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Category: Surveillance

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill: A Move Towards an Orwellian State?

December 12, 2022

Data Protection, GDPR, Personal Data Protection Bill, Privacy, Regulation, Right to Privacy, Surveillance

This post has been authored by Raghav Saha, a 3rd year student at Gujarat National Law University. Introduction It has been more than five years since the Apex court held the Right to Privacy to be a fundamental right. Nevertheless, the Government struggles to grasp the idea of protecting the rights of its citizens over…
IT AMENDMENT RULES 2022: An Analysis of What’s Changed

November 25, 2022

Censorship, Data Protection, Freedom of Speech, Intermediary Liability, Internet Freedoms, Internet Governance, OTT, Privacy, Right to Privacy, Right to Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance, Technology, TLF Explainers, TLF Updates

[This post is authored by Sohina Pawah, a second-year student at the NALSAR University of Law, who is also an Editor for the TLF] INTRODUCTION Back in June 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) had first released the proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021…
The Telecommunications Reforms: A Step towards a Surveillance State (Part II)

November 2, 2022

Freedom of Speech, Internet Shutdowns, OTT, Privacy, Regulation, Surveillance

[This is the second part of a two-part post analyzing the Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. It is authored by Intisar Aslam, a second-year student at National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. This first part can be found here] Decryption: Preventing Cyber Frauds or Invading Privacy? The Draft Bill requires OTT Communication…
CERT-In Directions on Cybersecurity, 2022: For the Better or Worse?

July 22, 2022

Data Protection, Privacy, Right to Privacy, Surveillance

This post is authored by Raj Shekhar, a fourth-year student from National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (“CERT-In”), on 28th April 2022, issued new directions (“Directions 2022”) under the powers conferred to it by Section 70B(6) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”). The…
Brain Computer Interface: A Breakthrough Medical Development or a Black Mirror Episode for Your Personal Data?

October 28, 2021

Convergence, Data Protection, GDPR, Internet of Things, Privacy, Regulation, Right to Privacy, Surveillance

[This piece has been authored by Anushruti Shah, a fourth-year law student at the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] Introduction It is relatively unknown, but brain implants and other neural devices have been effectively utilized for quite a long time to treat neurological and brain injuries. Such devices claim of enhancing the quality of…
The Internet and Marginalised Genders: A Comment in view of the Intermediary Guidelines, 2021

March 28, 2021

Collaboration with r – TLP, Data Protection, Feminist Perspectives, Freedom of Speech, Intermediary Liability, Privacy, Regulation, Surveillance

[Varsha Singh is a fifth-year law student and contributing editor at robos of Tech Law and Policy, a platform for marginalized genders in the technology law and policy field. This essay is part of an ongoing collaboration between r – TLP and the NALSAR Tech Law Forum Blog and is the third post in the…
Data Exploitation and Discrimination Through “Empowering” Femtech Apps

March 13, 2021

Collaboration with r – TLP, Data Protection, Feminist Perspectives, Privacy, Regulation, Surveillance

[The following post has been authored by Yashaswini Santuka, a third year student of NALSAR University of Law. This essay is part of an ongoing collaboration between r – TLP and the NALSAR Tech Law Forum Blog and is the second post in the series. The first entry can be found here, and the rest…
A Surveillance Story

January 16, 2021

Internet Freedoms, Right to Privacy, Surveillance

[This post has been authored by Ada Shaharbanu and Reuel Davis Wilson.] Our familiarity with surveillance generally brings to mind the methods adopted in the 20th century. Common among these are the tapping of telephone lines, stakeouts and the interception of postal services. However, it becomes difficult to keep a track of the multiplicity of…
Metadata by TLF: Issue 15

July 20, 2020

Broadcasting, Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Intermediary Liability, Internet Governance, Internet Security, Newsletter, Right to Privacy, Surveillance

Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our reporters Kruttika Lokesh and Dhananjay Dhonchak put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. PIL filed seeking identities of content moderation officers Former RSS ideologue K N Govindacharya filed a public-interest litigation in the High Court of Delhi to prompt Google,…
Metadata by TLF: Issue 13

July 1, 2020

Antitrust, E-Commerce, Newsletter, Recent News, Surveillance, Technology, TLF Updates

Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our reporters Kruttika Lokesh and Dhananjay Dhonchak put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. [Ed Note: This newsletter has been prepared by Dhananjay Dhonchak and Sanchit Khandelwal] Paytm approaches Delhi HC alleging lack of action by telecom companies against phishing Paytm…