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India’s I&B ministry blocks eight YouTube channels for ‘spreading fake news’
Delhi police’s reply to IFF RTI shows FRT may worsen religious-bias in policing
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TLDR: Assam internet block, India G24, TikTok, Twitter, Big Tech, drones for healthcare, more
How Google’s location tracking led to a $42 million penalty in Australia
Eight YouTube channels with over 85 lakh subscribers have been blocked by MIB in India, citing 'fake news' and 'promoting enmity'
The Delhi Police says that 80% match for accused in rioting investigations is enough to move forward, raising concerns on privacy, discrimination, more
The Competition Act, 2002, is finally set to get a makeover, a decade after it was introduced. Why is it being amended? How will mergers...
A recent case in Nebraska, U.S., where law enforcement accessed Facebook messages to make arrests for abortion, highlights privacy concerns
The KCC, South Korea's telecom operator, has taken issue with Apple, Google, One Store over potentially violating the country's in-app payments law
We present a quick roundup of latest tech policy news and developments
After the The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 was withdrawn recently, here is what a new data and privacy protection Bill may look like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
Government pushes Digital India Act as a timely replacement of the IT Act while also seeking greater control over content moderation
Summary and expert analysis of the proposed changes in the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 aimed at overhauling the CCI's role, and more
Submission says that under the IT Rules as they are, social media intermediaries will face complaince burden, risk censorship, and have legal unclarity
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'
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.
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...
