Tag: Privacy
Do You Have The Right to be Forgotten?
What exactly is the Right to be Forgotten? Who is responsible for realising this right? And is the Indian legal system evolved enough to implement this?
Tracing Traceability: Why Weakening Encryption Threatens Privacy and Free Speech
Weakening encryption technology has serious implications on privacy and security. What are the workarounds to breaking end-to-end encryption?
How the Draft Data Protection Bill Bodes Ill For Social Media...
The Draft Data Protection Bill is holding social media platforms hostage by risking their safe harbour protections. It also risks the privacy and freedom of speech that users are entitled to.
Beyond Pegasus: The Story of State Surveillance in India
Not every citizen or institution is surveilled in the same manner, or for the same reasons. Categorising government surveillance into ‘Big Fish’, ‘Small Fish’, and ‘Dark Modes’ outlines how each type of surveillance seriously damages India's democracy.
Through The Looking Glass: The Hidden Costs of Linking Aadhaar and...
Just because the government's proposal to link Aadhaar and voter IDs sees no allocation in the 2022-23 Union Budget doesn't mean that there are no costs to these plans.
Should Voter ID Data Be Linked to Aadhaar? Episode 4 of...
Why does the government want to link your Aadhaar with the electoral roll? How does this affect the logistics of elections, and what challenges are on the horizon?
The Indian Surveillance Story — Episode 1 of The Impact
In what ways has the Indian state been surveilling its own citizens? What are some of the underlying frameworks that enable such surveillance? And will privacy matter enough for citizens to impact who they vote for?
How the Economic Costs of Surveillance Impact India Inc.
With India yet to pass a citizen-centric data protection law, could this cost our trade ties with privacy-centric economies?
Welcome to Clubhouse, Where Everyone is Free: Is the App Really...
In India, is Clubhouse the Utopian melting pot of ideas and speech it seems to be in other parts of the world? We spoke to six young, urban, English-speaking Indian professionals to find out.
The Laws of the Land of Social Media
While the 2021 IT Rules attempt to regulate the harms of social media, they will also place disproportionate regulatory power in the government's hands.
