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 DR. PAVAN DUGGAL

ADVOCATE, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON CYBER SECURITY LAW

 

FACIAL RECOGNITION IN INDIA – SOME LEGAL CHALLENGES

Automated facial recognition is a technology which allows the capturing of facial features and contours of persons for the purposes of preparing database for potential comparison tomorrow. Facial recognition as a technology has got its own intrinsic benefits. Read More

LINKING OF AADHAAR CONNECTING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONNECTED LEGALITIES

The recent proceedings in the Supreme Court of India have brought forward the focus of the public attention on an important aspect Should Aadhaar be linked with social media accounts? If so, the efficacy thereof. Read More

NEED FOR HAVING FRESH LOOK AT INTERMEDIARY LIABILITY

Today is the world of intermediaries. We are all surrounded by intermediaries who are providing all kinds of services to us, using data and information in the electronic form. A number of these intermediaries are providing multi-media and related media services. A number of these intermediaries are often assuming the role of media companies. Read More

CYBER LAW IN 2019 – TWO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL THRUSTS

Cyberlaw as a discipline saw some massive advances in 2019. These advances were seen in different thrust areas of this discipline.  The first significant element of 2019 was the determined focus of sovereign governments across the world, to come up with strong national cybersecurity legislations and legislative frameworks.  Read More

CYBER LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA IN 2020

The year 2020 has been dominated by Covid-19. The year, which saw the beginning of the pandemic, also saw various developments in Cyberlaw in India. In this article, we examine some of the important Cyberlaw developments that took place in India in the year 2020.  Read More