The United Kingdom’s Parliament passed the Data Protection Act in 2016, and it came into effect on the same day as the EU GDPR. The Data Protection Act of 2018 (“the act” or “UK DPA”) is Britain’s implementation of GDPR. … Read More
Being a student who is currently pursuing an integrated degree in computer science and cyber law, I was very curious when I read an article in a Marathi newspaper in the last week of May. This article was printed on … Read More
By this time, you must have heard about this wallpaper that crashes Android phones, right? If you haven’t, join the clout. Here’s the image for you: The above image, when directly downloaded from Google Images, causes Android phones (including Google … Read More
Consent plays a key component of any data protection and privacy legislation. It has been very well defined in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Before we discuss further, it is important to note that GDPR is considered … Read More
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has set up a dedicated platform for reporting cyber crimes from anywhere across the country. Though it caters to all types of cyber crimes, it puts special emphasis on cyber crimes against women and … Read More
In the last couple of months, we have helped over 100 victims in filing their content takedown requests on multiple websites and platforms. So often, the content gets indexed in Google Search Results. This content is sexually explicit and usually … Read More
Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPRD)’s National Cyber Research & Innovation Centre (NCR&IC) published a guide for law enforcement agencies on spotting and investigating fake news and misinformation. This 40-page guide was published on May 08, 2020, but it … Read More
In recent times, the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as GDPR) of the European Union has been a document of interest to Indians. The main reason for the same is that the legislative body of India has … Read More
K. Ramajayam v. Inspector of Police Referred Trial 1/2015, Cr A 110/2015 In the High Court of Judicature at Madras Before Justice R. Sudhakar and Justice P. N. Prakash Decided January 27, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Certificate requirements for … Read More