Aadhaar What has been changed in the Aadhaar Amendment Bill On Wednesday, 02 January 2019, we got our first look at The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018. On Friday, 04 January 2019, this Bill was passed by the
Law Our Comments to the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 to MeitY Our Comments to the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 to Meity are available here under CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Aadhaar Key Highlights of Aadhaar Judgement The Supreme Court has delivered its much awaited judgment in the Aadhaar case, wherein the majority view, comprised of - Dipak Misra CJI., AK Sikri J., AM Khanwilkar, J. and
Simplified Summary of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 This is a summary of the key provisions of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (“the Bill”/ “the Act”). The Bill has been divided into 15 Chapters. It is composed
Law Brief Analysis of The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 Our short and simplified analysis of the Bill that was submitted to MeitY by Justice Srikrishna Committee
Simplified Frequently Asked Questions FAQ's on: (1) the Right to Privacy Judgment; (2) Aadhaar - General; (3) linking Aadhaar to mobile numbers; and (4) linking Aadhaar to bank accounts.
Data Protection Framework Our Comments on the Expert Committee's White Paper on Data Protection Framework for India Our comments to the White Paper on Data Protection Framework for India by the Committee of Experts are available here under CC-BY-SA 4.0
Government White Paper on Data Protection Framework of India by Committee of Experts On 27th November 2017, the Committee of Experts on Data Protection for India chaired by former Supreme Court Judge Justice B.N Srikrishna released a White Paper on Data Protection
TRAI Our counter-comments on the TRAI Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in the Telecom Sector When TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) receives comments on a consultation paper, they publish those comments on their website and invite counter-comments from the public.
TRAI Our comments on the TRAI Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in the Telecom Sector The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published a Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in the Telecom Sector on 09 August 2017. TRAI invited comments from
Government What's the government doing about privacy? Privacy is an actively evolving right in India under the actions of multiple organs of the government - the judiciary, the executive and the legislature. While we still do not
Legal provisions Legal provisions that affect privacy Below you can find provisions of some legislations that affect your right to privacy. This page is a work in progress. More legislations will be added here as time passes.
International Right to Privacy under UDHR and ICCPR The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights entered into force on
Government Government Expert Committee to draft Data Protection Bill Update: The Committee has released a whitepaper inviting comments by 31 January 2018. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has set up an expert committee to come up with
Judicial Pronouncements Notes from Right to Privacy Hearings The question of whether or not there is a Fundamental Right to Privacy in India was referred to a nine-Judge Bench by a five-Judge Bench on 18 July 2017. The
News Mr. Baijayant Panda's Data Privacy and Protection Bill, 2017 On Friday, 21 July 2017, Shri Baijayant Panda of Biju Janta Dal introduced a bill titled ‘The Data (Privacy and Protection) Bill, 2017’, Bill No. 100 of 2017, in the
TRAI TRAI Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in the Telecom Sector On 09 August 2017, TRAI released a consultation paper titled 'Consultation Paper on Privacy, Security and Ownership of the Data in the Telecom Sector'. Submissions are now closed Consultation Paper
Aadhaar Supreme Court upholds Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right In a momentous judgment delivered in the case of K. S Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 494 of 2012] today, the
Judicial Pronouncements Supreme Court upholds Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right In a momentous judgment delivered in the case of K. S Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 494 of 2012] today, the
International State of Privacy in Europe and USA European Union Upon the final creation and integration of the European Union as a conglomerate of various states, the Data Protection Directive of 1995 (Directive 95/46/EC) was passed
Consultation Paper SFLC.in’s Comments on the TRAI consultation paper on Free Data On 19 May, 2016 the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India floated a Consultation Paper on Free Data, inviting stakeholder comments on the need for a Telecom Service Provider agnostic platform
Aadhaar Without Rules, Sahib may Own Your Data Now that the inevitable death of Free Basics by Facebook has happened and the dust has settled, the real outlines of the government of India’s Internet and Digital India
Freedom of Speech SC refuses to issue interim order blocking pornographic content on the Internet; says it would violate Article 21 A writ petition filed by an Indore-based lawyer - Kamlesh Vaswani - seeking to prohibit and criminalize the viewing of Internet porn was taken up for hearing by a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, 8th July. The petition (filed in October
India’s surveillance State: An Overview Just over a year ago, the world was treated to a rude awakening by a hitherto unknown Edward Snowden, when he made public thousands of classified documents that belonged to
India to ban Internet porn? While the ubiquitous presence of pornographic content on the internet is just another fact of life to the average internet user, two petitions that seek to restrict internet porn in India have been steadily gaining traction in media circles: In a petition currently pending
