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WhatsApp Usernames: A Legal Perspective On The Shift From Phone Numbers To Unique IDs
WhatsApp’s anticipated transition from phone-number-based identification to usernames and unique IDs marks one of the most significant structural changes in the platform’s history. While the move is being celebrated as a privacy win for users, it raises a host of complex legal questions spanning data protection, identity verification, cybercrime, and consumer rights.
India Privacy
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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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Privacy Engineering In 2026: Consent Logs, Retention Automation, And Erasure Reality
Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasts for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.
India Privacy
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Ankura Consulting Group LLC
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GIFT City Newsletter | April 2026
GIFT IFSC, India's first international financial services centre, continues its rapid evolution as a globally competitive financial hub under the unified regulation of IFSCA. Recent developments span critical regulatory frameworks for capital raising, aircraft leasing SPVs, cybersecurity mandates for market infrastructure, pension fund regulations, and landmark approvals including India's first foreign family office registration.
India Finance
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Dentons Link Legal
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From Safe Harbour To Command‑And‑Control: How India's 2026 IT Rules Draft Turns Intermediary Compliance Into Real‑Time Obedience
On March 30, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") has circulated draft Second Amendment Rules, 2026 ("Draft Amendment") to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules, 2021"), proposing the consequential structural realignment of India's intermediary liability.
India Media & IT
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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RBI Issues Advisory On Customer Data Protection Best Practices A Practical Guide For Regulated Entities
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Department of Supervision, through its Cyber Security and IT Risk Group, has issued Advisory No. 3/2026 dated 25 March 2026 on best practices relating to customer data protection (the "Advisory"). Drawing on a thematic study conducted across multiple categories of RBI-supervised entities (SEs) in 2025, the Advisory consolidates real-world best practices observed in the field.
India Finance
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Khaitan & Co LLP
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