Technology Law / Cyber Law
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Submarine Optical Fiber Cables and the Submerged Threats to Data Security in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the much anticipated Rs.1,224-crore Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Undersea Internet Cable Network connected via Submarine…
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Cybersecurity in India: From attacks on Infrastructure to Pant’s Rules
India is currently drafting its new Cybersecurity Rules under Lt. General (Dr) Rajesh Pant. The urge to fast-track Cyber Security…
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Privacy-friendliness of Audio-only applications
Pandemic has seen the launch of several applications, including the one known as ‘Clubhouse’. The application is an audio discussion…
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The Indian Legal Landscape: A Safe Haven For FemTech Applications To Exploit User Data and Breach Privacy
Popular FemTech applications are rapidly gaining traction among urban women in India and this should worry the regulatory authority, but…
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Challenges in the Implementation of Facial Recognition Technology
With the coming of Facial Recognition Technology, which uses your face as your biometric identifier, the machine-human interaction, questions of…
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The Legality of China’s Great Firewall: How Does the International Law Fare
The Internet became commercially available in China in 1995. Prior to 1995, the Communist party had planned not to legalise…
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Government’s Demand for traceability vis-a-vis WhatsApp’s Encryption: Could they co-exist?
The government intends to implement ‘hash keys' to assist in tracing the originator of a specific post or message, with…
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An Umbrella Rule to Blocking Content: Is it time to overhaul Section 69A?
Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 allows the government to keep a check on online content. It states…
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Mushrooming Non-Fungible Tokens
NFTs are digital files with a unique identifier that is verified on a blockchain and are not replicable or interchangeable.…
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Google v. Oracle: Fair Use Saves The Day For Web Interoperability and Creative Programming
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ended the long-running battle between the tech heavyweights by deciding in favor…
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