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Blog Entry Criminal Defamation and the Supreme Court’s Loss of Reputation
by Bhairav Acharya — published Jun 03, 2016 — filed under: ,
The Supreme Court’s refusal, in Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, to strike down the anachronistic colonial offence of criminal defamation is wrong. Criminalising defamation serves no legitimate public purpose; the vehicle of criminalisation – sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – is unconstitutional; and the court’s reasoning is woolly at best.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Short-lived Adventure of India’s Encryption Policy
by Bhairav Acharya — published Nov 27, 2015 — last modified Nov 29, 2015 09:03 AM — filed under: ,
Written for the Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association (BIPLA).
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Humpty-Dumpty Censorship of Television in India
by Bhairav Acharya — published Nov 29, 2015 — filed under: , ,
The Modi government’s attack on Sathiyam TV is another manifestation of the Indian state’s paranoia of the medium of film and television, and consequently, the irrational controlling impulse of the law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File The Four Parts of Privacy in India
by Bhairav Acharya — published Aug 23, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 01:02 PM
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Blog Entry The Four Parts of Privacy in India
by Bhairav Acharya — published May 30, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 01:04 PM — filed under: ,
Privacy enjoys an abundance of meanings. It is claimed in diverse situations every day by everyone against other people, society and the state.
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Blog Entry Mastering the Art of Keeping Indians Under Surveillance
by Bhairav Acharya — published May 30, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 12:26 PM — filed under: , ,
In its first year in office, the National Democratic Alliance government has been notably silent on the large-scale surveillance projects it has inherited. This ended last week amidst reports the government is hastening to complete the Central Monitoring System (CMS) within the year.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File Privacy, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice: The Common Law Recognition of Homosexuality
by Bhairav Acharya — published Aug 23, 2015
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Privacy, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice: The Common Law Recognition of Homosexuality
by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 18, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 12:20 PM — filed under: ,
In the last few decades, all major common law jurisdictions have decriminalised non-procreative sex – oral and anal sex (sodomy) – to allow private, consensual, and non-commercial homosexual intercourse.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File Net Neutrality and the Law of Common Carriage
by Bhairav Acharya — published Aug 23, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 11:06 AM
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Net Neutrality and the Law of Common Carriage
by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 14, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 11:09 AM
Net neutrality makes strange bedfellows. It links the truck operators that dominate India’s highways, such as those that carry vegetables from rural markets to cities, and Internet service providers which perform a more technologically advanced task.
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