Riyan Paul Mathew Abstract The DPDP Act 2023, envisioned to fill the legal lacunae on digital privacy, falls largely short of its statement of objects and reasons. By carving out three tiered exemptions for governmental activity, covering national security and public order, criminal investigation, and statistical research, and removing meaningful timelines for the erasure or […]
Tag: Right to be forgotten
Koushiik Kumar Introduction The expansion of digital legal databases has transformed judicial records into globally accessible repositories. This development, while democratising access, has also raised sharp questions of privacy. In Karthick Theodore v. Registrar General (2024), the Madras High Court directed Indian Kanoon to remove a judgment revealing the petitioner’s name and intimate details, despite […]
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 […]
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20.11.20 – 27.11.20
Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Madras High Court passing an interim order against sexual advertisements to the EU Court of Justice finding fleeing military draft as a ground for granting asylum. Happy Reading!
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