In 2021, a message tracing regulation came into effect in India. This leaves the private communications of half a billion users of such services vulnerable to novel forms of abuse. The authors discuss the relevance to jurisdictions worldwide currently mulling over encryption regulation.
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As European eyes turn to India's fake news lockdown, Argentina's human rights response should be evaluated
The COVID-19 pandemic represents the most urgent situation in relation to both disinformation and misinformation since the establishment of European Union’s 2018 codes of practice on disinformation. Pressure to change the regulatory framework is growing.
Zero rating has emerged as one of the most contentious communications policy debates of the last decade. The offer of ‘free’ access to select applications compromises network neutrality, at the same time as it can present advantages to users with limited economic resources. How can we attempt to reconcile these conflicting dimensions of zero
There is an increase in the Orwellian nature of schemes and programmes being launched in India, in spite of the absence of concrete privacy and data protection laws. While a major step towards mass surveillance was taken a few years ago in the form of “Aadhaar”, the central and state governments have subsequently adopted schemes which involve
Openness, inclusion and empowerment – how do these buzzwords determine the directions of access policy?
Cloud computing is an inherently international matter, because it usually involves storage and processing of data in different locations. However, regulatory frameworks in non-EU contries do not always live up to European demands, i.e. concerning data protection. Looking at the EU cloud computing strategy, three political mechanisms can be