Articles by Apar Gupta
The long saga of the data bill holds crucial lessons
The Digital Data Protection Bill, 2023, introduced in Parliament, deviates from recommendations and narrows protections for citizens.
Published on Aug 04, 2023 09:50 PM IST
New telecom law must provide for basic rights
Any absence of constitutional values may further corporate profits and increase tele-connectivity, but hinder equitable access. Will citizens be safeguarded against censorship and surveillance?
Updated on Sep 14, 2022 09:15 PM IST
Apar Gupta, Prateek Waghre and Anushka Jain
The issues with maximum data and minimum privacy
Since the privacy judgment five years ago, two evident trends have compromised the promise of privacy in the context of data protection and surveillance reforms.
Published on Aug 26, 2022 10:17 AM IST
Innovation, free expression key for digital framework
A structural premise to examine is the existence of the “digital divide”. This hackneyed phrase cocoons the lived reality of discriminatory internet access.
Updated on Aug 14, 2020 05:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Apar Gupta
Why there cannot be any national security without individual privacy | Analysis
NSO-Pegasus case: Set up an independent inquiry panel and conduct its proceedings transparently
Published on Nov 04, 2019 06:00 AM IST
Apar Gupta
Analysis | Facial recognition will threaten individual liberty
The system is unreliable. Deploying it may institutionalise the discrimination of a diverse demographic of people
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 09:11 PM IST
Vidushi Marda and Apar Gupta
There is no evidence that Internet shutdowns work
Extensive arguments have been made by many organisations and researchers, who have clearly established that Internet shutdowns, set a domino in motion that damages fundamental rights, the digital economy and in instances even public safety and order
Updated on Nov 12, 2018 05:30 PM IST
Apar Gupta and Raman Jit Singh Chima
Supreme Court judgment travels far beyond Aadhaar debate
The Supreme Court declared the Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.
Published on Sep 26, 2018 11:04 PM IST
Apar Gupta
Opinion | Draft of Data Protection Bill more an uneasy compromise than a clear commitment
A committee headed by former Supreme Court judge BN Srikrishna submitted its recommendations and a draft law titled the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, on Friday.
Updated on Jul 28, 2018 10:07 AM IST
Apar Gupta
Death penalty for minor rape is a legislative scarecrow
Any legislative measure underpins a policy decision, an objective, which the law seeks to achieve. A severe penalty and swift timelines build insincere expectations of justice.
Updated on May 02, 2018 05:12 PM IST
Apar Gupta