ThePrint Charcha on The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
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Navigating the Impact: Children’s Data Processing Regulation in the DPDP Act 2023
Introduction and Background In today’s Information Age, we’re witnessing a growing trend where various entities collect, share, and process the personal data of children for various purposes. Unfortunately, this often happens in a way that’s hard for kids and their parents or guardians to notice or fully understand. This raises concerns about the potential exploitation
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Analysing the Impact of IT Rules 2021 on India’s Platform Regulation Ecosystem
Section 79 of the Information Technology Act shields intermediaries from liability against content posted by third parties, provided the intermediary complies with certain conditions laid out in the provision and rules notified thereunder. After the subsequent Intermediary Liability Guidelines of 2011 which nurtured an open and progressive internet ecosystem and based on the comments received
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Encryption and Platform Regulation Debate in India and Result Announcement: National Essay Writing Competition on Law and Technology
A Virtual Conference on ‘Encryption & Platform Regulation Debate in India’ co-hosted by The Dialogue and the Law & Technology Society of National Law School of India, Bangalore was held on April 4. The event was graced by Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court; Dr Menaka Guruswamy, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
Multi-Stakeholder Covid-19 Management, Gurugram, Haryana
The second Covid-19 wave hit India with vengeance adversely impacting the healthcare system with people scrambling for basic necessities like oxygen, hospital bed, medicines and even doctor consultations. The government administration was also trying to implement a slew of measures such as identifying containment zones, stricter measures to limit public movement, figuring out demand and
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Technically Speaking, Why is Encryption a Big Deal for the Government?
Encryption has been the talk of the tech world for the better part of 5 years now. While everyone agrees that encryption plays and will continue to play a significant role in our lives, decision-makers are clearly divided about the extent of encryption; should encryption be absolute? Or should governments be able to bypass encryption?
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Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on Future of India’s Data Governance Policies
The revised draft of the NPD Governance Framework, which aims to create processes for sharing non personal data for larger social and economic benefit, is a step in the right direction. The draft has taken inputs from over 1500 submissions on the earlier report, and has directly engaged with some of the key concerns. In
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Close the big data gender gap
As both surveillance and marginalisation have heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more pertinent than ever to look at data protection from a gendered lens. As policymakers push for privacy to be at the heart of the data protection debate, it is vital that this understanding of confidentiality should not include some citizens more
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Make AI evolution inclusive in India
The disproportionately dominant role played by men in the development of this technology, which leads to gender stereotypes and biases, is concerning. The last few years have witnessed the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into a powerful tool that enables machines to think and act like humans. Considering the ability of this technology to transform
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Data bill: The security vs privacy debate
The JPC, hence, has a daunting task ahead, balancing the needs of State security against individual privacy. Giving entry to security agencies will compromise the encryption grid and data of millions. The State has to collaborate with tech giants in using the meta-data more meaningfully and for meeting other requirements without breaking the encryption. William
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