Summary of the TRAI Consultation Paper on Regulatory Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services, and Selective Banning of OTT Services
Introduction The consultation paper establishes the fact that the market of OTT services has expanded exponentially in the last few years giving rise to many…
Horizontal Rights in the Digital Space
In this piece we look at the impact of Supreme Court’s judgment in Kaushal Kishore v State of Uttar Pradesh. The judgment, in stating that…
The Emergency Paradox: Misuse of powers under Rule 16 of the IT Rules, 2021
Rule 16 of the IT Rules 2021 provides for the emergency powers of the executive to block access to information on digital platforms. This allows…
Community Data and the Non Personal Data Framework in India: An Overview
Data today has uses in all spheres of life, and India contributes significantly to the amount of data being produced. However, the data economy in…
Linking Aadhaar with the Voter ID: Voluntary or Mandatory
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 amends the Representation of the People Act, 1950 for authentication of existing voter IDs. The stated purpose behind the…
Protecting Consumers Online: An Overview of the ‘Endorsement Know-hows!’
The last few years have seen a rise in online advertisements by celebrities and influencers on contentious products like cryptocurrencies, NFT’s, and online gambling. Consumers…
Anonymised Data in India: Tracking the legislative development of Non-Personal Data
In December 2021 the Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 recommended inclusion of non-personal data within the framework of the…
Understanding the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 was passed in April 2022. The Bill enhances the powers of enforcement agencies regarding collection of data related to…
Defending Digital Rights : SFLC.in Assists in Challenging Ban on Apps
In the first week of May, it was widely reported that 14 applications were banned in India. These applications were blocked under Section 69A of…
SFLC.in Convergence
SFLC.in hosted ‘SFLC.in Convergence’ at the India International Center, New Delhi which consisted of panel discussions on ‘Software Patents’ and the proposed Digital India Act….
Software Patents in India: Law and Practice
In India, the legislature had the foresight to exclude business methods, computer programme per se, mathematical methods and algorithms from patentable subject matter when the…
SFLC.in files a Representation Regarding Mandate to Provide Aadhaar Details to Approach the GAC
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘The Ministry/MEITY’), on January 27, 2023, notified three Grievance Appellate Committees[1] (‘GAC/s’), which shall be the forum for…