Manya Gupta Introduction In June 2025, amid escalating hostilities with Israel, the Iranian government declared a near-total internet blackout, cutting off around 97% of the country’s digital connectivity for thirteen days. Officials claimed the move was necessary to prevent further intrusions after an anti-Iranian group, reportedly with Israeli ties, breached Iran’s state-owned bank Sepah and […]
Category: Technology
Keshav Maheshwari Introduction: A Crisis of Confidence in a Cashless Revolution India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) stands as a monumental achievement in public digital infrastructure, a system that has dramatically lowered transaction costs and brought millions into the formal financial fold. However, a recent and unforeseen development threatens the very trust upon which this revolution […]
Kinjal Ahuja and Ashish Rawat “We cannot have a system, or even the appearance of system, where surveillance is secret, or where decisions are made about individuals by a Kafkaesque system of opaque and unreviewable decision-makers” – Reyna and Farley, 2006, p.43 Introduction India’s first dedicated data privacy law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, […]
Meghna Jain Introduction The digital age has transformed our world, not just in terms of human connection but also accessibility. This fast-paced, consumer-driven environment has seen the rise of subscription models, free trials, and auto-pay services, often offered through mobile apps. While these services offer convenience, they also present opportunities for manipulative design practices, commonly […]
Tanish Arora Introduction The concept of the right to be forgotten was recognised in French jurisprudence, where it was known as ‘le droit a l’oubli’, which refers to the “ability of individuals to limit, de-link, delete, or correct the disclosure of personal information on the internet that is misleading, embarrassing, irrelevant, or anachronistic.” This right […]
Sonarekha Ray Introduction Comedian Kunal Kamra filed a petition before the Bombay High Court, flagging several legal flaws and challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments that were passed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (‘IT Rules’) in April 2023. In response to the petition, the clarifications that […]
Snigdha Ghose and Durlabhya Singh Introduction India is home to the world’s largest film industry, with a market size of more than 182 billion rupees. In spite of annually producing around 1500 to 2000 films, as per the “Deloitte Report on the Indian Film Industry”, of September 2016, the revenue of the Indian film industry […]
Existing and upcoming neuro-technologies have grown enough to manipulate the human nervous system which can either empower or even oppress the ability of self-determination. In the absence of a right to cognitive liberty, this impact shall be detrimental to several rights of the people. This article, therefore, aims to analyze the impact, legal insufficiency, and possible scope for inclusion in the Indian legal system.
Vanshika Arora Introduction The regulation, protection, disclosure, and transfer of personal data in India, is not governed by a robust, broad-gauge, and comprehensive law. The recently retracted Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, was expected to change the law of the land in this respect; however, what awaits the Data Protection policy of India is a […]
By Prakhar Raghuvanshi The Internet is a unique medium of expression and deserves a different standard of protection than other media. Any organization which facilitates transactions between third party over the internet is an internet intermediary.1 It primarily gives access to the host and transmits the content originated from third parties. It does not create […]
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