News Data & Duopolies: Making a Case for Regulating Data in the context of Competition Pacta Research Team Identifies Concerns Over Swiggy and Zomato's Use of Consumer Data to Inform Business Strategy Guest AuthorApril 18, 2023
News How state family database projects pose dangers of in-depth citizen profiling and exclusion These databases aim to be a "single source of truth" by having a complete profile of all residents ready with the government Sarasvati NTJanuary 26, 2023
News Unique ID Authority of India asks entities to obtain informed consent of residents before Aadhaar authentication The authority urged requesting entities to ensure that residents understand the type of data being collected and the purpose of such authentications. Sarasvati NTJanuary 24, 2023
News People’s biometric data with a private firm in Chennai poses the risk of identity theft Biometric data of thousands of people is in possession of a private firm with no legal framework in place but the Chennai civic body... Sarasvati NTJanuary 7, 2023
News How A Politically-Linked NGO ‘Covertly’ Collected Voters’ Personal Data: The News Minute’s Report In the guise of 'educating' people on the EC's Garuda and Voter Helpline apps, the NGO instead collected politically valuable info Akshit ChawlaNovember 17, 2022
News Inspecting students’ rooms before online exams is unconstitutional, US Federal judge rules U.S. court rules online proctoring practices in remote exams, like room scaning, tracking eye movements, etc., a Fourth Amendment violation Akshit ChawlaAugust 26, 2022
News TLDR: Assam internet block, India G24, TikTok, Twitter, Big Tech, drones for healthcare, more A roundup to ctch you up on the latest tech policy news and developments: Tik Tok data risks, Assam internet shutdown, Big Tech data... Arjun BanerjeeAugust 18, 2022
News How Google’s location tracking led to a $42 million penalty in Australia The Federal Court acts on complaint by Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on location tracking practices Akshit ChawlaAugust 17, 2022
News Deep Dive: What will be the impact of a non-personal data framework on M2M communication? A robust non-personal data (NPD) governance framework will have to address antitrust concerns in the machine-to-machine (M2M) space, according to Nikhil Narendran, Partner at... MitakshJuly 28, 2022
News Google has been sending data from calls and messages on Android to its servers, research finds The data logged by Google can be pieced together to reveal the identities of users in the real world, the paper claimed. Aihik SurMarch 25, 2022