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Data Breach

Student data exposed on Andhra Pradesh Government Examination website!

> > > > tl;dr Sai Sravan Prabhala, a cyber-security researcher, informed us of a critical vulnerability exposing the sensitive personal information of minors. This existed on the website of the Directorate of Government Examinations, Government of Andhra Pradesh’s for the 2021 examinations. While this functionality itself has been removed, to prevent it from occurring again assisted by Sai, we have written to them and CERT-In. Background On 22nd December 2021, cyber-security researche
04 February, 2022
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Project Panoptic

IFF explains DigiYatra: Turbulence ahead

In the second part of our series on the Ministry of Civil Aviation's DigiYatra Scheme, we analyse how the collected personal data may end up commercialised even as the Scheme fails to deliver on its promised convenience.
29 January, 2022
6 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Surveillance

We take action against Hack-for-Hire firm Belltrox #SaveOurPrivacy

Based on recent disclosures from Meta-Facebook, we have filed a criminal compliant against Delhi-based hack-for-hire firm Belltrox.
24 December, 2021
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
PDPB

Dissent is democratic: Looking at the dissent notes in the report of the JPC #SaveOurPrivacy

In the final report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, 8 Members of Parliament have filed dissent notes against the final recommendations. In this post, we look at what the MPs are saying and explain the various amendments proposed by them.
23 December, 2021
6 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg & Simrandeep SinghSimrandeep Singh
SaveOurPrivacy

Need for surveillance reform stronger than ever in light of the Draft Data Protection Bill, 2021 #SaveOurPrivacy

The Draft Data Protection Bill, 2021 is here but does it protect Indian citizens against over-broad government surveillance? The answer is a disappointing no.
21 December, 2021
8 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain & Apar GuptaApar Gupta
PDPB

Comparing the Draft Data Protection Bill, 2021 with its predecessors

How have user rights fared through the multiple iterations of India's data protection law? In this post, we compare the latest version of the Bill to earlier versions to fund out.
17 December, 2021
12 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain, Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat, Rohin GargRohin Garg, Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi & Simrandeep SinghSimrandeep Singh
PDPB

Key Takeaways: The JPC Report and the Data Protection Bill, 2021 #SaveOurPrivacy

The report of the JPC on the PDPB was finally tabled in Parliament on December 16, 2021. Read on to learn about the 10 key takeaways from the report on issues such as user consent, user rights, the nature of the proposed Data Protection Authority, and exemptions granted to governments.
16 December, 2021
17 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg, Anushka JainAnushka Jain, Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi, Simrandeep SinghSimrandeep Singh & Apar GuptaApar Gupta
PDPB
Featured

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 has adopted its final report. What now? #SaveOurPrivacy

The JPC on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 has adopted the final version of its report and is expected to table it in Parliament during the upcoming Winter Session. Here, we look at the possible ways forward for the PDPB and highlight some of the issues that may emerge from the final report.
26 November, 2021
6 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg
PrivacyofThePeople
Featured

#PrivacyofThePeople: Society and community management apps

What are the privacy implications of society and community management apps that resident associations are increasingly adopting in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities across India? IFF analyses user rights from harm and consent-based frameworks, and how the upcoming data protection law may protect users.
24 November, 2021
5 min read
Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi & Rohin GargRohin Garg
hyderabad
Featured

IFF assisted in sending a legal notice to the Hyderabad Police Commissioner regarding search of mobile phones for keywords such as ‘ganja’

We assisted in drafting a legal notice to the Hyderabad Police, when we learned that it is stopping random passers-by on the roads, and going through their phones. News videos clearly showed police personnel asking people to unlock their phones and hand it over to police officials.
29 October, 2021
4 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh

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