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

· Nov 02, 2022 · 08:27 pm

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

· Apr 01, 2022 · 06:30 am

‘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

· Jul 20, 2021 · 06:30 am

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

· Nov 06, 2020 · 12:22 pm

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

· May 12, 2020 · 04:44 pm

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

· Oct 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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

· Mar 19, 2018 · 04:55 pm

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

· Mar 17, 2018 · 02:50 pm

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

· Dec 05, 2017 · 01:14 pm

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

· Nov 05, 2017 · 08:00 am

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

· Aug 22, 2017 · 07:30 am

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

· Jun 05, 2017 · 11:30 pm