In this second edition of The Week That Was, we find… The 9 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously held that Privacy is a Fundamental Right under Part III of the Constitution of India and gave hope to the LGBT+ community, and may have implications for SEBI’s move to link with Aadhaar,…
The Supreme Court of India unanimously holds in a 9-0 verdict that Privacy is a Fundamental Right
The Supreme Court of India in a welcome decision today held that Privacy is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 in Part III of the Constitution in a unanimous 9-0 decision. Detailed comments will come soon. You can find the judgment here, or alternatively here.
The Week That Was: 11/08/2017
In this first edition of The Week That Was, we find… Marcus Hutchins, the white-hat hacker known for stopping the WannaCry worm was charged with creating the Kronos banking trojan, a widespread piece of malware used to steal banking credentials for fraud and is accused of selling it to cybercrime market sites. He has denied any…
Law Enforcement v. End-to-End Encryption
The age of digital communications with all its power to reach people instantly, anywhere on the globe, still has shortcomings. The instant communications happening all around us through laptops or mobiles involve two crucial processes i.e. encryption and decryption. These two processes are fundamental to the transfer of our voice and messages to the designated…
Kill the Kill Switch
India is at the third position in a list with some of the most ‘democratic’ countries like Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc. Internet shutdowns can have some serious free speech and free association implications, which is why it is necessary to have clear and precise regulations to ensure that this power is not used arbitrarily and…
Consent to Cookie: Analysis of European ePrivacy Regulations
This article is an analysis of the newly passed ‘Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications’ passed by the European Union. A huge part of our daily life now revolves around the usage of websites and communication mediums like Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, etc. The suddenness with which these services have become popular left law-making authorities with…
TRAI’s Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality and the Regulatory Approach to Net Neutrality in India
An explanation of the regulatory and policy approaches analysed by the TRAI in their Consultation Paper
Reconstructing a Crime Scene: Virtual Reality in Courtrooms
Virtual Reality is the latest buzz in the technological sphere, especially with the arrival of VR devices like headsets from giants like Facebook (Oculus Rift), Sony (PlayStation VR) and HTC (Vive). It is a relatively old concept (Aspen Movie Map was the first example, created by MIT in 1978) but with advancement in contemporary technologies,…
PATENTING OF HUMAN GENES: Intellectual Property vs Access to Healthcare & Research
In the case briefs of Myriad Genetics vs Associated Molecular Pathology, amongst the several moving stories of victims of gene patents, contained the story of Abigail, a 10-year-old with a long QT syndrome, a serious heart condition that, if left untreated, could result in sudden death. A company in this case had obtained patent on two genes associated…
Cashless Societies: Causes for Concern
Source: CNN A cashless society is no longer a myth but an impending reality, one of the causes for concern is the issue of privacy which this article deals with. The idea of a cashless society, i.e., ‘a civilization holding money, but without its most distinctive material representation – cash’, is said to have originated…