Posted on May 3, 2021 Co-authored by Melita Tessy & Vivek Basanagoudar* Introduction WhatsApp has over 2 billion users worldwide and is used in over 180 countries, making it the world’s most popular messaging app. With over 400 million users, India is WhatsApp’s biggest market. In January this year, WhatsApp released its new privacy policy […]
Posted on April 13, 2021 Authored by Vallari Dronamraju* Social media is a group of internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of the internet and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content.[1] The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code), Rules, 2021 (“Rules”) enacted on February 25, […]
Posted on April 1, 2021 Authored by Sahel Bahman* Further to part one of our article on the impact of data protection laws on public health applications for COVID-19, this article aims to examine the development of COVID-19 apps in the West (i.e., the Netherlands, in this case) in the context of relevant privacy laws […]
Posted on March 25, 2021 Authored by Sahel Bahman* Introduction The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and its spread between and within countries, has revealed a potential for the use of modern privacy laws in public health policy. For countries and health systems alike, the most effective way to understand the severity and prevalence of COVID-19 would […]
Posted on March 12, 2021 Authored by Sahel Bahman Introduction The information age has paved the way for a variety of new developments in multifarious fields and thus, resulted in fast paced technological advancements.[1] While these developments have proven to be extremely beneficial, they have consequently given rise to new forms of crimes, including but […]
Posted on March 2, 2021 Authored by Eishan Mehta* On February 25th, 2021, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (“IT Rules, 2021”) were notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”). The IT Rules, 2021 have been framed by the Government in exercise of the powers conferred […]
Posted on February 18, 2021 Authored by Melita Tessy* Introduction On 28 January 2021, the Council of Europe published the Guidelines for Facial Recognition (“Guidelines”) in consultation with the ‘Consultative Committee Of The Convention For The Protection Of Individuals With Regard To Automatic Processing Of Personal Data’ (“Consultative Committee”). These Guidelines were issued further to […]
Posted on January 7, 2021 Co-authored by Tanya Varshney and Varun Anand* Introduction In simple terms, ‘data localization’ means storage of data within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the data subject. With the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, people are using online services across the world and connecting with others in many […]
Posted on October 18, 2020 Authored by Manika Dayal* Introduction Recently, the Government of India imposed a ban on 59 Chinese apps, including applications such as TikTok, WeChat, and UC Browser, as reported earlier here. This action was taken under section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, citing reasons of continued threat on the […]
Posted on September 2, 2020 Authored by Nikita Das* The recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) invalidating the European Union-United States ‘Privacy Shield’ mechanism and contouring the applicability of the Standard Contractual Clauses in the Max Schrems Case[1] is certainly hinting towards the dawning of a geopolitical phenomenon across […]
