News Amnesty International Report: Here’s how Israel’s ‘Red Wolf’ facial recognition system curbs rights of Palestinians The report talks about the growing use of facial recognition by the Israeli government against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem Vallari SanzgiriMay 5, 2023
News Why is the FTC Proposing that Meta Be Prohibited From Monetising Children’s Data? FTC has alleged that Facebook misrepresented its privacy practices to the detriment of user privacy and children's safety online Aarathi GanesanMay 4, 2023
News Open letter: WhatsApp & other messenger apps demand revision of UK’s Online Safety Bill In the letter, end-to-end encryption messenger apps raise privacy concerns & contest the Bill’s provisions to weaken E2E security measures. Vallari SanzgiriApril 18, 2023
News Adult Creators Highlight Early Concerns With Identification Under Meta Verified: Report Verification mandates can be harmful to children, marginalized groups, or anyone who wants to exist online privately Aarathi GanesanApril 17, 2023
News Event report: Exploring Anonymity and User Verification MediaNama held a roundtable discussion on March 23, 2023, to discuss a possible framework for integrating proportionality in anonymity and verification – exploring a... Vallari SanzgiriApril 11, 2023
News Google to require Play Store apps to let users easily delete their accounts and data Users will be able to delete their account and data from either within the app or using a web link Sarvesh MathiApril 7, 2023
News Report: Delhi police used Sec 144 to establish CCTV surveillance The report highlights how private actors are being asked to install CCTVs under Sec 144 to compound the govt’s surveillance system across the city Sarasvati NTApril 3, 2023
News Global body for AI policy asks US Trade Commission to halt OpenAI from releasing new GPT models The Center for AI and Digital Policy asked the US FTC to halt the commercial launch of GPT-4, claiming that the AI model poses... Sarasvati NTMarch 31, 2023
News The Government, the Platform, the Individual: Who’s Responsible for Keeping the Internet Safe? #NAMA Tech policy experts discuss new government mandates for online verification and who should ensure internet safety. Aarathi GanesanMarch 31, 2023
News Is age-verification the answer to protecting children from online harms? #NAMA Experts discussed the challenges of age verification for protecting children online and the importance of privacy for children. Vallari SanzgiriMarch 30, 2023