When “Sign in with Google” Becomes “Google Acting as the User”: What the Recent Lawsuits Mean for Indian Regulation
A spate of high-profile lawsuits and settlements against Google over its data collection practices has shifted the public…
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India Advances Digital Privacy Mission: NeGD Announces Round 1 Results of ‘Code for Consent’ Challenge
New Delhi, July 28, 2025 – In a significant milestone toward the development of a digital ecosystem grounded…
TRAI’s New Plan to Stop Spam Calls: Will It Work?
Have you ever had annoying spam calls (or messages) after saying “Do Not Disturb”? You are not alone!…
Top Consent Management Tools for Financial Services in India
Imagine providing your bank with access to your income data, or Aadhaar number, without knowing how they will…
DPDPA Users in a New Era: Consent Managers, Not AAs, Will Lead the Way
India’s Account Aggregator (AA) system was created to allow safe and consent-based sharing of financial data within the…
RBI’s Data Privacy and Sharing Mandates in Digital Lending, 2025
On May 8, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the Digital Lending Directions, 2025. These guidelines…
Legacy Consent Problem Under DPDPA: A Ticking Bomb
With the Indian government gearing up to notify the draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act…
What is Machine Readable Consent in DPDPA?
You look at your mobile, laptop, smartwatch, machines, and hardware devices, all connected to the internet, with data…
EdTech Innovations Under DPDPA: Using Section 15 for Student Data Analysis
EdTech tools are growing fast, helping schools track students’ progress, offer personalized learning, and make administrative tasks easier.…
Is Anonymization of Data Always Necessary?
The debate over traditional anonymization grows louder as critics argue it’s no longer sufficient against modern re-identification techniques.…