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The Dialogue organized a National Debate Competition on ‘Internet Freedom’ from February 27 and 28 in collaboration with Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. With the New Intermediary Liability Guidelines being notified only last Thursday, this debate could not have been more timely! The competition saw the participation of more than 160 students from

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Encryption tech: Securing healthcare in the digital age

Arya Tripathy, Kazim Rizvi / Dialogue Editor

It is only in the 68th year that the Republic of India recognised right to privacy as a fundamental right. In 2017, Supreme Court while adjudging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 ruled informational privacy as an integral part of an individual’s privacy. It urged the government to put in place a robust data

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Why diluting internet safe harbour laws threatens both child safety & user privacy

Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari, Shruti Shreya / Dialogue Editor

The internet has always been envisioned as a platform to democratise public spaces by bringing more voices to the table and transform how interactions or businesses are conducted. The rapid adoption of internet-based technologies, however, has not just created opportunities but has also posed challenges requiring urgent and strategic resolution. With vices such as Child

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Is the OTT regulation a little “Over The Top”?

Shefali Mehta / admin

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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Disinformation: A Pandemic deadlier than COVID-19?

Shruti Shreya / admin

Growing Perils of Falsehood amidst COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe and its perils seem to be far from over. Simultaneously, the world has also been witnessing an exponential increase in disinformation about the virus itself. Article 3 and 19 of the U.D.H.R. guarantee Right to Life and the Right to Receive

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#SecDEVTalks: Balancing Encryption and National Security

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National security and Right to Privacy have often been seen as two sides of the spectrum, but is it? On one hand, the digital boom and the pandemic which forced half-of the population to go online has come at a cost of loss to privacy and agency. On the other hand, the recent ban of

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Predictive Policing and the Future of Law Enforcement

Gautam Kathuria / admin

Over the past decade, businessmen as well as policymakers have embraced the role of data analytics in driving decision making. This has been promoted even further with the steady advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence technology. This effect has spilled over into law enforcement as well, with predictive policing — usage of data analytics

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To break Encryption, or not: that is the question

Leave a Comment / Kazim Rizvi, Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari / admin

In line with the American development, the Committee of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament came up with a report to curb the proliferation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The legislators proposed to break encryption in order to trace the originator. This move albeit well-intentioned is likely to do more harm than good.

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