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Interoperability and Portability as a Lever to Enhance User Choice and Privacy in Messaging Platforms
- July 06, 2021
State of Consumer Digital Security in India
- July 05, 2021
This report attempts to identify the existing state of digital safety in India, with a mapping of digital threats, which will aid stakeholders in identifying and addressing digital security problems in the country. This project was funded by the Asia Foundation.
Read more →Comments on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- July 05, 2021
In this submission, we examine the constitutionality and legality of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was released by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Read more →Community Data and Decisional Autonomy: Dissecting an Indian Legal Innovation for Emerging Economies
- July 02, 2021
Read this paper configuring community data with Indian constitutional jurisprudence by Amber Sinha and Arindrajit Basu
Read more →Right to Exclusion, Government Spaces, and Speech
- July 02, 2021
The conclusion of the litigation surrounding Trump blocking its critiques on Twitter brings to forefront two less-discussed aspects of intermediary liability: a) if social media platforms could be compelled to ‘carry’ speech under any established legal principles, thereby limiting their right to exclude users or speech, and b) whether users have a constitutional right to access social media spaces of elected officials. This essay analyzes these issues under the American law, as well as draws parallel for India, in light of the ongoing litigation around the suspension of advocate Sanjay Hegde’s Twitter account.
Read more →At the Heart of Crypto Investing, There is Tether. But Will its Promise Pan Out?
- July 01, 2021
The $18.5 million fine levied by the New York attorney general’s office earlier this year to settle a legal dispute, raises more questions than answers.
Read more →Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board in Case 2021-008-FB-FBR: Brazil, Health Misinformation and Lockdowns
- June 30, 2021
In this note, we answer questions set out by the Board, pursuant to case 2021-008-FB-FBR, which concerned a post made by a Brazilian sub-national health official, and raised questions on health misinformation and enforcement of Facebook's community standards.
Read more →Pandemic Technology takes its Toll on Data Privacy
- June 26, 2021
The absence of any legal framework has meant these tools are now being used for purposes beyond managing the pandemic.
Read more →On the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
- June 21, 2021
This note examines the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The analysis is consistent with previous work carried out by CIS on issues of intermediary liability and freedom of expression.
Read more →Does Google’s bid to replace third party cookies with FLOCs protect user privacy?
- June 18, 2021
In its efforts to deprecate third-party cookies, Google, in August 2019, has brought an alternative plan with its new Privacy Sandbox platform. This plan promises to preserve anonymity when serving tailored advertising. While unveiling the system, Google explained that even though advertising is necessary to keep the web available to everyone, the web ecosystem is at risk if privacy policies do not keep pace with evolving expectations. But does this new framework help users in any way?
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