1. Preliminary The European Commission on March 12, 2019 adopted the ‘Implementing Regulation on rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft’ along with the ‘Delegated Regulation on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems’ and its Annex. The latter specifies the technical requirements for safe operations of unmanned aircraftRead more
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Introduction With the increasing fanfare around Blockchain technology and the potential it holds for the future, commercial enterprises – Blockchain based and otherwise – are experimenting with paying salaries in cryptocurrency. This initiative broadens the cryptocurrency ecosystem[1] and also helps retain the best tech talent.[2] This post outlines the current cryptocurrency payment ecosystem, industry experienceRead more
I. Preliminary The National Policy on Electronics 2019 (“Policy”)[1] was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”)[2] on 25.02.2019. The Policy, which recognises the electronics industry as the “world’s largest and fastest growing industry”[3], seeks to “position India as a global hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (“ESDM”) by […]Read more
Introduction ‘Fake news’ is news, stories or hoaxes created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers. Usually, these stories are created to either influence people’s views, push a political agenda or cause confusion and can often be a profitable business for online publishers. ‘Fake news’ stories can deceive people by looking like trusted websites or using similar namesRead more
Context: In response to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (“MeITY”) call for comments on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (“Bill”), Ikigai Law and Inc42 submitted a consolidated set of comments reflecting the views of certain startups on the proposed law. These comments were published in connection with ‘The Dialogue’[1] – a roundtableRead more
Preliminary On 1st May, 2018, the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications rolled out the draft National Digital Communications Policy, 2018 (“Draft Policy”). Following a round of public consultations on the draft policy, the Union Cabinet approved the final National Digital Communications Policy, 2018 (“Policy”), on September 26, 2018. This Policy, whichRead more
The draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (“Bill”) raises many concerns for businesses – start-ups and established companies alike. Companies will be required to revamp several of their operational practices once the Bill becomes an enforceable law. This post provides an overview of some of the practical concerns raised by the Bill to give aRead more
Summary This article focuses on the measures adopted by various governments to tackle the issue of fake news, across multiple jurisdictions. While understanding the steps taken by the different governments, it provides a timeline of the measures adopted in India to tackle this problem. Introduction Ogilvy’s Global Media Influence Survey of 2018[1] has uncovered thatRead more
This note maps the position of all the stakeholders in relation to the Recommendations on Privacy, Security, and Ownership of the Data in the Telecom Sector (“Recommendations”) published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”) on 16th July, 2018. In order to address key data protection and privacy issues, the TRAI framed twelve (12)Read more
In a 4 part series, we have mapped the publicly accessible opinions of 27 stakeholders on the White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India, released on 27th November, 2017 (“White Paper”). Comments of all 27 stakeholders are available here. In each of our posts, a table provides a brief snapshotRead more