Privacy Rights
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Accused persons can’t be forced to give passwords of electronic devices, says Delhi court
The judge held that doing so would contravene Article 20(3), which deals with the right against self-incrimination.
Scroll Staff
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Explainer: Why a new bill to collect data from convicts is raising civil rights concerns
The newly introduced Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 expands the police’s power to collect information but raises concerns about misuse.
Umang Poddar
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‘Journalism is not a bed of roses’: Meet the Jharkhand reporter featured in leaked Pegasus database
Rupesh Kumar Singh spent six months in jail. He said he was targeted for his reports on police violence against Adivasis.
Vijayta Lalwani
Trending
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Australian Open: Sania Mirza bows out of Grand Slams on her own terms, leaving a trail to blaze
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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Investigate display of RTI activists’ personal data on ministry website, Bombay HC tells Centre
The High Court said not taking such lapses seriously would trivalise people’s right to information.
Scroll Staff
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Covid-19: Order on mandatory use of Aarogya Setu app is ‘utterly illegal’, says former SC judge
On May 1, the Centre had ordered that downloading the app was mandatory for employees of private and public sector organisations.
Scroll Staff
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After Russia and China, India is the third biggest surveillance state in the world
Aadhaar, vague CCTV laws and a treaty that allows 10 government agencies to decrypt and intercept data put Indians’ privacy rights at risk.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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Mark Zuckerberg faces calls to appear in person before lawmakers and address data breach concerns
Politicians in both the US and the UK said he should explain how Cambridge Analytica had harvested the information of 50 million Facebook users.
Scroll Staff
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Facebook suspends firm that worked for Donald Trump’s election campaign for leaking user data
The social media network said Alexandr Kogan, a Cambridge University psychology professor, passed on information from an app to Cambridge Analytica in 2015.
Scroll Staff
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Google to start warning users when apps collect personal data without consent
Apps that handle personal data such as phone number and email, or even device data, must now prompt users and display their own privacy policy.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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Why Indian mobile users must take the initiative to protest against linking their phones to Aadhaar
The government order presumes people are so addicted to their mobile phones that they will not risk getting them deactivated.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Data protection: Can India overcome the spy-security state and big tech to enact a strong law?
The Justice BN Srikrishna committee, tasked with drafting this legislation, faces an unenviable task.
Prashant Reddy
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People are moving court over dead family members’ Facebook pages – it’s time for post-mortem privacy
You need to start thinking about what will happen to your online data when you die.
Edina Harbinja, The Conversation
The Field
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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: All-round show from Mitchell Santner and Co ensures 21-run victory
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Hockey World Cup: Germany complete another epic comeback to stun Australia, set up final vs Belgium
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India, England set up exciting final clash in inaugural edition
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Watch, IND v NZ: Washington Sundar’s stunning diving return catch to dismiss Mark Chapman in Ranchi
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic on images of father with Russian flags – ‘Misinterpretation’