Opinion/Analysis

• 17 Feb 2020 How India's privacy bill regulates social media platforms On the regulation of social media platforms in Personal Data Protection Bill Tanaya Rajwade, Gurshabad Grover / The Wire
• 12 Feb 2020 Content takedown and users’ rights On Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, which allows the government to order content takedowns in complete secrecy. Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover / The Leaflet (republished by CyberBRICS; Scroll.in; Kashmir Observer; Medianama)
• 10 Feb 2020 Internet shutdowns - its legal and commercial dimensions in Kashmir On the internet shutdown in Kashmir, the Supreme Court's decision in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India, and the subsequent 'whitelist' of websites. Gurshabad Grover / ETV Bharat: Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Odia and Gujarati
• 25 Dec 2019 The Pegasus moment The use of the NSO vulnerability provides an opportunity to revisit the legal framework governing state surveillance in India. Gurshabad Grover, Tanaya Rajwade / The Indian Express
• 26 Aug 2019 A judicial overreach into matters of regulation How the Madras High Court is trying to make policy in the 'traceability' (formerly on Aadhaar-social media linking) case. Gurshabad Grover / The Hindu
• 21 Aug 2019 Linking Aadhaar to Facebook, Twitter: Possible witch-hunt? A short piece on the 'traceability' (formerly on Aadhaar-social media linking) case in the Madras High Court. Multiple authors / The Print
• 30 May 2019 The Huawei bogey India should advocate for privacy at the 3GPP and prove allegations against Huawei before restricting their operations. Gurshabad Grover / The Indian Express
• 03 May 2019 Why the TikTok ban is worrying The problematic interim decision of the Madras High Court that led to the ban on downloading TikTok in India. Gurshabad Grover / Hindustan Times
• 16 Apr 2019 To preserve freedoms online, amend the IT Act [rules] A critique of the law that allows the Indian government and ISPs to carry out web censorship without accountability. Gurshabad Grover / Hindustan Times
• 24 Jan 2019 India should reconsider its proposed regulation of online content An analysis of the draft intermediary guidelines published by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in December 2018. Gurshabad Grover / Hindustan Times
• 25 Jul 2018 Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship A critique of provisions in the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 that may infringe on Indians' right to freedom of expression. Swaraj Barooah, Gurshabad Grover / Mint
• 02 Jul 2018 Freeing Media from Google and Facebook Advertisement-driven business models that free journalism from the adtech giants. Sunil Abraham, Gurshabad Grover / India Outbound