In today’s digital world, is privacy a myth? There is no better example to support this view than Pegasus spyware that took the world by a storm. Developed by an Israeli cyber arms firm,NSO group, Pegasus can be secretly installed on mobile phones and other iOS and android devices without even a single user click. […]

‘Right to be Forgotten’ or ‘Right to erasure’ as referred in the European Union entitles an individual to seek removal of their personal information or data present online on search engines social media or websites. The right to be forgotten is found in Art. 17 of the GDPR. According to EU law, Personal data ought […]

Corona virus has impacted the world in an unprecedented manner putting health and safety of several people in great danger during past few months. This has led to several countries announcing a complete or partial lock down whereby billions of people are advised to stay home and work from home. Cybercriminals have exploited this precarious […]

Information technology is mostly seen as a boon but can prove to be a bane as cyber criminals rampantly misuse the internet due to the anonymity inherent in it. One such crime growing at an alarming rate is wildlife trafficking on the internet. With the proliferation of B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to […]

With the outbreak of pandemic of Corona virus, human life faces biowar crisis and businesses are adversely affected in an unprecedented manner. The lockdown imposed by the Government of India is in our best interests yet have disrupted the business contracts across all verticals. It is pertinent to elucidate if force majeure clauses can absolve […]

An Internationally acclaimed Cyberlaw expert, Author and Jurist, Karnika Seth stands up for Net Neutrality. In an email interaction she claimed that Net Neutrality is the Oxygen of Internet. She is the Managing partner of well established law firm Seth Associates & Founding partner of Lex Cyberia that specialisses in Cyberlaws practice. The fundamental rubric […]

“Public Interest Over Privacy” Apple’s legal tussle with the FBI has opened a Pandora’s box. Should privacy be protected to the extent that it overrides needs of law enforcement? Should cooperation be extended by technology companies to law enforcement agencies in cybercrime or terrorist attack cases? Should law and public safety or national security be […]

Is children accessing the Internet a boon or a bane? It can become a bane if a child is victimised through cyberbullying or faces other kinds of online victimisation. The recent incident of a 12-year-old boy bullied online by Facebook users, with comments and pictures circulated on the Internet, has alarmed the social media community […]

A company is aware of the immense value that lies in its Intellectual Property & adopts reasonable industry best practices to protect it. Managing Intellectual Property in conventional sense, requires correct categorization of nature of Intellectual Property, its due registrations under applicable regulations, exploring optimal means of commercial exploitation , and its strategic deployment so […]

India needs to sign a Cybercrime Convention    Karnika Seth, cyberlaw expert & Advocate , Supreme Court of India Today most cybercrimes  such as 419 Nigerian attacks or fake employment or lottery scams are transborder. In the age of social media and cloud computing, investigation of cybercrimes require data and evidence often located in another […]