The Non-Personal Data Report: Do We Really Need Another Data Regulator?
This article is the first instalment of a two-part series by Mohit Chawdhry of Esya Centre on the new government-led regulatory framework proposed in...
Who Needs Consent Anyway? The JPC’s Suggestions Worryingly Expand the Scope of Processing Non-Consensual...
With the Parliamentary Committee's draft Data Protection Bill (DPB), not only can individuals' data be used without their consent (non-consensual), but data that the...
The Non-Personal Data Report: Kya Karein Kya Na Karein, Ye Kaisi Mushkil Hay
In the first instalment of this two-part series on the Non-Personal Data Report (NPD), we examined the competition concerns that emanate from NPD and...
The Story of CoWIN: How A Vaccination Strategy for Digital India Failed to Bridge...
Why was a wholly digital platform like CoWIN—one that is largely accessible to the technology-owning elite—used for mass vaccine registration?
The COVID-19 Battle: Pandemic v/s Privacy
The events following the global spread of COVID-19 have put governments on high alert. This has prompted a variety of initiatives to combat the...
To Unlock the Potential of Open Government Data, India Needs New, Comprehensive Legislation
Almost a decade after the launch of India’s Open [Government] Data initiative, the program remains constrained and has not lived up to its potential. Its deficiencies stem largely from the discretionary nature of the nation’s Open Data policy.
How Data Protected Policies Can Ensure Migrant Workers’ Welfare
The need of the hour is to create a policy that protects both data and citizens while effectively provisioning services.
Putting the Athlete First: Data Protection in Sports
Written by Swagam Dasgupta & Sourya Reddy
Fitbit. Apple. Samsung. Boltt. Huawei. What do all these companies have in common? The ability to tell you...
Waking the Sleeping Giant: Investigating the Logistics of Surveillance in India
Written by Anupriya Nair
A report from the Reuter’s Institute found that at least 55% of English-language news readers in India are afraid of expressing...
The Rise of Emotiveillance? Emotion AI and Ed-tech in India
A famous (and controversial) experiment in 1976 by Ekman and Friesen tried to study the facial expressions of individuals in response to certain stimuli....
