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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Despite the existence of regulatory mechanisms, we have not been able to effectively handle online safety challenges owing to the lack of proper implementation The internet has evolved as an indispensable tool for transforming our society and culture. Women, especially those living in rural India, have been empowered to speak about their diverse realities, discuss
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The concept of ‘Femtech’—or technology “which addresses women’s biological needs”—is so interlinked with the women’s health apps, that the term itself is credited to the Danish entrepreneur Ida Tin, the founder of “Clue”, a period and fertility management app. As with the penetration of technology into any sector, women’s health is experiencing a massive boom
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The recent notification by the Government on bringing OTT platforms under the realm of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry seeks to have greater control over the internet content and what is broadcasted online. As per the notification, audio-visual programmes hosted by the online platforms and news and current affairs programmes posted online will come under
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Information technology and communication technologies have huge potential to provide new opportunities and challenges for developing economies. Since the wave of liberalisation in the 1990’s, India has harnessed technologies along with vast economic reforms to open up Indian markets to global businesses and investments. However, in the recent past, the Indian leadership’s focus on amplifying
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Among the many epiphanies one has had owing to the COVID19 pandemic, the spike in the knowledge or awareness of the amount of data pertaining to citizens that a Government has the ability to handle has been a common one. Though citizens are often willing participants in efforts aimed at better governance, they are also
