An Indian law blog on internet, media and telecom.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 deeply suspicious …
The Controller of Certifying Authorities had sometime ago published an Order it passed against Yahoo India imposing 11 lakhs for not replying to multiple notices under Sec. 28 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (link here). The notices were …
The problems with this reasoning is that the Adjudicator seems to have gauged the “unauthorized access” under Sec. 43(1)(a), from the implicit boundaries drawn by the estrangement of the spouses. This is in the absence of specific reference to evidence or any clear
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There is no other way to say this but the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (“Privacy Rules) which were made by the Department of Information Technology are not a model …
Facebook’s Blast from the Past! The Controversial New Change to User Conversations.
Facebook recently altered its user-interaction interface drastically. Users can now see all messages in one place at all times. While a user can still chat in a …
Avantika Banerjee
Apar Gupta
Ashwini Sharma