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Mozilla, the not-for-profit entity behind the web browser Firefox, has called out the Narendra Modi government’s perceived attempt to stifle free speech over the Internet. The Centre has proposed to introduce rules that will require social media and e-commerce platforms to proactively take down “unlawful” user content that the government or its agencies determine to… Continue reading Legal ‘hole’ in online draft, (4 January 2019, The Telegraph)

Jammu & Kashmir State Judicial Academy (SJA) organised a training programme here today on Cyber Law in which Judicial Officers, Public Prosecutors and Investigating Officers participated. Simultaneously, the programme was conducted through video link at Conference Hall, High Court Complex in Srinagar. On the initiative of Chief Justice Gita Mittal, renowned experts on Cyber Law:… Continue reading Jammu & Kashmir State Judicial Academy “Training on Cyber law” (29 December 2018)

Earlier this month, a strange incident was reported from Uttar Pradesh’s Noida where a UPI user reportedly lost Rs 6.8 lakh from his State Bank of India (SBI) savings account. The victim lodged a police complaint, informing that the money was transacted 7 times from his bank account during the last two months and he… Continue reading UPI user in Noida loses Rs 6.8 lakh from SBI account: Why it happened and how to avoid such fraud (28 December 2018, Zee business)

YES India might soon become a police state with bureaucrats having access to personal information Tathagata Satpathy Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark judgment that privacy is a fundamental right. There were celebrations across the nation after this judgment. Sadly, however, the same court completely changed its character a year later in… Continue reading Are India’s laws on surveillance a threat to privacy?(TathagataSatpathy, Karnika Seth, Anita Gurumurthy) 27 December 2018, THE HINDU

Social media platforms and publishers with a presence in India may have to get a license to operate in the country, if the draft policy to check fake news is finalized in its current form, two people who are part of the ongoing consultations told TechCircle on the condition of anonymity. The sources were unaware… Continue reading As India seeks to curb fake news, Facebook and Twitter may need licences to operate (14 December 2018, Techcircle)

The ban on porn in India is interesting in many ways – for some, it is a way to break through any dependency and addiction, while for some others it has become a lesson on how to use VPNs. The idea behind the porn ban in India is clear – the government wants to prevent… Continue reading India’s Blanket Porn Ban Completely Misses The Mark, Say Cyber Law Experts (12 November 2018, Beebom)

The Telangana government wants more eyes on the streets to upgrade Hyderabad’s safety. It has asked enterprises, public sectors, residential associations and individuals to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in and around their premises. More than a lakh CCTVs are expected to be installed across the city in the next few years. The initiative is… Continue reading Sales of surveillance cameras are soaring, raising questions about privacy (30 October 2018, The Economic Times)

Use of the dark web brings in unique challenges for law enforcement agencies in India and raises questions on the loopholes in the laws in place to govern cybercrime in India. Recently, the term ‘dark web’ has been frequently used by the police, whether in the case of the activists recently arrested by the Pune… Continue reading The dark web and how police deal with it (17 September 2018, Indian Express)

With romance scams and matrimonial frauds becoming a growing concern for Mumbai Police, matrimonial websites have protested they can’t verify every account or be held responsible for every person who signs up for an account. However, security experts feel the websites need to do more, for particularly the victims of such frauds. Speaking in the… Continue reading We are intermediaries, can’t verify every account: Matrimonial websites (19 September 2018, Hindustan times)