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Is Supreme Court obliging business interests in admitting the Zoom petition?

In a Public Interest Litigation, an advocate has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking ban on Zoom . The petition seeks a direction that the Government has to ban the use not only for the use of the … Continue reading

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Google and Apple set up a new Nation A & A and opt to Govern it themselves

A few days back, Google and Apple , the owners of the Android and IoS systems and considered business rivals, came together to make a surprise joint collaboration arrangement. The collaboration appeared like an attempt to regulate the use of … Continue reading

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WhatsApp and Fakenews

(This is a reproduction of the Article that appeared in India Legal Magazine on April 18,2020)  The spread of fake news through social media has been a cause of concern for quite some time. It was highlighted in the past … Continue reading

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You Tube ..hypocrisy when it comes to Freedom of Speech?

The above face is a familiar face to many on the You Tube. This person has been posting many interesting videos particularly of ancient archaeological sites in India, Cambodia and many other places focussing on many interesting points which no … Continue reading

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Sprinklr Kerala Government contract: Personal Data Protection under test

It is reported today that the Kerala High Court has ordered that Kerala Government was wrong in getting the personal data of Covid patients processed with Sprinklr, without de-identifying the personal data. It has also ordered that the patients are … Continue reading

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Time to be Accountable… India Legal

[This is an article first published in India Legal magazine] On December 2018, the central government proposed to issue an amendment to the Intermediary Guidelines under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (ITA 2000). This was neither a … Continue reading

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