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Calcutta High Court Asks CISF To Check If Bengal Police CCTV Cameras Invade Ex-BJP MP's Privacy
The Calcutta High Court directed the CISF to investigate whether CCTV cameras installed by the West Bengal Police outside former BJP MP Arjun Singh's house infringe on his privacy.
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Infringement On Privacy: Opposition On Live-In Registration In Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday resumed the discussion on the Uniform Civil Code bill with the opposition Congress members moving a proposal to refer the legislation to a select committee of the House.
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Chief Justice's Big Remarks On Gender Pay Gap In India, Homemakers' Rights
Explaining why law needs to address gender inequality that persists within households, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said privacy cannot be a "cloak for infringement of rights".
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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Government to Present New Data Protection Bill Draft in Next Few Days: IT Minister
The government will be coming out with a fresh draft of the data protection bill in the next few days, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The minister made it clear that even in the absence of a law on data protection, one must not worry about infringement of privacy because the Supreme Court has declared it to be a fundamental ri...
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Telegram Asked To Disclose Details Of Channels Violating Copyright Law
The Delhi High Court has said the defence of free speech and the right to privacy cannot be used by any entity, including an infringer, to escape the consequences of illegal actions.
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Secretly Recording Wife's Phone Call "Infringement Of Privacy": Court
Recording of wife's telephonic conversation without her knowledge is infringement of her privacy, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed.
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Facebook May Face Fine of Up to EUR 36 Million in Ireland Over Privacy
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has proposed fining Facebook up to EUR 36 million (roughly Rs. 310 crores) in one of more than a dozen probes it has opened into the social media giant, according to a draft decision published by the complainant.
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Forcing DNA Test Infringes Personal Liberty, Right To Privacy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Friday said DNA test is not to be directed as a matter of routine but only in deserving cases as forcing an unwilling party to undergo a DNA test infringes the personal liberty and right to privacy of an individual.
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Facebook, WhatsApp’s Pleas Challenging New IT Rules to Be Heard by Delhi High Court on August 27
Facebook and WhatsApp’s pleas challenging the new IT rules for social media intermediaries will be heard by the Delhi High Court on August 27. It will require the instant messaging app to “trace” chats and make provisions to identify the first originator of information, on the ground that they violate the right to privacy and are unconstituti...
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WhatsApp Privacy Case Must Be Decided in a Month, EU Watchdog Says
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp after its peers objected to its draft finding.
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"Stop This Right Now": Anushka Sharma Furious Over Unauthorized Pic Of Her And Virat Kohli
"Despite requesting the said photographer and the publication, they still continue to invade our privacy," wrote Anushka Sharma
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EU Drops Idea of Facial Recognition Ban in Public Areas
The European Union has scrapped the possibility of a ban on facial recognition technology in public spaces, according to the latest proposals seen by Reuters.
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"Days Of The BJP Government Over," Mamata Banerjee After Aadhaar Verdict
The Trinamool Congress, who had vociferously argued against linking Aadhaar number with phone connections and bank accounts, saying it was an infringement on one's Right to Privacy, welcomed Wednesday's Supreme Court verdict. "We welcome the verdict by the Supreme Court. It is a victory of the people of this country and we are very happy," West Ben...
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Supreme Court Rebuts Centre's Arguments On Privacy Infringement
The Supreme Court today rebutted the centre's defence that collection of biometric details has not infringed the right to privacy of the citizens even if these were collected before the enactment of a law on Aadhaar in 2016.
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Calcutta High Court Asks CISF To Check If Bengal Police CCTV Cameras Invade Ex-BJP MP's Privacy
The Calcutta High Court directed the CISF to investigate whether CCTV cameras installed by the West Bengal Police outside former BJP MP Arjun Singh's house infringe on his privacy.
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Infringement On Privacy: Opposition On Live-In Registration In Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday resumed the discussion on the Uniform Civil Code bill with the opposition Congress members moving a proposal to refer the legislation to a select committee of the House.
-
Chief Justice's Big Remarks On Gender Pay Gap In India, Homemakers' Rights
Explaining why law needs to address gender inequality that persists within households, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said privacy cannot be a "cloak for infringement of rights".
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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Government to Present New Data Protection Bill Draft in Next Few Days: IT Minister
The government will be coming out with a fresh draft of the data protection bill in the next few days, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The minister made it clear that even in the absence of a law on data protection, one must not worry about infringement of privacy because the Supreme Court has declared it to be a fundamental ri...
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Telegram Asked To Disclose Details Of Channels Violating Copyright Law
The Delhi High Court has said the defence of free speech and the right to privacy cannot be used by any entity, including an infringer, to escape the consequences of illegal actions.
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Secretly Recording Wife's Phone Call "Infringement Of Privacy": Court
Recording of wife's telephonic conversation without her knowledge is infringement of her privacy, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed.
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Facebook May Face Fine of Up to EUR 36 Million in Ireland Over Privacy
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has proposed fining Facebook up to EUR 36 million (roughly Rs. 310 crores) in one of more than a dozen probes it has opened into the social media giant, according to a draft decision published by the complainant.
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Forcing DNA Test Infringes Personal Liberty, Right To Privacy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Friday said DNA test is not to be directed as a matter of routine but only in deserving cases as forcing an unwilling party to undergo a DNA test infringes the personal liberty and right to privacy of an individual.
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Facebook, WhatsApp’s Pleas Challenging New IT Rules to Be Heard by Delhi High Court on August 27
Facebook and WhatsApp’s pleas challenging the new IT rules for social media intermediaries will be heard by the Delhi High Court on August 27. It will require the instant messaging app to “trace” chats and make provisions to identify the first originator of information, on the ground that they violate the right to privacy and are unconstituti...
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WhatsApp Privacy Case Must Be Decided in a Month, EU Watchdog Says
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp after its peers objected to its draft finding.
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"Stop This Right Now": Anushka Sharma Furious Over Unauthorized Pic Of Her And Virat Kohli
"Despite requesting the said photographer and the publication, they still continue to invade our privacy," wrote Anushka Sharma
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EU Drops Idea of Facial Recognition Ban in Public Areas
The European Union has scrapped the possibility of a ban on facial recognition technology in public spaces, according to the latest proposals seen by Reuters.
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"Days Of The BJP Government Over," Mamata Banerjee After Aadhaar Verdict
The Trinamool Congress, who had vociferously argued against linking Aadhaar number with phone connections and bank accounts, saying it was an infringement on one's Right to Privacy, welcomed Wednesday's Supreme Court verdict. "We welcome the verdict by the Supreme Court. It is a victory of the people of this country and we are very happy," West Ben...
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Supreme Court Rebuts Centre's Arguments On Privacy Infringement
The Supreme Court today rebutted the centre's defence that collection of biometric details has not infringed the right to privacy of the citizens even if these were collected before the enactment of a law on Aadhaar in 2016.
