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Automated Facial Recognition System and The Right To Privacy: A Potential Mismatch
This post has been authored by Ritwik Sharma, a graduate of Amity Law School, Delhi and a practicing Advocate. In a quick read, he brings out the threat to privacy posed by the proposed Automated Facial Recognition System. On 28th June 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released a Request for Proposal for…
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Are Smart Contracts a Smart Option?
This post has been authored by Harshit Goyal, currently in his 3rd year at National Law School of India University, Bangalore. In a well-reasoned piece, the author presents a simplified analysis of the feasibility of smart contracts. Smart contracts are a set of self-propelled contracts which use blockchain as a platform to complete the…
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Does Web Crawling Contravene the Indian Copyright Act, 1957?
[Ed Note: The following post has been authored by Shivang Agarwal, currently in his final year at NALSAR University of Law. In an interesting read, he analyzes the nature of web crawling actions and the kind of information collected to assess whether claims of copyright infringement may be brought against entities running such search engines.]…
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Identity Theft on Social Media
[Ed Note: The following post is part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2019-20. It has been authored by Harshwardhan Singh, a third year student of NALSAR University of Law.] Social media helps us as a platform in establishing connections with family and friends but oversharing on this platform can come back to haunt you…
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Gender Bias in Artificial Intelligence and Technology
[Ed Note: The following post is part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2019-20. It has been authored by Shrudula Murthy, a second year student of NALSAR University of Law.] “My father goes to office and my mother cooks food for us” “My sister is not allowed to play with my car, she is supposed…
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Electronic Social Media and Its Impact on Elections: A Threat to Democracy
[Ed Note: The following post is part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2019-20. It has been authored by V. Shanthan Reddy, a second year student of NALSAR University of Law.] Contrary to our understanding of social media as only a benison, the scandals that have come to light over the past one year have…
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