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Introduction In the digital age, encryption has become an essential tool for safeguarding personal privacy and secure communication. Through end-to-end encryption (E2EE), individuals are able to share sensitive data on platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal without fear of unauthorized interception. This technology reinforces trust, confidentiality, and the fundamental right to privacy. However, this protective shield can also transform into a weapon. E2EE creates "war

Introduction The world of work is changing rapidly. The swift shift to remote and hybrid modes of working has certainly brought flexibility, expanded talent pool and increased globalization of operations. But it has also taken down the traditional security perimeter of the corporate office. In a world where an 'office' might be a kitchen table in London, a cafe in Bengaluru or a co-working space in New York, protecting a company's most valuable assets - its trade secrets - ge

Introduction and Legislative Background The data protection law of India has been in development for many years and is currently at a crucial point. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) is a major piece of legislation that establishes a comprehensive framework for the protection of personal data. Nevertheless, there have been delays in the establishment of the enforcement agency of the Act, namely, the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI). The DPDP Act go

Introduction Data has emerged as a new core asset with the enforcement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (operationalizing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023) and this has impacted India’s Corporate landscape as well. The DPDP Act, and its accompanying DPDP Rules, effective from January 3, 2025, establish a comprehensive framework for handling digital personal data. Though due diligence lacks statutory compulsion in mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Introduction The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), [1] is a significant development in the Indian privacy regime. The DPDP Act cautions the rights of data principals (individuals) and obligations on data fiduciaries concerning consent, purpose restriction, data minimisation, and the right to correct/erase. Conversely, the Indian IP regime regarding copyrights, patents, trade secrets, database protection, and contract licenses treats information and creat

Introduction The foundation of AI systems is built on the data collected from various sources. The richness and size of datasets is usually correlated with the performance of AI models. Yet, the majority of the data used to develop these datasets contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII), including text, photos, videos, and digital media, and will likely be used in great amounts when developing AI systems. As a result, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023

Overview As a key development in India’s data protection regime, the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules [1] (DPDP Rules) were recently notified by MeitY, Government of India on November 13, 2025 . The implementation of these rules along with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 [2] (DPDP Act) will happen in phases over a period of 18 months and thus, marking a significant shift in the data protection and privacy regime in India. Together, these frameworks

The pharmaceutical industry in India, currently worth more than US $50 Billion in 2025 and expected to grow to US $130 Billion by 2030,...

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, introduced on 3 August, 2023, the bill received the President's assent on 11 August 2023 and became law of the land.The Digital Personal Protection Act, 2023 (“hereinafter referred to as DPDP Act”) lays down the procedure for processing personal data lawfully while simultaneously empowering and protecting the rights of data principle as defined under section 2(j) of the Act. The act is set to replace the existing framework prov

INTRODUCTION The digital streaming landscape completely changes how we consume media, accessing movies, music, or live events. However,...

With the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in place, employers have to comply with certain privacy obligations. The Act,...

INTRODUCTION Data has become a valuable resource in this fast-paced digital era, driving innovation, economic growth, and societal change. However, there have been privacy concerns worldwide over the collection, processing and storage of personal data by digital platforms mainly social media companies. Governments are now enacting comprehensive data protection laws as a response to these concerns that will protect the privacy rights of individuals and ensure responsible handl

Introduction Individual privacy rights and media practices are in a complex conflict as a result of today's quickly changing communication and technological landscape. As a critical observer as well as an open forum for debate, the media still plays an important role in protecting freedom of speech. But it's important to protect both rights and privacy. These two rights must peacefully coexist if a just and democratic society is to be developed. Maintaining the privacy and se

Introduction The landscape of data protection, technology, social media platforms, intermediaries, artificial intelligence and other concerning ancillary fields are dynamically oscillating to and fro that is making the legislators and interpreters of legislations think over the novice challenges that not only masses at large are facing but coming to the courts that even the Hon’ble Courts are failing to settle and dispense justice, quite a few times. First, it was observed th

Introduction Prior to 2010, the regulation of personal data was governed mainly by industry-specific legislation. Industry-specific...

Introduction The concept of Privacy dates back to the dawn of human civilization. However, the idea of Privacy is difficult to grasp. The...