In India, Data Protection and privacy has been the focus of debates and discussions with legislators and other stakeholders throughout 2017-18.2018 proved to be an important year in the evolution of privacy rights in the country. The Supreme Court of India passed a landmark judgment in the Puttu Swamy’s case1 upholding the right to privacy […]

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark judgment that privacy is a fundamental right. There were celebrations across the nation after this judgment. Sadly, however, the same court completely changed its character a year later in the Aadhaar judgment. It upheld Aadhaar-PAN linkage and allowed the unique number to be used for government […]

The ICLG to: Product Liability Laws and Regulations covers common issues in product liability laws and regulations – including liability systems, product recall, causation, defences and estoppel, procedure, time limits, remedies, market-share liability, costs/funding and updates – in 23 jurisdictions. Read More

The year 2018 will be etched in the annals of legal jurisprudence as a remarkable year with many significant judgements pronounced by the Hon’ble Supreme court of India. Last year, In a landmark decision, the Hon’ble Supreme court’s nine judge bench had passed the Judgement declaring Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under the […]

This e-book aims to clarify the liability of intermediaries that provide goods and services on internet. It seeks to clarify the definition and scope of who can be considered as an ‘intermediary’ and has been written with a special focus on Indian law. Does an intermediary only mean and include carriers of information such as […]

In today’s digital times, the notion and concept of Privacy has transformed and evolved in a revolutionary way! We all freely share personal information with friends and relatives on social media and give away personal information while registering for e-services or purchasing goods online. Use of cookies has made behavioral advertising as a powerful marketing […]

In India one cybercrime is reported to take place every ten minutes! According to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, (CERT-In), 27,482 cases of cybercrime were reported from January to June in 2017 itself. As cybercriminals misuse the anonymity of cyberspace to commit more cybercrimes, women and children typically are vulnerable targets owing to lack […]

From fighting black money to leading the nation into a cashless era, the government’s demonetization drive has taken a sharp turn, plunging the nation into troubled times ~By Karnika Seth Gone are the days when criminals would attack their victims physically. They have now found internet and computers a safe haven for committing crimes. Norton […]

With an unprecedented surge in the use of information technology for communications, storing data and conducting financial transactions, cybersecurity has become a crucial challenge to one and all, including individuals, corporate entities and government bodies. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, in the last three years, registered cases of cybercrime increased by 350%, […]

NEW DELHI: It was a phone call that woke TV news anchor Ravish Kumar from deep slumber on the night of December 10. “I almost didn’t pick it up but when I did, I was shocked,’’ Kumar recalls. His email account had been hacked. Kumar’s account was hacked by a group of people who call […]