News Tamil Nadu pushes for Aadhaar-EB card linking despite data risks TN govt's push for Aadhar-EB card linkage raises concerns like creation of an indirect record of property ownership Vallari SanzgiriDecember 1, 2022
News Tamil Nadu Ordinance Banning Online Gambling Expires In Absence of Governor’s Assent: Report The contentious ordinance passed by the Tamil Nadu government did not get Governor's assent, causing it to expire after a six-week window Aarathi GanesanNovember 29, 2022
News Gaming Body Challenges Constitutionality of Tamil Nadu Gambling Law, Madras HC to Hear Case this Week The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) holds that the ordinance as it stands will bring business operations of several of its members to a... Aarathi GanesanNovember 14, 2022
News Summary: Tamil Nadu’s new online gaming and gambling law and why it sees rummy, poker as games of chance Tamil Nadu approved a second law banning online gambling, including poker and rummy, which courts have ruled as games of skill Sarvesh MathiOctober 10, 2022
News Tamil Nadu Passes Ordinance To Ban Online ‘Gambling’ Games Despite HC Striking Down Previous Ban Ordinance comes even as the previous such ban by Tamil Nadu was struck down by Madras HC and has reached the Supreme Court Akshit ChawlaSeptember 28, 2022
News Tamil Nadu govt floats tender for cyber labs for the Cyber Crime Wing Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (ELCOT) has floated a tender for creating investigation labs for the state's Cyber Crime Wing Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 1, 2022
News Tamil Nadu Government Invites Public Inputs for Upcoming Law Regulating Online Gambling The Tamil Nadu government has called for public comments on an upcoming law to regulate online gambling amid similar moves by other states Aarathi GanesanAugust 9, 2022
News Vaccination details of 1.5 crore Tamil Nadu citizens published online “accidentally”, says government official Although the list was removed from the website, it is possible that by that time copies of the list were already made. Anushka JainMay 9, 2022
News Summary: Tamil Nadu’s data policy looks to create a single source of demographic data It appears to be on the same page as another central government policy that looks to monetise public data. Aihik SurMarch 23, 2022
News Tamil Nadu sets up FinTech Governing Council in a bid to make the state a FinTech hub The state government has tapped eleven members for the council that will meet once in six months. Sarvesh MathiNovember 23, 2021