India: Data Protection

The protection of children's personal data has and continues to present regulatory and practical challenges for lawmakers, businesses...

Content licensing in India has become far more intricate than a decade ago. With the explosive growth of OTT platforms, streaming services, and digital publishing, licensing agreements are no longer...

On June 9, 2025, Zoom car Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as 'Zoom Car'/ 'Company') identified a cybersecurity incident involving...

Clive Humby, a British Mathematician, had predicted data as the oil of the 21st century, nearly 2 (two) decades ago in 2006. This is perfectly explained in the analogy: raw data has to be processed, just like crude oil must be refined in order to have value.

In June of 2025, the Central Consumer Protection Authority of India (CCPA) issued an advisory to e-commerce companies and industry associations to conduct self-audits and identify dark patterns within 3 months, from the date of the advisory.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) First Amendment Regulations, 2025, with effect from 22 August 2025.

These permit real-time surveillance of phone calls, emails, and social media to be used and abused and to contravene the right to privacy.

In the digital economy, data is the fuel that powers innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) is its most potent engine.

The governance of public sector data has long presented a regulatory dilemma: how to reconcile individual privacy with the broader societal value of data driven research and innovation.