[This post has been authored by Harinie. S, a fourth-year law student at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad] The recent onset of economic recession highlights the need to overhaul the governance system of the largest player of the economy- the banks. The failure of Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Yes Bank, and the downfall of Dhanalakxmi bank’s…
Shadow Libraries: Remedying Knowledge Inequalities or Sullying the Copyright Act?
[This post has been authored by Ishita Mundhra, a second-year student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences] Introduction Shadow libraries are a relatively recent disruption in the publishing sector. They share a plethora of literary material which is often copyrighted, free of cost, by circumventing paywalls. While individual scholars and academicians frequently…
The Insurtech Revolution: What Lies Ahead for India? (Part II)
[This post has been authored by Angeline Priety and Nisha Nahata, fourth year law students at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. Part I can be found here.] In Part I of this essay, we looked at how Insurtech is shaping up in India within the current legal framework. Identifying emerging risks is essential to ensuring…
The Insurtech Revolution: What Lies Ahead for India? (Part I)
[This post has been authored by Angeline Priety and Nisha Nahata, fourth year law students at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. Part II can be found here.] In recent times, data driven sectors have been going over and beyond to harness technology to consolidate, utilise and analyse data from various sources for efficient functioning. In…
Duty of a Data Fiduciary to Report a Breach: Part II
[This post has been authored by Ms. Vasundhara, Managing Partner, Verum Legal and Mr. Mudit Kaushik, Counsel, Zeus IP. Part One can be found here] International Precedents and ComparisonWhile every nation in the world strives to ensure the digital security of its citizens, there are very few legislative developments to back up the claim. The…
Duty of a Data Fiduciary to Report a Breach: Part I
[This post has been authored by Ms. Vasundhara, Managing Partner, Verum Legal and Mr. Mudit Kaushik, Counsel, Zeus IP. Part Two can be found here] Data breaches have become an issue for companies in the digital era, with no entity being spared for direct or even indirect involvement in a breach. Recently, Dominos Indiawas subject…
Exploring the Feasibility of Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools
[This post has been authored by Tanvi Tanu and Sakshi Tulsyan, 2nd year students at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun.] The biases and inequalities are infused in the criminal justice system and are baked into the algorithmic tools, Pretrial Risk Assessment instruments being one of them. These tools are used in the…
Right to Privacy at the Mercy of the Executive: Part II
[This two-part essay has been authored by Aarya Pachisia, a 4th-year law student at Jindal Global Law School. Part One can be found here.] Continuing the argument of how the executive seeks to control different actors under the Bill, this article focuses on executive control over the citizens. I advance the argument in two parts….
Right to Privacy at the Mercy of the Executive: Part I
[This two-part essay has been authored by Aarya Pachisia, a 4th-year law student at Jindal Global Law School. Part Two can be found here.] Technology is advancing at lightning speed, making privacy violations inevitable. Today, machine learning software is sophisticated enough to predict one’s sexual orientation, political and religious affiliation merely by processing their likes…
Inclusive FinTech: Bridging the Gap
[The following post has been authored by Harshita Lilani, 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 fourth post in the series. The first entry can be found here, and the rest of…