Apple, Google push for judicial oversight in Canada online safety billApple and Google are urging Canada to amend Bill C-22, seeking judicial oversight to prevent secret orders that could force them to break e...
27 May, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Claiming your inheritance by executing a Will: What legal heirs must know about nominees, probate and asset transfersExecuting a Will in India is often more complex than believed, involving numerous institutions and documentation hurdles. Nominees do not a...
23 May, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and libertyThe operation was an example of a technology the Metropolitan Police say is transforming policing, helping officers arrest around 2,500 wan...
22 May, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
Uber's India data centre bet; Cyber cover meets AI riskUber will establish its first data centre in India with the Adani Group. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
13 May, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
SC likely to hear petitions challenging sections of India’s first privacy law this monthThe petitioners are the Reporters' Collective, the Editors Guild of India, the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, Mazdoor...
13 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI can't steal your job! A China twist can avert AI jobs apocalypseA Hangzhou court has set a precedent, ruling that companies cannot use AI automation as a blanket justification for firing workers. The dec...
02 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
AI cannot replace human conscience in justice delivery: Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged caution regarding artificial intelligence in the justice system. He stressed that human empathy...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against youLawyers in the US are cautioning clients about using AI chatbots for legal matters. Recent court rulings indicate that conversations with A...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
RTI Act amendment through data protection law balances it with privacy rights: Ashwini VaishnawThe government informed Parliament that amendments to the RTI Act, through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, balance the right to p...
20 Aug, 2025, 10.41 PM IST
View: Personal Data Protection Bill, in current form, grants extraordinary powers to the CentreTraditionally, fundamental rights adjudication has been the domain of constitutional courts. Now, with the proposed bill, a significant par...
17 Feb, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Digital rights body questions India's move to seek backdoor access to encrypted communicationThe UK home department, this Sunday, issued a joint statement signed by governments of Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand and the...
16 Oct, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Terrorists, corrupt have no right to privacy: Ravi Shankar PrasadSpeaking at the International Judicial Conference 2020 – 'Judiciary and the Changing World' at the Supreme Court, the minister said populis...
22 Feb, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
Experts say citizens may start fearing digital big brother after government snooping orderExperts argue that rules backing the order are too broad, lack judicial oversight and need a fresh review.
22 Dec, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
Privacy right vital to civilised existence but it is subject to reasonable restrictionsA privacy right is obviously derogable for public welfare, public interest, law & order, public order, national security, sovereignty & int...
23 Jul, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
Right to privacy not a fundamental right: Govt to SCIn the same note, the Centre said that among the noteworthy facts of the Aadhaar scheme is that around 115 crore citizens have enrolled wit...
19 Jul, 2017, 09.28 PM IST
86% of people want a law to protect private info: StudyThe survey divided choices of citizens into different categories. A core 10% voted for making only iris/retina, fingerprint scan and DNA in...
02 Jun, 2017, 11.08 AM IST
Right to privacy: Contrary verdicts raises issue of judicial discipline, says SCThe view of smaller benches that right to privacy is a fundamental right raises issue of "institutional integrity and judicial discipline"
11 Aug, 2015, 10.26 PM IST