Right To Privacy
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Madras High Court orders name of person acquitted in rape case to be erased from records
The bench invoked the principle of ‘right to be forgotten’.
Scroll Staff
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How Modi government is using data privacy as an excuse to cripple the Right to Information
The inherent conflict between the right to privacy and the right to information is being exploited by the government to restrict the Right to Information Act.
Vineet Bhalla
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Data Protection Bill approved by Cabinet, to be tabled in Parliament’s Monsoon Session
Exemptions given to the Centre and its agencies have been reportedly retained in the bill despite the concerns of experts.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Lok Sabha elections: Fifth phase records estimated voter turnout of 60.48%
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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Opinion: ‘The New York Times’ and its undeserved Pulitzer
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Facial recognition system rollout at Indian airports raises privacy concerns
Experts caution that collected passenger information could be misused, shared or stolen.
Nachiket Deuskar
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Right to privacy not absolute, Centre tells SC on plea on seizure of electronic devices
The plea wants orders to be issued to law enforcement agencies on several aspects, including seeking permission from a magistrate before seizing the devices.
Scroll Staff
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Five years after the SC upheld the right to privacy, why does India lack a data protection law?
The Puttaswamy judgement of August 2017 may have led to many breakthroughs, but it has also shown the limits of the Supreme Court’s powers.
Umang Poddar
Video
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Centre’s reply sought on plea against ‘360 degree surveillance’ of all citizens
The petition said authorities’ access to telephone and internet data in bulk was an infringement of the fundamental right to privacy of an individual.
Scroll Staff
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RTI body pulls up government over ‘evasive answers’ on creation of Aarogya Setu app, issues notice
National Informatics Centre, National e-Governance Division and the Ministry of Electronics & IT failed to furnish answers to an RTI query on the app.
Scroll Staff
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New health data policy may be misused for surveillance: Chhattisgarh minister writes to Vardhan
In a letter, TS Singh Deo said that state governments should be given time to provide their feedback since health is a state subject.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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India’s Aarogya Setu app is another chapter in its chequered history of data protection
From lapses in Aadhaar to SBI’s data servers, India’s cyber security practices have not been promising.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
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Google admits that its staff can listen to recordings on Google Assistant after data leak
The company said its language reviewers are directed not to transcribe background conversations.
Scroll Staff
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Is privacy an elitist concern? Not so, says new survey
It also found that Indians are more comfortable sharing location data with online businesses, such as food delivery apps, than with the government.
Kanishk Karan
The Field
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Football: Germany’s Toni Kroos to retire from the sport after Euros
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Archery, World Cup Yecheon: Jyothi Surekha Vennam qualifies fourth in women’s individual compound
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Wrestling, Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat, Antim Panghal to go to Paris after WFI calls off trials
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Boxing: India loses an Asian Games medal after Parveen Hooda’s doping suspension
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: With new coach, captain at helm, Indian women’s team look towards new era