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The Gujarat High Court Judgment on the Snoopgate Issue: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Oct 27, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
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Transparency in Surveillance: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Jan 23, 2016 — filed under: Transparency, Internet Governance, Surveillance
Transparency is an essential need for any democracy to function effectively. It may not be the only requirement for the effective functioning of a democracy, but it is one of the most important principles which need to be adhered to in a democratic state.
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Policy Paper on Surveillance in India: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Aug 03, 2015
This policy brief analyses the different laws regulating surveillance at the State and Central level in India and calls out ways in which the provisions are unharmonized. The brief then provides recommendations for the harmonization of surveillance law in India.
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Right to Privacy in Peril: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Aug 13, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
It seems to have become quite a fad, especially amongst journalists, to use this headline and claim that the right to privacy which we consider so inherent to our being, is under attack. However, when I use this heading in this piece I am not referring to the rampant illegal surveillance being done by the government, or the widely reported recent raids on consenting (unmarried) adults who were staying in hotel rooms in Mumbai. I am talking about the fact that the Supreme Court of India has deemed it fit to refer the question of the very existence of a fundamental right to privacy to a Constitution Bench to finally decide the matter, and define the contours of such right if it does exist.
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RBI Consultation Paper on P2P Lending: Data Security and Privacy Concerns: by Vipul Kharbanda — published May 31, 2016 — last modified Jun 01, 2016 11:41 AM — filed under: Privacy, Reserve Bank of India, Data Protection, Research, Network Economies, P2P Lending, Researchers at Work
On April 28, 2016 the Reserve Bank of India published a consultation paper on P2P Lending and invited comments from the public on the same. The Paper discusses what P2P lending is, the various regulatory practices that govern P2P lending in different jurisdictions and lists our arguments for and against regulating P2P lending platforms.
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