Cyberspace has become a full-blown war zone as governments across the globe clash for digital supremacy in this new and mostly invisible theatre of operations. Electronic technologies, Electro Magnetic Spectrum and an estimated seven billion people make cyberspace unique. An increasingly wide range of social, political, economic and military activities depend on cyberspace, making it […]

In the past few decades, the contribution of information technology at the national and global forefront has been phenomenal and unprecedented. However, this unique and dynamic medium of communication has also brought techno- legal challenges. Partic-ularly, its inherent features of anonymity and borderless expanse has luredcybercri-minals leading to a rise in cyber threats, attacks & […]

The 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions created the primary body of the law of the War (with its foundations in the Oxford 1880 “Manual of Laws and Customs of War”) and India is a signatory thereto. The key principles prescribed therein include principles of ‘distinction’, ‘military necessity’, ‘proportionality’, and ‘unnecessary suffering’. These principles which apply […]

It was a Monday evening. I was preparing for the hearing the next day in a court case, when the phone began to ring frantically. The voice on the other end was both urgent and nervous – it was a client.She was desperately in need of some legal advice. She said that her phone was […]

In India, Data Protection and privacy has been the focus of debates and discussions with legislators and other stakeholders throughout 2017-18.2018 proved to be an important year in the evolution of privacy rights in the country. The Supreme Court of India passed a landmark judgment in the Puttu Swamy’s case1 upholding the right to privacy […]

Facebook has squared off for battle against Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani over India’s tough data privacy regulations. On Thursday, Facebook’s vice-president for global affairs and communications Nick Clegg slammed India’s inward-looking policy of fiercely storing the repository of data gathered from its citizens within the country and stopping global corporations from mining it for […]

Sunetra Aggarwal (not her real name), a Delhi-based IT professional, is an avid Internet user. With rising digitisation, it has been a cinch for her to do all her banking, shopping and cab/ticket bookings online. She is also active on social media and accesses endless entertainment via OTT platforms. It was convenient and cost-efficient for […]

In the light of the current sabre-rattling between the US and its Western allies on one side, and countries like Russia and Iran on the other, each accusing the other of hacking into its computer systems, it is time for international cyber peacekeeping initiatives. Will the UN intervene? By Nijhum Rudra According to an old […]

Social media has captivated India to an almost unimaginable degree. Wherever you look, you’re likely to find someone chatting on WhatsApp or rapidly scrolling through Instagram, maybe even stopping to have a peek at videos. This is even more apparent with the youngsters of the country. But with all that connectivity, there are always big […]