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Anushka Jain

Anushka Jain

Privacy

Watch the Watchmen Series Part 5 : The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019

In the fifth part of our "Watch the Watchmen" series, we take a closer look at PDP Bill which is likely to be tabled in next year's Budget Session.
28 October, 2020
6 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
66A

Kerala's Proposed Amendment to curb online abuse is eerie in its similarity to the unconstitutional S.66A

Read IFF's representation to the Government of Kerala highlighting the similarities between their proposed amendment to the Kerala Police Act and the unconstitutional S.66A of the IT Act, 2000.
26 October, 2020
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
accesstointernet

Read IFF's Comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Broadband Access and Connectivity

In our comments, we highlighted the need to revamp the policy and regulatory initiatives surrounding the broadband infrastructure in the country to ensure that every citizen has access to the internet irrespective of their geographical location or social and economic status.
20 October, 2020
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
facial recognition

Watch the Watchmen Series Part 4 : The National Automated Facial Recognition System

In the fourth part of our "Watch the Watchmen" series which aims to develop and use a national database of photographs which is to be used in conjunction with a facial recognition technology system by Central and State security agencies to swiftly identify criminals.
07 October, 2020
9 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
artificial intelligence

Read our comments on the DoT's Paper to develop an Indian Artificial Intelligence Stack

Our main recommendation to the committee was to set up an independent supervisory data protection authority to regulate the stack.
03 October, 2020
7 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
internet shutdowns

RTI responses from MP and Meghalaya show compliance failure with the Anuradha Bhasin Internet Shutdown decision

Nine months after the Supreme Court's decision on internet shutdowns in the matter of Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India, there is still no compliance with the Court's decision.
28 September, 2020
3 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Surveillance

Watch the Watchmen Series Part 3 : The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System

In the third part of our "Watch the Watchmen" series, we take a closer look at the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) which aims to develop a national database of crime and criminals.
21 September, 2020
3 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Data Protection

Watch the Watchmen Series Part 2 : The Centralised Monitoring System

In the second part of our Watch the Watchmen series, we take a look at the Centralised Monitoring System (CMS) which aims to automate the process of lawful interception & monitoring of telecommunications.
14 September, 2020
6 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
4GforAll

We wrote to the DoT about Odisha's internet connectivity issues #4GforAll

We asked them to ensure that the BharatNet Project, which aims to provide fast internet connectivity to the whole country, is operationalised according to pre-existing timelines so that these issues can be resolved.
09 September, 2020
6 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Data Protection

Watch the Watchmen Series Part 1 : The National Intelligence Grid

We take a closer look at the proposed National Intelligence Grid which aims to tackle terror threats in the country and is scheduled go live on December 31, 2020.
02 September, 2020
5 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain

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