Search results for: “data protection ”
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Analysis of Different Risk-Based Approaches of Privacy for Data Categorisation
[Ed Note: The following post is part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2019-20. It has been authored by Gitika Lahiri, a third year student of NALSAR University of Law.] The present Data Protection Bill introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology aims to change the manner in which data is stored and…
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Assessing India’s Evolving Regulatory Framework on Dark Patterns
Dark patterns are increasingly embedded in everyday digital interactions, often steering consumers towards choices they may not otherwise make. India’s regulatory response has evolved from general consumer protection and e-commerce rules to the CCPA’s 2023 Dark Patterns Guidelines, the 2025 self-audit initiative, and the 2026 amendments introducing annual self-audits and compliance certificates. This piece…
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Measuring India’s Gig Worker Laws Against the ILO’s New Platform Work Convention
The ILO’s new Convention on decent work in the platform economy sets a global benchmark for gig-worker protections. This piece examines how India’s emerging legal framework measures up, identifying gaps in minimum wages, social security, algorithmic transparency, and collective rights. It argues for a coherent, rights-based approach to platform work beyond fragmented welfare measures. The…
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What About ME? Making a Case For Individual Compensation Under INDIA’S Digital Privacy Framework
[Kriti Kabra is a fifth-year student at Gujarat National Law University. In this piece, the author interrogates the lack of compensation provisions under the new Digital Data Protection framework and how the omission has altered the role of the victim from a claimant to a mere complainant. The piece argues that the absence of a…
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The Taxed Stake: How PROGA 2025 Creates a Paradox for In-Game NFTs and Play-to-Earn Tokens
[Alok Singh and Satvik Kapoor are third-year law students at Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. In this piece, the authors interrogate the statutory tension between the newly enacted Online Gaming Act, 2025, which criminalises in-game NFTs and play-to-earn tokens as “other stakes”, and the Income Tax Act, 2025, which simultaneously taxes these…
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How Mirrors Are Causing a Personality Crisis In The Age of AI DEEPFAKES
[Aviral Singhai is a fifth-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal. In this piece, the author interrogates the technological architecture behind AI-generated deepfakes and mirror websites and the challenges they pose for India’s legal framework. The piece argues that while existing laws provide some remedies against unlawful online content, they…
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When Algorithms Feel Like Surveillance: Why Platforms Cannot Exploit Cognitive Bias While Hiding Behind Formalistic Consent
[Nehal Paliwal is a third-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law University, Jodhpur. In this piece, the author examines why users increasingly perceive algorithmically curated platforms as a form of surveillance. It attributes this perception to the exploitation of cognitive biases and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023’s failure to regulate inferred…
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The “Destruction Remedy” in AI: Can Courts Make Machines Forget?
[Vidhi Kawrani and Anisha Joshi are fourth-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In this piece, the authors examine the growing reliance of courts and regulators on destruction and deletion-based remedies to address unlawful data use in generative AI systems. The piece argues that such remedies are structurally…
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Age Verification and Privacy on OTT Platforms: A Token Based Approach
[Tanav Kansal is an advocate practicing before the courts in Delhi NCR. In this piece, the author interrogates the escalating tension between child safety mandates and data minimization principles, specifically through the lens of recent controversies surrounding age-inappropriate content on platforms like “India’s Got Latent.” By synthesizing the August 2025 Parliamentary Standing Committee Report with…