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Governing ID: Introducing our Evaluation Framework
— by Shruti Trikanad — last modified Mar 02, 2020 08:03 AMComparison of the Personal Data Protection Bill with the General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Protection Act
— by Pallavi Bedi — last modified Feb 21, 2020 01:12 PMDivergence between the General Data Protection Regulation and the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
— by Pallavi Bedi — last modified Feb 21, 2020 11:08 AMHow the Data Protection Bill Regulates Social Media Platforms
— by Tanaya Rajwade and Gurshabad Grover — last modified Feb 19, 2020 11:53 AMThe Bill gives the Centre the power to designate certain social media intermediaries as significant data fiduciaries.
Content takedown and users' rights
— by Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover — last modified Feb 17, 2020 05:18 AMAfter Shreya Singhal v Union of India, commentators have continued to question the constitutionality of the content takedown regime under Section 69A of the IT Act (and the Blocking Rules issued under it). There has also been considerable debate around how the judgement has changed this regime: specifically about (i) whether originators of content are entitled to a hearing, (ii) whether Rule 16 of the Blocking Rules, which mandates confidentiality of content takedown requests received by intermediaries from the Government, continues to be operative, and (iii) the effect of Rule 16 on the rights of the originator and the public to challenge executive action. In this opinion piece, we attempt to answer some of these questions.
Law and Politics of Global Governance Course Outline
— by Arindrajit Basu — last modified Feb 14, 2020 12:06 PMArindrajit Basu taught a course on various prospects and challenges of global governance at NUJS, including the geo-politics of emerging technologies.
Comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
— by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok, Pallavi Bedi, Shweta Mohandas, Tanaya Rajwade — last modified Feb 21, 2020 10:13 AMThe Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019.
Internet shutdowns: Its legal and commercial dimensions in Kashmir
— by Gurshabad Grover — last modified Feb 10, 2020 12:51 PMHow India Censors The Web
— by Gurshabad Grover — last modified Jun 12, 2020 08:12 AMAn empirical study of web censorship in India
Comments to National Security Council on National Cybersecurity Strategy 2020
— by Elonnai Hickok and Arindrajit Basu — last modified Jan 13, 2020 09:18 AMCIS submitted brief comments to the National Security Council on the National Cybersecurity Strategy within the 5000 character limit provided. CIS will continue producing outputs building on these ideas.
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