privacy – N South

Should Twitter even be picking a fight with the Indian government?

While media reports on Twitter losing its “intermediary status” may have misled some readers, it is increasingly clear that the government is determined to bring all social media to heel. To this end, the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines etc) Rules, 2021, compel “significant social media intermediaries” to implement additional…

Regulating content in the age of social media

By Rohin DubeyRegulation

Back in 2018, Facebook’s highest executives met every other Tuesday to discuss the problems of misinformation, hate speech, and other disturbing content spread across their platforms. These discussions resulted in the establishment of the Content Standards Forum run by Facebook’s lower level administrators. The working group at this forum considers…

Privacy in a Pandemic: Is the Aarogya Setu App legal?

By Rohin DubeyConstitutional Law

How would you feel if your parents constantly knew where you go, who you see, and what you do On May 1, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs made it mandatory for local authorities to “ensure 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu App among residents of Containment Zones”. You are now…

Who’s afraid of sovereign Snoopers?

By Ranjeev C DubeyPrivacy Law

Should the government be allowed to spy on its citizens? Less than three months after the Supreme Court cut the ever-proliferating Aadhaar card down to size, individual privacy has taken another body blow. On December 20, 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs conferred powers under the IT Act 2000 to…

Bury this ‘bekaar’ Aadhaar

By Ranjeev C DubeyPrivacy Law

After 38 days of hearings over 4 months in what was the second longest case to be argued in India’s constitution history, the Supreme Court finally reserved judgment in the Aadhaar case on May 9, 2018. It may be several weeks before judgement is delivered but already, it is clear…

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