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Delhi Government’s gag order on information on mucormycosis

Recently, the Delhi Government issued a notification prohibiting anyone from sharing any information on mucormycosis without the prior permission of the Government. IFF has sent the Government a legal notice urging it to rescind this overbroad order.

03 June, 2021

6 min read

Yashaswini

RightsCon2021

IFF at RightsCon 2021!

Excited about RightsCon 2021? We are too! Find out which panels we are participating in.

02 June, 2021

4 min read

Anushka Jain

Covid

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Hyderabad Police force people to remove their masks before photographing them. We sent a legal notice. #SaveOurPrivacy

Hyderabad Police is forcing people to remove masks and photographing them. We sent a legal notice to the Police Commissioner about this.

02 June, 2021

4 min read

Tanmay Singh

Data Protection

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#DataProtectionTop10: Some holes that need to be plugged

In Part 9 of the #DataProtectionTop10, we analyse some miscellaneous provisions in the PDPB and recommend that the Bill acknowledge a natural person as the owner of her data, provide sound provisions for facilitating the transition to the new regime, and give the RTI Act precedence over the Bill.

01 June, 2021

6 min read

Rohin Garg

DataProtectionTop10

#DataProtectionTop10: On the Importance of a Strong, Transparent, and Independent Data Protection Authority

We analyse the provisions in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 which relate to the Data Protection Authority of India (DPA) and its independence, transparency, and constitution. We recommend that it not be bound by the Central Government's orders.

28 May, 2021

6 min read

Rohin Garg

Privacy

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Cybersec Charcha: Understanding the booming ransomware industry

In the second edition of Cybersec Charcha, we are taking a deep dive into understanding the unregulated ransomware industry, what a ransomware attack means and the consequences it can have.

27 May, 2021

5 min read

Shivani Singh

Data Protection

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Despite CIC’s observation that MeitY's response to us was “grossly improper," MeitY issues the same response again #SaveOurPrivacy

CIC directed the CPIO to re-visit our original RTI and provide a revised reply and info, if (comments on consultation on PDPB). However, the CPIO simply cited the same exemption under S.8 of the RTI Act that she had provided before the CIC.

26 May, 2021

6 min read

Tanmay Singh

Data Protection

#DataProtectionTop10: State Security and Surveillance

In Part 7 of the #DataProtectionTop 10 series, we discuss the provisions in the Bill which enable the State to engage in large scale surveillance. Blanket exemptions without a sound oversight and review mechanism raise concerns. Thus, we recommend that a chapter on surveillance reforms be inserted.

25 May, 2021

8 min read

Rohin Garg

Project Panoptic

The Delhi Govt. is using facial recognition on children in Govt. schools #ProjectPanoptic

We wrote to the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) urging them to step in to protect child rights in Delhi against use of harmful facial recognition technology in schools.

24 May, 2021

6 min read

Anushka Jain

innovation

Sound the alarm! The clock strikes for social media tomorrow with the Intermediaries Rules coming into effect.

Under the Intermediaries Rules, significant social media intermediaries had a host of obligations to comply with by the deadline of 25th May, 2021. The compliances that significant social media intermediaries are onerous and may stifle innovation in the Indian digital space.

24 May, 2021

7 min read

Rohin Garg &

Tanmay Singh

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