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Who watches the watchman? Why Indians need policy that safeguards data gathered by the government
March 25, 2026 3:25 pm
Before launching a surveillance system, it must create the necessary legal and institutional safeguards. We need rules on data collection that ensure data deletion after the data have served their purpose
India revokes order to preload cybersecurity app on smartphones after outcry
December 04, 2025 9:32 am
"The app is secure and purely meant to help citizens from bad actors in the cyber world," the government said in its statement on Wednesday, saying it was backtracking because the app was gaining popularity.
EU Council shelves vote on proposed ‘Chat Control’ law, here’s why
June 22, 2024 6:23 pm
Under pressure from privacy advocates, the EU Council has delayed voting on the contentious legislation but not abandoned it.
Tech tool offers US police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’
September 01, 2022 10:39 am
US police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices, and harnessed the data to create location analyses known among law enforcement as “patterns of life,” according to thousands of pages of records about the company.
With coercion and black boxes, Russia installs a digital iron curtain
October 23, 2021 1:31 pm
The process of censoring the internet in Russia represents the start of perhaps the world’s most ambitious digital censorship effort outside of China.
Govt sets up group under cyber security head to probe China Watching, will report in 30 days
September 17, 2020 2:13 pm
The expert committee, led by Lt Gen (retd) Rajesh Pant, India’s chief coordinator on cyber security, will evaluate the “implications” of the digital surveillance by Data Information Technology Co. Limited and “assess any violations of law and submit its recommendations within thirty days.”
Google, Facebook surveillance business models threat to human rights: Amnesty
November 21, 2019 9:23 am
The London-based global rights group said that the business model of what it calls the ``Surveillance Giants'' is ``inherently incompatible with the right to privacy.''
Chinese mobile app surveils and categorises suspicious people: Human Rights Watch report
May 02, 2019 6:58 am
After “investigative missions,” the highest offenders are imprisoned, are subject to house arrest, are not allowed into public places, or are not allowed out of China, according to Human Rights Watch report.
Aadhaar amendment Bill gets Lok Sabha nod
January 05, 2019 5:20 am
"The Aadhaar technology is indigenous, low-cost and safe,” Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar said, adding that it had been lauded by the World Bank, IMF and other countries.
When the state plays I spy
December 29, 2018 1:14 am
Recent MHA notification authorising surveillance powers for 10 agencies points to asymmetries and loopholes in law and policy on privacy.
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