[Reader-list] More 30c3: Maria Xynou (CIS-India) on India's Surveillance State

[henk]

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here is the video:

http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2013/30C3_-_5552_-_en_-_saal_g_-_201312291130_-_india_s_surveillance_state_-_maria_xynou.html

grtz,
henk

On 04-01-14 08:16, Patrice Riemens wrote:
> 
> https://events.ccc.de/congress/2013/Fahrplan/events/5552.html
> 
> (no video yet)
> 
> outline (before actual lecture):
> 
> India is currently implementing some of the scariest surveillance
> schemes in the world. This lecture will shed light on India's
> surveillance industry, its UID scheme which aims at the collection
> of all biometric data and on various controversial surveillance
> schemes, such as the Central Monitoring System (CMS).
> 
> When it comes to surveillance, the most mainstream argument is that
> the majority of India's population lives below the poverty line and
> that surveillance is an elitist issue - and not a "real" issue
> which affects the masses.
> 
> Given that the majority of India's population has mobile phones and
> that the Indian government is currently implementing the Central
> Monitoring System (CMS) which aims at intercepting all
> telecommunications (and Internet communications), surveillance does
> not appear to be an elitist issue. Given that the UID scheme aims
> at collecting the biometric data of all citizens residing in India
> and that most BPL cash programmes require UID registration,
> surveillance appears to be an issue which (unfortunately) affects
> the 1.2 billion people currently living in India. And this is to
> say the least.
> 
> As part of the Privacy Project, the Centre for Internet and Society
> (CIS) in Bangalore, India, is investigating surveillance within the
> country. The project is funded by Privacy International and aims to
> map out various forms of surveillance in India, ranging from
> drones, CCTV cameras and GPS tracking equipment to phone and
> Internet monitoring gear.
> 
> This lecture aims to present the research that Maria Xynou has
> undertaken at the CIS so far, which includes data on the various
> surveillance technology companies operating in India and the type
> of spy gear they sell to Indian law enforcement agencies. This
> research also includes the presentation of India's various
> controversial surveillance schemes, with an emphasis on the Central
> Monitoring System (CMS) which unlawfully enables the interception
> of all telecommunications and Internet communications.
> 
> India is currently implementing the world's largest biometric data 
> collection and interception of communications schemes. The aim of
> this lecture is to present India's scary mass surveillance and to
> discuss its implications on the right to privacy and other human
> rights.
> 
> 
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