| FIRSTPOST.

DATA PROTECTION BILL HAS MANY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, SAY EXPERTS

In an article discussing the data protection bill released by the Justice BN Srikrishna panel, Mishi Choudhary was quoted as saying “A few things that stand out are the provisions on Data Localisation, criminal liabilities making all offences cognisable and non-bailable, burdensome processes for us who are called Data Principals and extensive powers to the States. Withdrawal of consent by Data Principals is not simple and makes us responsible for all the legal consequences that follow. It’s a tricky task to balance in any case”.

| Huffington Post India

Srikrishna Report: Dissent Notes Point To High Stakes Battle To Control Data of 1.2 Billion Indians

In an article discussing the Srikrishna report on data protection, Mishi Choudhary was quoted as saying "We have grappled with the problems of criminal punishments, for almost a decade with the IT act. Making all offences cognizable and non-bailable with enforcement that happens in fits and bursts will only make it tougher for businesses. With little understanding of technology, sections are slapped forcing companies and executives to deal with the criminal machinery, the effectiveness of which need no mention."

| Economic Times

Curbs on tracking minors' data may hurt tech giants

In an article discussing effects of Justice Srikrishna Committee’s recommendations to curb data tracking of and advertising targeted at users under the age of 18 Mishi Choudhary was quoted as saying “Children are more vulnerable than adults, so longer the protection, the better. Everyone is interested in the generation that is coming, not the generation that has gone by. Everything that is popular today was once popular with teenagers. Companies would want a lower age, obviously.” 

 

| The Hindu

Experts pick holes in data protection Bill

In an article discussing the loopholes of data protection bill, Mishi Choudhary was quoted as saying "Bill makes it cumbersome for even the data principals – whose data it is – to understand and exercise their rights effectively."

| Livemint

Mood: How we are feeling this week

In an article discussing the maximum number of shutdowns witnessed by India in 2018, statistics from internetshutdowns.in were mentioned.

| MEDIANAMA

Mobile internet and SMS shut down in Navi Mumbai following Maratha agitation

The article mentioned our blog post RTI reply from Rajasthan Home Department reveals 26 unreported Internet Shutdowns and our internet shutdowns tracker internetshutdowns.in 

| Scroll.in

In Kashmir, ban on Pakistani TV channels raises questions – about those from Delhi (and Mumbai)

In an article linking ban on Pakistani news channels in Kashmir with rising incidence of frequent Internet Shutdowns, statistics from internetshutdowns.in were mentioned.

| Huffington Post India

How Andhra Pradesh Built India's First Police State Using Aadhaar And A Census

In an article that discussed the privacy implications of Aadhaar and other personal information such as GPS location of homes being recorded during Census in Andhra Pradesh, Mishi Choudhary was quoted as saying, “I wish I could tell you that this wasn't alarming. In the absence of a Data Protection Framework or jurisprudence on data collection and usage by state parties in the name of efficiency such practices continue.