This is the second part of a 2-part post authored by Anubhuti Garg, 4th year, and Gourav Kathuria, 2nd year, of NALSAR University of Law. Part I can be found here. The previous post analysed the laws applicable to e-pharmacies in India. The present post looks at the draft e-pharmacy rules and its implications and…
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Explainer on Account Aggregators
This post has been authored by Vishal Rakhecha, currently in his 4th year at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, and serves as an introduction for TLF’s upcoming blog series on Account Aggregators. A few days back, Nandan Nilekani unveiled an ‘industry-body’ for Account Aggregators (AAs), by the name of ‘Sahamati.’ He claimed that AAs would…
Article 13 of the EU Copyright Directive: A license to gag freedom of expression globally?
The following post has been authored by Bhavik Shukla, a fifth year student at National Law Institute University (NLIU) Bhopal. He is deeply interested in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) law and Technology law. In this post, he examines the potential chilling effect of the EU Copyright Directive. Freedom of speech and expression is the bellwether…
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…
The Issue of Artificial Intelligence and its Regulation
[Ed Note: The following post is part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2019-20. It has been authored by Siddharth Kothari, a second year student of NALSAR University of Law.] In an era of unprecedented technological advancements across different fields, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to quiver our lives. AI refers to “a class of…
Conundrum of Right to Be Forgotten: An Analysis of The Slippery Slope: To Forgive, Forget or Re-Write History
[Ed Note : In a slightly longer read, Pranay Bhattacharya, a second year student of Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) Aurangabad talks about the origins and development of the “Right to be Forgotten,”, using this as a background to critically analyze this right as present in India’s Draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2018.] “Blessed are the…
The Dark Web : To Regulate Or Not Regulate, That Is The Question.
[Ed Note : In an interesting read, Shweta Rao of NALSAR University of Law brings us upto speed on the debate regarding regulation of the mysterious “dark web” and provides us with a possible way to proceed as far as this hidden part of the web is concerned. ] Human Traffickers, Whistleblowers, Pedophiles, Journalists and…
TechLaw Symposium at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad – Press Note
[Ed Note : The following press note has been authored by Shweta Rao and Arvind Pennathur from NALSAR University of Law. Do watch this space for more details on the symposium!] On the 9th of September NALSAR University of Law’s Tech Law Forum conducted its first ever symposium with packed panels discussing a variety of…
Privacy & Transparency as Complementary Rights: Inadequacies in the Proposed Amendments to the RTI Act
[Ed Note : The following cross – post, authored by Sayan Bhattacharya of NALSAR University of Law, was first posted on the Law School Policy Review. The link to the same can be found here. ] By leaving essential terms undefined and placing a higher burden to disclose personal information, the amendments proposed by the Srikrishna Committee…
Regulation of Artificial Intelligence : The Way Ahead
The “employee” at JP Morgan called COIN, “recruited” in June 2017, is highly efficient to say the least. It does work that earlier took 3,60,000 hours in a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, in a few developed countries ghost cars that are programmed to “drive themselves”, that is, driverless cars, are hitting the roads. On the…