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The Fundamental Right to Privacy: Part III SCOPE
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Amber Sinha
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Oct 02, 2017
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Internet Governance,
Privacy
This is the third paper in a series on the recent judgment on the right to privacy by the nine judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in a reference matter in Puttaswamy and others v. Union of India. The first two papers on the Sources and Structure of the constitutional right to privacy are available here, and here, respectively. While the previous papers dealt with the sources in the Constitution and the interpretive tools used by the bench to locate the right to privacy as a constitutional right, as well as the structure of the right with its various dimensions, this paper will look at the judgment for guidance on principles to determine what the scope of the right of privacy may be.
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The Fundamental Right to Privacy: An Analysis
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Sep 27, 2017
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last modified
Oct 04, 2017 11:19 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Last month’s judgment by the nine judge referral bench was an emphatic endorsement of the the constitutional right to privacy. In the course of a 547 page judgment, the bench affirmed the fundamental nature of the right to privacy reading it into the values of dignity and liberty. In the course of a few short papers, we will dissect the various aspects of the right to privacy as put forth by the nine judge constitutional bench in the Puttaswamy matter. The papers will focus on the sources, structure, scope, breadth, and future of privacy. Here are the first three papers, authored by Amber Sinha and edited by Elonnai Hickok.
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Rethinking National Privacy Principles: Evaluating Principles for India's Proposed Data Protection Law
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Sep 11, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This report is intended to be the first part in a series of white papers that CIS will publish which seeks to contribute to the discussions around the enactment of a privacy legislation in India. In subsequent pieces we will focus on subjects such as regulatory framework to implement, supervise and enforce privacy principles, and principles to regulate surveillance in India under a privacy law.
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CIS Statement on Right to Privacy Judgment
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 28, 2017
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last modified
Aug 31, 2017 06:13 PM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In an emphatic endorsement of the right to privacy, a nine judge constitutional bench unanimously upheld a fundamental right to privacy. The events leading to this bench began during the hearings in the ongoing Aadhaar case, when in August 2015, Mukul Rohatgi, the then Attorney General stated that there is no constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy.
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Aadhar: Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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Amber Sinha
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Jul 23, 2017
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last modified
Aug 23, 2017 01:50 AM
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all Indian citizens to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good.
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Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 07, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Data Protection,
Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
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Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Aug 04, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The judges may still be able to articulate the manner in which limits for a right to privacy may be arrived at, without explicitly specifying them.
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Comments on the Right to Information Rules, 2017
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Openness,
RTI,
Call for Comments
On March 31st, 2017, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training released a Circular framing rules under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Rules”). The Ministry invited comments on on the RTI Rules. CIS submitted its comments on April 25, 2017.
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Privacy in the Age of Big Data
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 11, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Big Data,
Privacy
Personal data is freely accessible, shared and even sold, and those to whom this information belongs have little control over its flow.
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Right to be Forgotten: A Tale of Two Judgements
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Apr 07, 2017
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filed under:
Right to be Forgotten,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In the last few months, there have been contrasting judgments from two Indian high courts, Karnataka and Gujarat, on matters relating to the right to be forgotten. The two high courts heard pleas on issues to do the right of individuals to have either personal information redacted from the text of judgments available online or removal of such judgment from publically available sources.
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