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Facial Recognition and Data Protection: A Comparative Analysis of laws in India and the EU (Part I)

April 3, 2021

Data Protection, GDPR, Personal Data Protection Bill, Privacy, Regulation, Right to be Forgotten, Right to Privacy, Right to Privacy, Uncategorized

[This two-part post has been authored by Riddhi Bang and Prerna Sengupta, second year students at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Part II can be found here] With the wave of machine learning and technological development, a new system that has arrived is the Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). From invention to accessibility, this technology has…
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July 1, 2020

Antitrust, E-Commerce, Newsletter, Recent News, Surveillance, Technology, TLF Updates

Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our reporters Kruttika Lokesh and Dhananjay Dhonchak put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. [Ed Note: This newsletter has been prepared by Dhananjay Dhonchak and Sanchit Khandelwal] Paytm approaches Delhi HC alleging lack of action by telecom companies against phishing Paytm…
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November 14, 2019

Data Protection, GDPR, Internet Freedoms, Internet Security, Newsletter, Privacy, Surveillance, Technology

Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our Editors put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. Israel spyware ‘Pegasus’ used to snoop on Indian activists, journalists, lawyers In a startling revelation, Facebook owned messaging app WhatsApp revealed that a spyware known as ‘Pegasus’ has been used to target…
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September 10, 2019

Aadhar, Freedom of Speech, Intermediary Liability, Internet Freedoms, Internet Governance, Media Law, Newsletter, Privacy, Regulation, Right to Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance

Welcome to our fortnightly newsletter, where our Editors put together handpicked stories from the world of tech law! You can find other issues here. Facebook approaches SC in ‘Social Media-Aadhaar linking case’ In 2018, Anthony Clement Rubin and Janani Krishnamurthy filed PILs before the Madras High Court, seeking a writ of Mandamus to “declare the linking…
Automated Facial Recognition System and The Right To Privacy: A Potential Mismatch

August 3, 2019

Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Right to be Forgotten, Right to Privacy, Surveillance, Technology

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…

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Facial Recognition and Data Protection: A Comparative Analysis of laws in India and the EU (Part I)

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Automated Facial Recognition System and The Right To Privacy: A Potential Mismatch