In 1978, the U.S. Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to implement a statutory framework for government agencies to obtain authorisation for foreign intelligence operations. Without FISA, government agencies had virtually unlimited powers. There is a good chance … Read More
Governments across the globe frequently claim child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and potential terrorist activity as justifications to support backdoors in encryption-based services. Big tech companies continue to face pressure while offering end-to-end encrypted services. Is the roll-out of on-device … Read More
While discussing privacy and data protection, the biggest question is: is privacy a right or a pre-requisite? Indian policy think tanks, Parliament, and even lawyers have had this dilemma for over five years now. This has ultimately led us to … Read More
Three years after the first complaint in 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Google for using its dominant position in October 2022. I have previously written about Google’s overwhelming dominant position and attempts to gain control through self-preferencing. … Read More
According to the Global Risks Report 2021, the failure of cyber security will be one of humanity’s most significant concerns in the coming decade. With a sizeable internet population, India has confronted significant cyber terrorism challenges in the last few … Read More
आज की इस डिजिटल दुनिया में साइबर क्राइम तेज़ गति से बढ़ रहे है। लोगों को अपने जाल में फसाने के लिए साइबर अपराधी अक्सर फर्जी प्रोफाइल बनाकर उनका भरोसा जितने की कोशिश करते है। ऐसे में कई अनजान लोग … Read More
Can you imagine a world where loans, insurance, and every other financial service exist in a blockchain, just like cryptocurrencies? It sounds exciting and, at the same time, complicated. This is what decentralised finance (DeFi) is all about. DeFi is … Read More
We cannot imagine a world without electrical and electronic equipment around us. These types of equipment include your refrigerator, mobile phone, laptop, microwave oven, etc. But do you know what happens after your devices are no longer usable? They become … Read More
If you are a website owner, one of your worst nightmares will be another website copying your content. Content replication can result in copyright violation due to copyright protection available to rightful copyright owners. One such law is the Digital … Read More