Position Paper on Security and Privacy Challenges in the UID project

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) prepared a position paper on Security and Privacy challenges in the UID project. The paper has been submitted to UIDAI on January 21, 2010 for consideration by the authority.

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Recommendations for Encryption Policy u/s 84A of the IT (Amendment) Act, 2008

The Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology sought views of DSCI and NASSCOM, and other associations on encryption policy u/s 84A, in a meeting held in March 2009.

DSCI convened a meeting of all associations, at their request, on April 2, 2009 to deliberate on the issues involved. It was attended by 24 participants. DSCI prepared a Consultation Paper on the subject and circulated it to all of them. Some of them came back with their comments on the same. DSCI circulated it to all NASSCOM members, to DSCI Chapters/E-Security Forums, and to its Steering Committee. A number of responses from the industry were received. These have been analyzed, and DSCI, has prepared the recommendations and submitted to the government.

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Making of Rules under Sections 43A, 67C and 79 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008

DSCI held an Open House session with the industry again on April 14, 2009 in Delhi where over 40 industry members were present.

DSCI and NASSCOM inputs to help formulate Rules u/s 43A, 67C and 79 have now been finalized after an intensive consultative process. The recommendations have been submitted to the Department of Information Technology on May 11, 2009.

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DSCI Consultation Paper

The recommendations received from 12 companies were analyzed and Draft Rules have been prepared. DSCI is organising a seminar on IT (Amendment) Act, 2008 on April 28, 2009 and will be presenting its views during the event.

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Making of Rules under the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008

Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 was signed by President of India on February 5, 2009. Department of Information Technology (DIT) sought consultation from DSCI for framing of rules under sections 43A, 67C, and 79.

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Cyber Crimes: Challenge to the Enterprise

Dr. Kamlesh Bajaj, CEO, DSCI, recently participated in McAfee Executive Summit held between March 4-5, 2009 at Taj West End, Bangalore. His presentation focussed on Cyber Crimes, handling of cyber crimes, Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 and the challenges ahead.

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Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008

The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 has received the assent of the President of India on February 5, 2009. The amended IT Act has provisions for data protection and cyber security. It will help realize a strong data protection regime in the country that is expected to enhance trustworthiness of the India IT and BPO service providers.

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Project RISE: Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics

Harsheeta Nangia Arora, Manager – Research, DSCI, represented the organization in the Project RISE kick-off meeting held between March 12-13, 2009 at Rome, Italy. The presentation focused on DSCI’s existence as an SRO and discussed the role of DSCI in the execution of this 36-month long project.

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