Tag: Right to 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?
Who Needs Consent Anyway? The JPC’s Suggestions Worryingly Expand the Scope...
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 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?
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.
From Moodle to Canvas: Red Flags in India’s Learning Management Systems
In a recent incident at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), students complained of harassment by proctors after their exams were conducted online...
Technically Speaking, Can a Journalist Display Your Whatsapp Conversations on TV?
Yet, when shown on TV, the context is often taken away and our words are left bare for the country to see and more significantly, judge. In this light, we ask Apar Gupta—Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation—can a journalist display your Whatsapp conversations on TV?
In the Digital Age, Here’s How Encryption is Protecting Your Privacy
“It iz neither fanciful nor an exaggeration to say that, without encryption tools, lives may be endangered.”
-- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High...
Technically Speaking, How Can I Safeguard My Online Data & Information?...
Edited by Sumit Krishna Yadav
As technology evolves, so does our perception of what constitutes privacy and security. Over the past few years, privacy has...
Group Privacy and Data Trusts: A New Frontier for Data Governance?
In the past few years, it has become common knowledge that Big Tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon rely on the exploitation of...
Amidst COVID-19, Who is Watching Over Children’s Data on Ed-Tech Platforms?
As Indian students continue to depend on ed-tech platforms to learn for the foreseeable future, we also need to also think about how we’re protecting their digital and personal safety. Are ed-tech companies themselves responsibly using and protecting children’s data? How is the Indian state monitoring their protection of children’s data? Are our Internet laws strong enough to protect a child’s right to privacy online? We answer all these questions and more, in this month’s On the Fence.
