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Key reports released by the Standing Committee on Information Technology

By Ikigai Law | Parliamentary Research | 0 comment | 10 July, 2020 | 0

This blogpost summarizes some of the key reports that have been released by the Standing Committee on Information Technology since its inception. Since its inception, the Standing Committee on Information Technology (“SCIT”) has released 305 reports. Out of these, 55 reports were on different subjects and 14 reports were on different Bills referred to theRead more

Dispute resolution framework under the Information Technology Act, 2000

By Ikigai Law | Other Areas | 0 comment | 3 July, 2020 | 12

This blog post highlights the key developments and concerns in the dispute resolution framework under the Information Technology Act, 2000. 1. INTRODUCTION More than 131 million Indian consumers have been victims of cybercrime and India has lost INR 1.24 trillion in cyber-attacks in the previous year[1]. Most victims of cyber-attacks or frauds in India doRead more

Introduction to digital governance issues in the APAC region

By Ikigai Law | APAC, Other Jurisdictions | 0 comment | 15 April, 2020 | 2

I. Introduction The Asia-Pacific, or APAC region, comprising of countries such as Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam,[1] has the largest number of internet users in the world, at around 2.1 billion.[2] The region also accounts for 64% of the global e-commerce sales.[3] For a variety of cultural, political, and economic reasons, theRead more

Introduction to Digital Security Laws in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh

By Ikigai Law | Other Areas | 0 comment | 9 August, 2019 | 5

This post is the first in a series of three posts analysing the information technology (“IT”) ecosystem of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.   Introduction With over 4 billion people online[1], the internet has reshaped how we do business, communicate and conduct governance[2]. As the digital economy evolves, digital security has taken on a distinctRead more

WhatsApp privacy case: A timeline

By Ikigai Law | Data Governance | 0 comment | 9 August, 2018 | 8

  In 2016, WhatsApp changed its privacy policy to permit WhatsApp to share data with Facebook. This policy change was challenged through a writ petition by Karmanya Singh Sareen in the Hon’ble Delhi High Court (“High Court”). The High Court provided partial relief and disposed of this writ petition in the same year.  In DecemberRead more

Is TRAI going “over-the-top” with its attempts to expand its jurisdiction?

By Ikigai Law | Telecom & Communications | 0 comment | 12 July, 2018 | 5

On 9th August 2017, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”) released a consultation paper on Privacy, Security, and Ownership of Data in the Telecom Sector (“Consultation Paper”) as a step towards developing a robust data protection framework to safeguard consumer interest in the telecom sector. TRAI is expected to release its final recommendations on the subject soon.[1]Read more

Blockchain as a regulatory tool – “TRAI-ing” too hard?

By Ikigai Law | Blockchain | 0 comment | 28 June, 2018 | 14

On 29th May, 2018, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”)  released the draft Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (“Regulations”), aimed to curb the problem of unsolicited commercial communication, or spam, for telecom subscribers. As stated in the accompanying press release, TRAI has chosen to adopt Distributed Ledger Technology (also known as “blockchain”)Read more

Data localisation requirements for telecom and internet service providers: Current law

By Ikigai Law | Telecom & Communications | 0 comment | 27 June, 2018 | 4

  Background   The Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”) RS Sharma has announced that TRAI will soon release its final recommendations on data privacy and security in the telecom sector.[1] These recommendations will be based on the responses received to the TRAI’s consultation paperon Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data inRead more

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