Apar GuptaThis is a guest post by Aishani Gupta and Sarvjeet Singh who are final year students at National Law University, Delhi. Their areas of interest include information technology and media laws and their effect on civil liberties (particularly freedom of …
Archives for the category Privacy Law
Summary of the report on privacy law by the group of experts headed by Justice A.P. Shah
A Group of experts constituted by the Planning Commission under the chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah has analysed the various international privacy principles, national privacy principles and the existing privacy legislations in India and tendered a report (available here…
bolstering the right to remain private
This blog post was published in the Pioneer as an Op-ed on 29th October, 2012 and outlines why the Justice Shah report presents a significant development in privacy law in India
A haveli courtyard is an apt metaphor for the …
In the public interest
This article examines the concerns raised by the Prime Minister regarding RTI applications which have the potential to invade personal privacy. The article was originally published in the Indian Express on 18.10.2012. On a personal note I have been trying …
EU Cookie Law
Avantika BanerjeeYou have probably heard about the EU Cookie Law and wondered what all the fuss is about. Well, lets talk about it. To understand whats going on, we need to first understand what a ‘cookie’ is?
For convenience here are …
Twitter law suit against spammers
Friendster, Orkut, Myspace, remember these names? Even if you don’t, I am sure you remember the incessant spamming! Twitter has a resounding answer for spammers by using the much ignored but quite necessary Terms of Service (ToS).
An interesting development …
Essential Privacy Principles
Privacy whether mobile or web based is a serious concern in the current technologically dependent environment.With multiple government as well as non-government bodies proposing varied policies and regulations for privacy and data protection, it is easy to lose track of …
human readable privacy policies
I recently wrote a column in the Financial Express on the changes in Google’s privacy policy which explained the need for standard form agreements made by internet companies to be supplemented by infographics or any method which is less data …
Event : Privacy Symposium | Feb. 4,2012 | IIC, Delhi
How many bits are enough ? the legality of encryption
Encryption as a technology presents unique challenges for the legal system since its use is feared to bring about its abuse. While the private sector may see it as necessary to promote confidentiality and data protection, state law enforcement remains …