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COVID-19: Report Says Aarogya Setu App Failed to Follow Government’s Own Rules
30 Oct 2020
RTI replies by the government did not seem to provide any substantial responses or clarity on who citizens’ data was shared with, the security practices behind safeguarding such data or whether its…
Jithendra Palepu
The Personal Data Protection Bill 2018: Do you have the Right to be Forgotten from the Internet?
18 Sep 2020
Data, in a way, is the new gold. The pervasiveness of internet and technology into our lives has raised questions on data protection.
Subhash Gatade
Has Indian Democracy Been Facebooked?
06 Sep 2020
Those who disagreed that the internet would challenge dictatorships have been proven right.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Internet Rights Body IFF Calls for Greater Participation in Data Protection Bill Consultations
29 Aug 2020
In a letter addressed to Meenakshi Lekhi, the chairperson of the JPC, IFF pointed out that a greater diversity of participants in the process is required to deal with the issues and loopholes that…
Subhash Rai
Aarogya Setu: The Bridge to Nowhere
08 Jun 2020
‘If technology has to help in the contact tracing process, the onus lies with governments to convince the public to recognise its benefits, while enforcing the rights of its people at the same time.’
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Brace Yourself, Govt Plans to Peek into Every Detail of Your Life
17 Mar 2020
The proposed National Social Registry, seeded by Aadhaar, is expected to be in place by 2022 and will be able to zero-in on details ranging from citizens’ movements to births, deaths and marriages in…
Tarique Anwar
Facial Recognition May Misidentify Lawful Citizens as Suspects, Say Experts
12 Mar 2020
Facial features are biometric data, which is sensitive personal data, say experts, calling for a law or policy before use of such technology that would fringe upon freedom of speech, assembly and…
Prabir Purkayastha
Ministers Play Hide-and-Seek in Parliament on Pegasus
22 Nov 2019
Replies in Parliament by two ministers ducked the question whether a government agency used Pegasus to hack citizens phones.
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Parliament Session: Govt Continues to Undermine Criticism of New Laws
20 Jul 2019
Almost the entire opposition walked out during the voting for the introduction of RTI amendment bill.
Prasanth R.
A $5 Billion Fine Won't Stop Facebook's Exploitative Business Model
19 Jul 2019
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the implication of the $5 billion settlement Facebook has reached with the US Federal Trade Commission