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After the The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 was withdrawn recently, here is what a new data and privacy protection Bill may look like
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In comments on IT Rules, NLUD’s CCG flags ‘Corporate Censorship’ and unequal ‘grievance redressal’
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IT Rules 2021: Now Google concerned about SRB mechanism for social media platforms
Summary: What are RBI’s new rules for digital lending apps and service providers?
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Submission says that under the IT Rules as they are, social media intermediaries will face complaince burden, risk censorship, and have legal unclarity
We take you through a quick roundup covering all the major developments in tech policy, news, e-commerce, cyberceucrity, and privacy
After the The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 was withdrawn recently, here is what a new data and privacy protection Bill may look like
Phone carrier Invisv separates Android users from identifiers that allow tracking customers’ metadata, location information, or mobile browsing
NCLAT upheld the Competition Commission of India's 2017 verdict clearing WhatsApp of abusing market dominance through its privacy policy
The Tamil Nadu government has called for public comments on an upcoming law to regulate online gambling amid similar moves by other states
Do we have an enabling system for the National Data Governance Framework Policy (NDGFP) aiming to create a repository of non-personal data?
Bangalore-based IT for Change (ITfC) supports the Grievance Appelate Committee (GAC) created under the IT Rules of May 2021 in consultation submission
Internet services were suspended in Kashmir and Manipur yet again citing "disturbances" as these shutdowns attract global attention
Binance CEO Changpeng Ziao and WazirX’s CEO Nischal Shetty traded fire on Twitter over who owns WazirX, India's largest crypto exchange
A viewpoint on why the regulation of cryptocurrencies and crypto exchnages under 2019's E-Commerce Rules puts it in a 'grey area'
The government is likely to go ahead with a Grievnace Redressal Committee (GAC) for social media companies despite objections
A recent case in Nebraska, U.S., where law enforcement accessed Facebook messages to make arrests for abortion, highlights privacy concerns
Do we have an enabling system for the National Data Governance Framework Policy (NDGFP) aiming to create a repository of non-personal data?
A viewpoint on why the regulation of cryptocurrencies and crypto exchnages under 2019's E-Commerce Rules puts it in a 'grey area'
The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 is another legislation for regulating cryptocurrencies and digital assets in the U.S.
Bangladesh has proposed a new data protection law mandating data localization and more amid concerns over impact on digital trade, surveillance
India's IT Rules mandate a GAC to address user 'grievances' , but is re-instatement of content removed by a platform a power it should...
There is a need for reconceptualizing personal, non-personal data and the concept of privacy itself for regulators to effectively protect data
Existing consumer protection regulations are not sufficient to cover the extent of protection that a crypto-investor would require.
The Delhi High Court should quash the government's order to block Tanul Thakur's website in light of the Shreya Singhal verdict by the Supreme...
Cyber security researcher Anand Venkatanarayanan gives an overview of how Pegasus was detected on the smartphones of two Indian journalists, and how available information...
ISOC's Joe Hall said that the rationale behind CERT-In's cybersecurity guidelines need to be explained by the agency as they are too broad
Following the inaugural edition of the PrivacyNama conference, focused on key themes related to privacy regulations, we have summarised the key points raised during...
