Aarogya Setu Application and Privacy Concerns

The Cyber Blog IndiaLaw

A contact-tracing application, Aarogya Setu (meaning ‘health bridge’), was launched by the Central Government on April 2, 2020, for effectively tracking COVID-19 infected persons and alarming the application users about the same. However, the app has attracted much scepticism from … Read More

Global Removal of Defamatory Content

Srushti IyerLaw

Social media platforms have taken centre-stage in our daily lives. Memes are being shared rapidly on various social media handles and it is pertinent to note that such images may defame public figures, politicians, friends, families, etc. Given that Section … Read More

Data theft by bank employees: Case Study and Remedies

Raj PagariyaCyber Security, Law

Modern-day banks store a plethora of personal and financial information of their customers. Right from Aadhar number, PAN number, address, mobile number, etc. to income tax returns, spending patterns, average monthly expenditure, property registration papers, and whatnot. In short, we, … Read More

Social Credit System in China

Sachet SahniLaw

Internet-based platforms have become a crucial mechanism for proper administration and unification of data around the world. At present, there might not be any such resourceful systems in western countries; however, a few design systems about the use of digital … Read More

Regulating Online Streaming (OTT) Platforms in India

Sachet SahniLaw

Even with censorship, the Internet is a force for change. ~ Peter Singer Definitions and Background Online curated content services bypass conventional television mediums and offer video and audio streaming media services as an independent product. In 2006, the Ministry … Read More

India needs to crackdown ​on the Sex Ad Business Online

Nitish ChandanLaw

35-40% of the content downloaded in India is pornography. As per PornHub, India is also their 3rd largest traffic generating nation. And there are many more statistics to this tune that add validation to the fact that the consumption of … Read More