. Publisher: Tactical Technology Collective Publication date: 3rd June 2015
Jul 04
Nothing to Hide? Almost Nothing to Control
When confronted with questions around corporate and government surveillance, many argue that they have “nothing to hide”. However, this implies that individuals have sole control over their own data, which might not always be the case due to the business model and the infrastructure of the internet. Read this blog here. Publisher: Tactical Technology Collective …
May 13
Why I refrained from joining Twitter all these years…but joined in the end nonetheless
It’s 2015, I’m a twenty-something-year-old and somehow, I’ve never had an account on any social networking sites…until now. Did I live in a cave all these years? Like other privacy activists, many considered me paranoid for years – and in some ways, perhaps rightfully so. After all, unlike my peers, I never had a Facebook …
Apr 11
Tactical Tech’s New Tool Helps You Watch the Watchers
Tactical Tech is working to explore and visualise the data industry through Trackography, a new open source tool that reveals which third parties track us and where our data travels to when we access media websites. Read this blog here to find out more! Publisher: Global Voices Advocacy Publication date: 30th March 2015
Apr 11
Meet the Trackers: This is how they claim to handle our data
Whether we realise it or not, most of our online activity is part of a big business. The data industry makes billions of dollars from collecting data on who we are and what we are interested in by tracking the websites we access every day and the types of news we read online. But who …
Apr 11
The Surveillance Industry in India
This research paper includes an examination of a sample of 50 surveillance technology companies operating in India. Read the full paper here. Publisher: Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) Publication date: 14th March 2015
Apr 11
Policy Recommendations for Surveillance Law in India and an Analysis of Legal Provisions on Surveillance in India and the Necessary and Proportionate Principles
This document includes policy recommendations for surveillance laws in India to be in compliance with the necessary and proportionate principles. Learn more here. Publisher: Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) Publication date: 14th March 2015
Apr 11
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) and Cross Border Sharing of Information in India
India shares intelligence data with 35 other countries. Learn more here. Publisher: Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) Publication date: 14th March 2015
Apr 11
Security, Surveillance and Data Sharing Schemes and Bodies in India
Following the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, India has implemented a wide range of data sharing and surveillance schemes. Read this chapter here to learn more. Publisher: Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) Publication date: 14th March 2015
Apr 11
Syria’s Digital Civil War
Militarised spyware has played a crucial role in the Assad regime’s offensive against the Syrian opposition. But further risk remains as Syrians’ data has been swept up in the global surveillance dragnet. Read this article here. Publisher: OpenDemocracy Publication date: 13th February 2015