Round Table Discussion | Building an Indian Data Protection Framework: Next Steps
Feb 09, 2018
In the light of recent developments in India's privacy and data protection landscape, we are organizing Round Table Discussions on Building an Indian Data Protection Framework: Next Steps at Bangalore(14th Feb) and Mumbai (21st Feb).
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 8
Feb 07, 2018
On Day 8 of the final hearing, continuing his arguments on behalf of the petitioners, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal read out Section 8(3)(c). He stated that the definition of ‘authentication’ says that a person can only use demographic or biometric information for authentication while Section 8 talks about alternatives. He contended that the law was poorly drafted.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 7
Feb 06, 2018
Today, on Day 7, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan continued reading affidavits of Siraj Dutta from the previous hearing to emphasize on the point that, Aadhaar has led to exclusion, death and loss of dignity. He also stated that ‘real choice’ formulates realm of a true democracy and Aadhaar ecosystem leaves people with no alternative method for identification.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 6
Feb 02, 2018
The hearing for day 6 began with Mr. Shyam Divan, counsel for petitioners, submitting a note on the concept of client IP and device IP. While explaining the significance of IP Address, he showed the court as to how an IP device can be used to know the approximate location.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 5
Jan 31, 2018
Day 5 began with Senior Advocate Shyam Divan recapitulating his arguments on surveillance from the previous hearing.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 4
Jan 25, 2018
The hearing for Day 4 started with Senior Advocate Shyam Divan taking the court through Section 59 of the Aadhaar Act-the savings clause validating all the actions of the Central Government prior to the Act.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 2
Jan 19, 2018
The hearing on Day 2 began with Senior Advocate Shyam Divan resuming his arguments for the petitioners. He clarified on the deterministic and probabilistic systems of identification. He stated that the devices used for capturing the fingerprints at the time of authentication were of lower quality. On this note, Chandrachud J.
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 1
Jan 18, 2018
The hearing on Day 1 began with the Attorney General requesting the court to allocate time to both sides for arguments. Shyam Divan, Senior Advocate and counsel for petitioners, responded by saying that considering the complexity of the issue, he would be able to provide an estimate only by the next week.
Public Discussion on Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead
Jan 03, 2018
Date: 18 December 2017
Venue: Hotel Avenue Center, Kochi, Kerala, India
People in attendance: ~70
Key Note
Speaker: Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, Judge, Kerala High Court
