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Legal challenge to the Kerala Police Act Amendment
Nov 24, 2020
On 21st October 2020, the Government of Kerala in a press release indicated an amendment to the Kerala Police Act, 2011. The amendment aimed at inserting Section 118A, similar to Section 66A of the…
Letter to Joint Parliamentary Committee on Invitation to Civil Society Organisations for Consultation on draft Data Protection Bill
Nov 18, 2020
Letter to Joint Parliamentary Committee on inviting civil societies for consultation on draft Data Protection Bill
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Letter to the Kerala Government to Reconsider the Proposal for Amending the Kerala Police Act by inserting Section 118 (A)
Oct 24, 2020
Letter to Kerala Government to Reconsider the Proposal for Amending the Kerala Police Act by inserting Section 118 (A)
Playing With The Cultural Thin Skin: An Interrelationship between History, Censorship, and Video Games in India and the United States of America
Sep 11, 2020
Playing With The Cultural Thin Skin: An Interrelationship between History, Censorship, and Video Games in India and the United States of America
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TRAI Consultation on OTT Regulation - Follow-up Submission on Surveillance Reform
Jun 13, 2019
On 20 May 2019, during TRAI’s 'Open House Discussion' in Delhi on OTT communication services, certain arguments were raised regarding national security concerns surrounding encrypted communication…
Any regulation of online speech in India must safeguard the rights to free speech and privacy
May 24, 2019
Unlike the US, free speech in India is not absolute. Our Constitution, while guaranteeing the freedom of speech and expression, places “reasonable restrictions” on this basic human right.
Before…
Critical security advisory: WhatsApp vulnerability
May 14, 2019
WhatsApp has reported that a security vulnerability in the app was exploited to install the NSO Pegasus spyware in certain iPhones and Android phones. The spyware can be installed by calling a target…
Joint Letter to DPIIT on Lack of Transparency in the Public Consultation Process to the E-Commerce Policy
May 14, 2019
On 23 Feb. 2018, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade ("DPIIT") released the 'Draft National E-Commerce Policy' ("the Draft Policy") which addressed a wide range of issues,…
