Right to privacy: SC's verdict on KS Puttaswamy case is landmark, but raises five interesting law and policy issues
Jaideep Reddy • 8 years agoThe 547-page verdict and six judicial opinions on the Right to Privacy by the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court raise several interesting law and policy questions
Despite Cambridge Analytica and upcoming elections, the govt is still sitting on critical data protection legislation
Sameer Sachdeva • 6 years agoWith elections less than a month away, fake news and reaching out to voters based on some kind of profiling is a possibility in India
Ravi Shankar Prasad says Centre finalised plans to frame data protection law to shield sensitive information
• 6 years agoAddressing the ongoing Indian Science Congress, 2019, Science Communicators' Meet in Jalandhar on Saturday, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "India is now the third most attractive investment destination for technology transactions and it is the best time to do science in India."
British information watchdog refers Facebook's targeting methods to Irish data body
• 6 years agoIreland is the lead authority for Facebook under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
US senators urge India to soften data localisation stance citing impact on business
• 7 years agoIn a letter to Modi, US senators urged India to instead adopt a “light touch” regulatory framework.
Privacy regulations must have users at the centre of data protection conversation
Namaagr • 7 years agoIn most big data industry business models, the users aren’t even the customer. They are the product.
Srikrishna panel submits data protection bill to MEITY; no word on Aadhaar
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoThe Bill must also address issues of government overreach, accountability and issues of consent.
Personal critical data should be processed only within India says govt panel
• 7 years agoThe report was keenly awaited by global technology companies for its views on data localisation.
Device makers, browsers to be as responsible for user data as telcos: TRAI chairman
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoTRAI says that with phone’s increasing interaction with data they should be held responsible for it.
Govts should accord top priority to cyber regulation and data protection: Report
• 7 years agoData protection has come under an increased focus amid the country's ongoing digitisation efforts.