Topic: Privacy
India’s IT rules compromise right to privacy of every internet user: UN
Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a communication sent to the Indian government on 11 June that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms.
“Right to privacy not absolute”: Centre after WhatsApp challenges social media rules
The Centre on Wednesday said that no fundamental right, including the right to privacy, is absolute and is subject to reasonable restrictions.
WhatsApp sues Indian govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy: Reuters
The social media giant WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook (FB.O) unit to break privacy protections, reported Reuters.
US Muslim community deserves to know why military targeted their data: Lawmakers
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers concerned about possible violations of civil liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Bill of Rights asked Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Thursday for more information about how and why the U.S. military is buying "access to large quantities of personal data" collected from cellphone applications targeted toward Muslim users.
Kerala High Court to hear Aarogya Setu petitions in September 2020
On Monday, a Single Judge Bench of the Kerala High Court heard a writ petition filed regarding third party data sharing and mandatory imposition of the Aarogya Setu app launched by the Union Government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
