News Why India Should Think About Harms of Deanonymisation in Non-Personal Data Governance and Privacy Law India seeks to leverage non-personal data (NPD),but how far is such 'aggregated' data imune from deanonymization? We talk to experts Aarathi GanesanSeptember 30, 2022
News ‘Absolutist’ GDPR-like Data Protection Approach Not For India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar The Minister of State said that India cannot have an 'absolutist' approach like the EU's GDPR in upcoming data protection law Akshit ChawlaSeptember 27, 2022
News Indian government notifies Criminal Procedure (Identification) Rules despite petitions challenging Act’s constitutionality The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 or CPIA, empowers the government to collect biometric data from convicts and undertrials Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 21, 2022
News After taking down draft Data Anonymisation Guidelines, MeitY to seek fresh consultations The IT Ministry (MeitY) is seeking a fresh round of inter-ministerial consultation on data anonymization guidelines before releasing to the public Akshit ChawlaSeptember 13, 2022
News The UK’s Tryst With Post-Brexit Tech Policy: The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Will the United Kingdom's Data Protection and Digital Information Bill streamline data protection regulations as intended? Aarathi GanesanSeptember 8, 2022
News Why the US FTC wants to crack down on big tech data collection and how does it plan to do so The FTC announced that it is exploring rules to crack down on harmful commercial surveillance and is seeking public comments on the same Sarvesh MathiSeptember 2, 2022
News What MeitY Has Said On Upcoming IT Laws Since Withdrawing the Data Protection Bill After the The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 was withdrawn recently, here is what a new data and privacy protection Bill may look like Aarathi GanesanAugust 29, 2022
News Why the Defence Ministry’s security ambitions may pose serious surveillance risks The Indian MoD's Acquisition of these AI-driven tools can open up the scope for sophisticated mass surveillance in civilian contexts Akshit ChawlaAugust 23, 2022
News Deep dive: A Plea for privacy in the Kerala High Court stresses urgent need for privacy law in India A rape accused's petition in the Kerala HC throws up questions on India's missing privacy protections and the impact on media and courts Vallari SanzgiriAugust 22, 2022
News India’s new privacy bill may not protect offline data: here’s what to know A Hindustan Times report quotes an official saying that the provisions of the new privacy bill in India may only cover digital data at... Akshit ChawlaAugust 20, 2022