Welcome AI! – The Indian Government’s Ambitious Policy Proposal
Healthcare, Education, Smart Cities and Transportation Identified as Key Sectors On June 4th, the NITI Aayog published a discussion paper[fn]Can be downloaded from – http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/document_publication/NationalStrategy-for-AI-Discussion-Paper.pdf…
Open letter to messaging apps urging platform changes to protect users
We, along with other stakeholder organizations and individuals, are issuing an open letter urging Internet-based messaging service providers like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and others to…
Digital Security Training for Lawyers – May 26, 2018
We are glad to inform you that we are conducting a “Digital Security training for Lawyers” workshop on this Saturday (May 26, 2018) from 11…
Living in Digital Darkness – A Handbook on Internet Shutdowns in India
A report on the state of Internet shutdowns in India, analyzing its emergence as a public policy issue, governing laws, recorded instances, and impact among…
Aadhaar final hearing: what happens now?
On Thursday, May 10, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India finished hearing arguments from the batch of 29 petitions (led by…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 38
On the last day (day 38) of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate, Gopal Subramanium resumed his submissions for the State. He started by asking…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 37
On day 37 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan resumed his submissions for the petitioners by stating that banks and telecom operators…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 36
On day 36 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Attorney General K.K Venugopal resumed his submissions and stated that Article 110(1)(g) is a standalone provision and…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 35
On day 35 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Advocate Zoheb Hossain, appearing for the State of Maharashtra and UIDAI continued his submissions. He began by…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 33
On day 33 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate, Rakesh Dwivedi appearing for the State/UIDAI resumed his submission on Aadhaar by stating that the…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 34
On day 34 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan appearing for Centre for Civil Society submitted that the right to identity is an…
Report Launch by ICRIER, “Internet Blackout: Measuring the Economic Blackout of Internet Shutdowns in India”
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relarions (ICRIER) launched a report, “Internet Blackout: Measuring the Economic Blackout of Internet Shutdowns in India”, on 25th…