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Counter-comments to Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality
- March 02, 2020
This submission presents counter-comments by CIS in response to the consultation paper floated by the TRAI on the topic of ‘Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality’. These counter-comments take stock of the submissions made by commentators on these issue, and also CIS’ previous work on areas of net neutrality.
Read more →Comparison of the Personal Data Protection Bill with the General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Protection Act
- February 21, 2020
Divergence between the General Data Protection Regulation and the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
- February 21, 2020
How the Data Protection Bill Regulates Social Media Platforms
- February 19, 2020
The Bill gives the Centre the power to designate certain social media intermediaries as significant data fiduciaries.
Read more →Content takedown and users' rights
- February 14, 2020
After Shreya Singhal v Union of India, commentators have continued to question the constitutionality of the content takedown regime under Section 69A of the IT Act (and the Blocking Rules issued under it). There has also been considerable debate around how the judgement has changed this regime: specifically about (i) whether originators of content are entitled to a hearing, (ii) whether Rule 16 of the Blocking Rules, which mandates confidentiality of content takedown requests received by intermediaries from the Government, continues to be operative, and (iii) the effect of Rule 16 on the rights of the originator and the public to challenge executive action. In this opinion piece, we attempt to answer some of these questions.
Read more →Law and Politics of Global Governance Course Outline
- February 13, 2020
Arindrajit Basu taught a course on various prospects and challenges of global governance at NUJS, including the geo-politics of emerging technologies.
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