[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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Incomplete Promise of Self- Sovereign Identity
[Katyayani Shukla is a PhD Scholar at South Asian University. In this piece the author examines India’s Digiyatra app and argues that its self-sovereign identity framework provides only “pseudo-self-empowerment” to users due to inadequate mechanisms for accountability, explanation, and transparency in how their data is transferred and processed. The author argues that while SSI principles…
Digital Sovereignty or Digital Surveillance? Examining Sanchar Saathi Under India’s DPDP Act
[Akshat Pal and Samya Rahul are second-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students at National Law University, Jodhpur. This article examines the Sanchar Saathi app’s mandatory pre-installation directive and argues that its technical design, when combined with broad state exemptions under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, enables mass surveillance that undermines constitutional privacy protections established in Puttaswamy. The author contends that…
Securing Digital Evidence In India: A Case For Integrating Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts
[Sarah Unhelkar is a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NLU Jodhpur. She is interested in Tech Law and Gender Studies. In this piece she argues that blockchain-based smart contracts are time and cost-efficient than the statutorily (BSA and IT Act) mandated Certificates, to verify the Chain of Custody. This is especially because smart contracts can…