Amend IPC, appoint cybercrime coordinators: Panel to Govt: Over two years after the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as being unconstitutional, a high-level expert committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to suggest ways to tackle online hate speech, earlier dealt by Section 66A, has finally suggested…
Now, Districts Magistrates can’t order shutdown of internet services: Now, the district magistrates are no more authorized to clamp down on the internet services even in case of law & order problem or communal tension in their respective areas. The Union ministry of information technology has frames fresh rules and regulations in this regard and…
The Privacy Battle Over the World’s Largest Biometric Database: In 2009, with little attention from abroad, the government of India launched a new identification program that has gone on to become the largest biometric database in the world. The program, known as Aadhaar, has collected the names, addresses, phone numbers—and perhaps more significantly, fingerprints, photographs,…
SC pulls up Facebook, Google, WhatsApp and others for rape videos: The Supreme Court of India has pulled up Internet companies Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft and WhatsApp about videos on rape, child pornography being uploaded, the Economic Times reports. The companies were required to submit affidavits regarding the number of complaints they received for the year…
LGBT rights were accepted in ancient India, Sec 377 must be repealed: Amish Tripathi: Banker-turned-writer Amish Tripathi is the latest public figure to support repealing Section 377 of the IPC. Tripathi says Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises sexual acts “against the order of the nature”, and affects the rights of LGBT…
Need to head for safer Digital India, say experts: NAGPUR: As we are spearheading into the age of digitalization, there is a constant need to upgrade the knowledge about cyber security to deal with all consequences smartly. Keeping the requirement in mind, Nagpur University’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Law organized a one-day seminar on ‘Changing Dimensions…
In India’s Right to Privacy, a Glimpse of a Right to be Forgotten: The landmark right to privacy judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in Justice Puttaswamy v. Union of India is significant for a lesser known holding – the right to be forgotten. The concurring opinion delivered by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul affirmed the ratio of the case, namely that right…
Privacy is a fundamental right, it is intrinsic to right to life: Supreme Court: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday ruled that privacy is a fundamental right because it is intrinsic to the right to life. The SC also said the right to privacy is intrinsic to the entire fundamental rights chapter of the Constitution. That means, privacy is…
Book ban an attack on freedom of expression: Amnesty: The Jharkhand governments decision to ban a collection of short stories by an Adivasi writer and suspend him from his government job for allegedly hurting peoples sentiments is an attack on freedom of expression, Amnesty International India said on Monday. On August 11, Jharkhand Chief Minister…
Cyber safety to be in school curriculum: Following the recent ransomware cyberattack that caused disruption in many countries, the State government has become alert of an increasing threat of cybercrime and internet hacking. To nip the cybercrime in bud, the State government has decided to induct ‘Cyber Safety’ as one of the subjects in the…