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Apar Gupta
The writer is an advocate practising in Delhi.
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This election season, why parties need tech manifestosSubscriber Only
March 20,2024 08:05:16 AM
Currently, the Indian voter is not even offered a choice in the matter, leaving aside issues of trust or the ability of a political party to implement its manifesto if it comes to power. This lack of offer by political parties manifests in the lack of a constituency
Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Apar Gupta writes: Why government’s defence on Apple spyware advisory is weak – and in bad faithSubscriber Only
November 01,2023 20:24:13 PM
Viewed forensically, the statements in Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's press conference reveal a lack of good faith in investigating the invasion of personal privacy and democratic functioning of Opposition parliamentarians
Thu, Nov 02, 2023
Apar Gupta writes: In Manipur, another internet shutdown, a conflict intensifiedSubscriber Only
October 06,2023 07:07:02 AM
Cycles do not stop by themselves. To end, they require political leadership, not the continued use of ‘limited internet shutdowns’
Fri, Oct 06, 2023
Apar Gupta writes: On Manipur, internet shutdown is no cureSubscriber Only
August 03,2023 07:07:09 AM
There is no evidence to support limited internet shutdowns, but plenty of data to show the harm they can do
Fri, Aug 04, 2023
Apar Gupta writes: In Twitter vs Union government, who really lost the case?Subscriber Only
July 02,2023 18:41:35 PM
The Karnataka High Court judgment on the petition against government’s blocking orders are not only against the social media giant, but the democratic rights of assembly, speech and protest
Thu, Jul 06, 2023
Apar Gupta writes on CoWIN breach, Jack Dorsey claims: Digital India is not built on the ConstitutionSubscriber Only
June 13,2023 18:22:48 PM
In Digital India, individual harms are left unaddressed and the creation of regulatory and institutional frameworks is rejected to favour the mirage of innovation
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Apar Gupta writes: New IT rules vest Centre with draconian powers of fact checkingSubscriber Only
April 10,2023 13:35:39 PM
The rules were framed without the extensive consultation promised by the government
Tue, Apr 11, 2023
Apar Gupta writes: We should worry about use of defamation law, beyond Rahul Gandhi caseSubscriber Only
April 03,2023 15:52:45 PM
The colonial era law can be used to restrict fundamental rights by the powerful. A reformed law is the need of the hour
Tue, Apr 04, 2023
Apar Gupta writes: Digital Data Protection Bill uses brevity and vagueness to empower government, undermine privacySubscriber Only
November 20,2022 16:00:22 PM
The proposed legislation sacrifices legal rigour in favour of a concerning expansion of state power that tilts the law against the interests of individual privacy.
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Apar Gupta writes: As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, a note of cautionSubscriber Only
October 28,2022 17:23:28 PM
His stated vision for the platform includes advancing free speech, reducing political tribalism. But it will require patience for nuance and experienced staff to apply the principles of free expression which, in many instances, are complex determinations.
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
Slowing justice, the committee waySubscriber Only
August 27,2022 04:04:04 AM
Apar Gupta writes | The Pegasus case frames CJI Ramana’s legacy: Great expectations only to be met with greater disappointment
Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Withdrawal of Personal Data Protection Bill: Who benefits from the delay?Subscriber Only
August 04,2022 19:00:04 PM
Apar Gupta and Tejasi Panjiar write: The reasons provided to justify the withdrawal of the bill are not convincing. Status quo in the unregulated collection and exploitation of personal data of millions of Indians is disturbing
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
Twitter’s legal challenge to Centre’s takedown orders flags issues of free speechSubscriber Only
July 07,2022 03:35:54 AM
Apar Gupta writes: While Twitter’s case may be painted as a Silicon Valley platform’s defiance of the GoI, at the core of the legal issue is the right to freedom of expression and the future of Digital India
Thu, Jul 07, 2022
Why draft data accessibility policy is dangerousSubscriber Only
March 05,2022 04:00:26 AM
Apar Gupta writes: It will allow government to enrich and sell data to private sector, will risk prioritising commercial interests over privacy
Sat, Mar 05, 2022
National security, at the cost of citizens’ privacySubscriber Only
December 20,2021 03:13:34 AM
🔴 Apar Gupta, Vrinda Bhandari writes: The JPC report and the Data Protection Bill, 2021 protect the government instead of the personal data of Indian citizens
Mon, Dec 20, 2021
How do we read the Supreme Court’s Pegasus orderSubscriber Only
October 28,2021 04:20:07 AM
Apar Gupta writes: The Supreme Court's move for independent probe is an important step towards fixing accountability.
Fri, Oct 29, 2021
The IT Rules fail the test of constitutionalitySubscriber Only
September 30,2021 03:00:16 AM
Apar Gupta writes: There is judicial consensus that they lack statutory backing and harm freedom of speech and expression.
Fri, Oct 01, 2021
Delhi government shouldn’t congratulate itself on CCTV coverageSubscriber Only
September 04,2021 04:05:25 AM
Apar Gupta and Anushka Jain write: Rather than deterring crime, surveillance project compromises women’s safety and liberties of all citizens, is fiscally imprudent.
Sun, Sep 05, 2021
Task for new IT Minister Ashwini VaishnawSubscriber Only
July 14,2021 03:25:51 AM
Apar Gupta, Rohin Garg write: Ashwini Vaishnaw must implement broader digital governance framework. Process of updating IT Act must be made public.
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
India’s technocratic approach to vaccination is excluding the digitally-deprivedSubscriber Only
May 15,2021 04:00:01 AM
In the absence of the internet and without knowledge of how CoWin functions, the majority of India’s rural population is being left out of Covid inoculation effort
Sat, May 15, 2021
Centre’s IT Rules bring answerability in digital ecosystem. But they also increase political controlSubscriber Only
February 26,2021 03:00:48 AM
Apar Gupta writes: The substance of many of the requirements were never put to public consultation or deliberation by experts. This is particularly the case for the regulations for online news portals and video streaming platforms.
Fri, Feb 26, 2021
In the Twitter-govt faceoff, an undemocratic provision of law is being applied to its maximum thresholdSubscriber Only
February 12,2021 03:00:14 AM
It leaves a sense of confusion and wonder about why our own government formed under the Constitution may be failing to fulfil its obligations when strangers who trade in our data for profit are seemingly more eager.
Fri, Feb 12, 2021
When privacy was made supremeSubscriber Only
August 24,2019 01:56:23 AM
Two years after historic SC judgment, its promise has not been fully realised.
Sat, Aug 24, 2019
Someone’s Always WatchingSubscriber Only
June 01,2019 11:11:55 AM
A linguistic framework to articulate the alarm that comes from a rapidly changing ecology of a digitised society.
Sat, Jun 01, 2019
On the ground, SC ruling on Section 66A is frequently violatedSubscriber Only
February 25,2019 03:42:08 AM
In refusing to keep the application alive even when a majority of states/UTs had not yet furnished replies, the Court has again made the afterlife of 66-A a non-transparent affair.
Mon, Feb 25, 2019
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