Apar GuptaThis is the final and concluding part of my blogposts on Electronic Voting Machines. In the first part I commenced my discussion on the probability of vote fraud when elections are conducted by EVM’s and the refusal of the …
Archives for the month July 2010
On Thievery
Alok Kejriwal the founder of games2win.com has written a snappy piece on successfully shifting his business model due to mass piracy of the games created by his company. He shifted from a proprietary format of content creation for revenue generation …
the loaded dice : part 1
In this two part blog post I examine the faultlines and the legal issues surrounding Electronic Voting Machines. EVM’s like many technologies presents tremendous benefits, however we should be cognizant of its risks. My post while supportive of EVM’s calls …
article on online privacy in india
The Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT), arguably the one of the best journals on law and technology published in India in its latest issue has published my article on Balancing Online Privacy in India. Leaving aside my visible bias …
Patent Absurdity
I recently saw a documentary on the US Patent system, specifically focusing on the Bilski Case. Makes an excellent case against software patents which it compares to a, “tax” on software companies. You can watch it at the following …
Highlights of the National Identification Authority of India Draft bill 2010
Saptak Sanyal
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1) One of the crucial aspects that the bill tries to address is related to the protection of an individual’s privacy. Section 9 of the proposed bill specifies that the Authority would not require any individual to …
The National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010
I will be covering the recently introduced National Identification Authority Bill 2010 .This bill has been introduced to establish Unique Identity Authority as statutory body/board which at present is presided by Nandan Nilekani. They have put up draft legislation …