Centre's OTT Rules 'Lack Teeth', Says Supreme Court; Solicitor General Agrees To Present New Draft

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction about the new rules framed by the Central Government under the Information Technology Act to regulate Over The Top(OTT) platforms like Netlifx, Prime Vidoe etc., social media platforms and digital news portals."These OTT Rules don't have any teeth; they're only just guidelines", orally observed the Supreme Court on Friday during a...

BREAKING - 'Tandav' Row : Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Amazon Prime Video Head Aparna Purohit

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in the FIR registered by UP Police over alleged hurting of religious sentiments by the web series 'Tandav'.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy observed that the protection from arrest will be subject to the petitioner cooperating with the investigation...

Supreme Court Seeks WhatsApp, Facebook, Google Pay, Amazon Pay Response On Plea Seeking Data Protection On UPI Platforms

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of WhatsApp India, Facebook, Google Pay, Amazon Pay and the Union Government on a plea seeking directions to ensure that data collected by Unified Payment Interface(UPI) platforms is not shared with parent company or any other third party under any circumstances.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India issued the direction to the respondents...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Ensure 'WhatsApp Pay' Complies With Privacy Guidelines

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in an Impleadment Application, filed in a plea pertaining to data protection on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platforms, which states that WhatsApp Pay is all set to launch full-scale operations in India despite the instant petition being pending before the Court. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde heard the submissions of...

Fair Price Shop Dealers Acting With Connivance Of Login Operators To Manipulate Aadhar Data: UP Govt Tells Allahabad High Court [Read Order]

The Principal Secretary, Food & Civil Supply Department, Lucknow has alleged that the fair price shop dealers have been acting "in connivance" with login operators to meddle with the Aadhaar details in the data base, which is maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). The State Government has informed the Court that about 458 cases have been registered in this regard and...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Formulation Of Autonomous Body To Regulate OTT Platforms Like Netflix And Amazon Prime

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Internet and Mobile Association of India in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for regulation OTT platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime by an autonomous body.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde issued notice and sought the Centre's response in the...

PIL In SC Seeks Protection From Misuse Of Data Collected On UPI Platform; Alleges Whatsapp, Google, Amazon Allowed To Operate Without Scrutiny

Rajya Sabha MP, Binoy Viswam has moved Supreme Court with a PIL seeking protection of financial data of Indian citizens stored on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platforms. Invoking the Right to Privacy of all Indians using this platform, it is asserted that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Payments Corporations of India (NPCI) are statutorily obligated to protect...

Plea Seeking Action Against Google Pay For Allegedly Violating RBI Guidelines on Data Protection, Delhi HC Issues Notice

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking action against Google Pay for allegedly violating guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India on data protection. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek has issued notices to Google India, Union of India and the RBI. Filed by Mr Abhishek Sharma, the petition seeks a direction to be issued to...

'It Would Be Better To Hear The Union Minister': CJI On Electric Vehicles To Reduce Pollution

"What is the government's plan regarding electrical vehicles? The (Union) Transport Minister (Nitin Gadkari) may want to tell us about the scheme and its implementation? He has made many statements about the use of these e-vehicles, about CNG being less-polluting", observed Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Wednesday. The court was hearing NGO CPIL's petition for the enforcement of the...

SC Issues Notice On Plea For Adopting Electric Vehicles To Combat Air Pollution And Climate Change

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition highlighlighting the failure of government policies to provide for adoption of Electric Vehicles in the country in light of the serious impact of fossil fuel based vehicles on Global Warming, Climate Change, & Air PollutionThe petition, which was jointly filed by organizations including Centre for Public Interest Litigation, Common...

Whatsapp Spyware : Union IT Minister Evades Question In Rajya Sabha On Whether Govt Sought Pegasus Services

'No unauthorized interception has been done, to the best of my knowledge', Minister said.

Unmasking Of Online Anonymity : Need To Strike Balance

It may not be possible to lay down a straitjacket formula to deal with the issue.