Look In Your LaneIndian Culture Normalizes Spying. This Affects How We View Digital Privacy From men and censoring elders ‘looking’ at women on the street to neighbours peeping in, invasions of privacy are normalized in the name of protecting culture. By Saumya Kalia
And So It BeginsFIR Filed Against Twitter for Not Removing Tweets About a Muslim Man’s Assault The government says Twitter failed to comply with the new IT rules -- making the platform liable for any "unlawful" content. By Saumya Kalia
On Thin IceGovernment Efforts To Block Twitter URLs Increased by 10 Times Since 2016, Data Shows The increased use of Section 69A of the IT Act shows the expanding appetite for controlling information in the public domain. By Saumya Kalia
Data DevelopmentWeb Browsers Aren’t Using Cookies Any More, But That Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Tracking Us Google has announced a new, privacy-friendly means of collecting user data for advertisers -- but how privacy-friendly is it really? By Liesl Goecker
No Country For Speaking UpIn a Break With Rules, Delhi Government Makes RTI Applicants’ Names Public, Endangers Activists In the current, hostile climate for activism, publicizing these names facilitates the harassment of social advocates. By Aditi Murti
MisguidedUP Police to Track Internet Porn Searches in the Name of Women’s Safety The initiative presumes only sexual predators watch porn. By Satviki Sanjay
Without ConsentGrindr Fined by Norway for Sharing Highly Personal User Data With Advertisers The LGBTQIA+ dating app shared location, sexual orientation, and mental health information without users' consent. By Rajvi Desai
Keep The Data to YourselfKarnataka HC Tells Centre Aarogya Setu Users’ Data Can’t Be Shared Without Their Consent Currently, the Covid19 app's privacy policy doesn't inform users their data might be shared. By Aditi Murti
Boon or Bane?Indian Government to Set Up Public Wifi Access Across the Country. Would You Use It? While the policy will bring much-needed Internet access to underserved parts of India, critics of similar efforts have raised privacy and security concerns. By Rajvi Desai
Legal Vacuum‘Kid‑fluencers’ Will Get Privacy, Exploitation Protection Under French Law In the lucrative world of social media, children’s well-being is barely regulated. By Rajvi Desai
Right to PrivacyAsia Is the World’s Surveillance Hotspot, Aiding Authoritarianism in the Covid19 Era: Report A new report sheds light on how “extreme measures and unchecked powers” are making surveillance a permanent fixture in several Asian countries. By Rajvi Desai
Always OnlineAll The Arguments You Need: to Convince People They Should Care About Digital Privacy Digital privacy is not wholly about security; it's a tool to ensure a larger goal -- freedom. By Rajvi Desai
Going DownWhat Would Happen If Facebook Failed? ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences, Says Oxford Report “The demise of...Facebook could have catastrophic social and economic consequences for innumerable communities that rely on the platform on a daily basis." By Rajvi Desai
World Hide WebThe Streisand Effect Proves When You Try to Hide Something on the Web, Everyone Sees It Plot twist: Powerful people now exploit this phenomenon by deliberately putting out content that will be censored -- to maximize outreach. By Pallavi Prasad
Never AloneThe Sneaky New Way to Spy on Unsuspecting Internet Users The assault on internet users' data privacy continues. By Rajvi Desai
Problem SolvingMIT Scientists Assess How Indian Cities Navigate E‑Governance and Data Privacy "There are opportunities to improve privacy and efficiency simultaneously, instead of saying you get one or the other, but not both." By Pallavi Prasad
Plug The LeakPeriod Trackers Are Feeding Facebook Data About Women’s Sex Lives, Contraceptive Use Facebook's Software Development Kit collects personal data that can be used to target app users with ads. By Aditi Murti
Critical MathKids May Be Exposed to Adult Content Via YouTube Kids If They Can Solve Basic Math And perhaps also even if they can't. By Pallavi Prasad
