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Encryption

Telecom

The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 retains its colonial roots

Read our initial explainer on the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. We highlight how the bill represents a missed opportunity for legislative reform to bring the Indian telecom sector into the 21st century.
22 September, 2022
10 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain & Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Privacy
Featured

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 SinghShivani Singh
Breaches

Security incidents and the Personal Data Protection Bill. Need to do more and do better.

The recent BigBasket data breach was the most recent example of a spate of security incidents that have plagued the country recently. As work becomes more and more digital, the legislative framework for cyber security must be strengthened by strengthening the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019.
24 November, 2020
5 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg
Encryption

Statement on MEA's RTI response on International Statement on E2E Encryption

MEA's RTI response states that they do not hold any information pertaining to the Statement nor can they identify any other authority to transfer it to which raises multiple concerns.
20 November, 2020
2 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Privacy

The Internet Should Not Become a Boys Club

We wrote to the WCD Ministry and DCW about the need to address image based sexual abuse on the internet in a rights respecting manner in light of the recent 'Boiz Locker Room' incident.
07 May, 2020
5 min read
Devdutta MukhopadhyayDevdutta Mukhopadhyay

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