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TopicData In Law

Topic: Data In Law

The Global Technology Summit 2020, co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs, will convene industry experts, policymakers, and scholars from all over the world to deliberate over five days on five comprehensive sub-themes surrounding the Geopolitics of Technology. ThePrint is a digital partner.

This series of articles is a part of the Summit.

Govts want backdoor entry to encrypted WhatsApp texts. It can also be backdoor for hackers

Tarunima Prabhakar -
Celebrity WhatsApp texts have been flashed on TV ever since the Sushant Singh Rajput case took over news. Govts do not need backdoor access to it.

No law for bio emergencies, no strategy for next pandemic – India must learn from Covid

Shruti Sharma -
When the Covid pandemic struck, India ran to hire epidemiologists, make a plan and set up committees. That’s a glaring public health gap.

Banking to groceries — Data Protection Authority has multi-sector role, but must be efficient

Shivangi Tyagi -
We need to carefully consider how the DPA can effectively operationalise different aspects of its mandate with the least amount of state capacity.

Yes Bank, PNB crises shows why RBI needs a data-first approach to supervision

Rajesh Bansal -
To expect the RBI to effectively monitor multiple aspects of the banks and other regulated entities is a tall order.

If India wants cross-border data, it must reform its laws and surveillance strategies

Smriti Parsheera -
Any discussion on personal data access in India necessarily requires a reiteration of the Supreme Court's Puttaswamy verdict, which declared privacy a fundamental right.

On Camera

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Opinion

Why nose strips and peel-off masks are an overhyped quick fix for blackheads

Deepali Bhardwaj -
Nose strips and black masks aren’t evil, but these solutions can backfire, especially when used on Indian skin that scars and pigments easily.

Should you pick your partner from the airport? It can be the ultimate gesture or a lovebomb

Price rise, worsening economy can be managed, but nation’s moral decline cannot: Jagjivan Ram

Economy

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Alex Gabriel Simon Thattil -
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

Defence

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

Keshav Padmanabhan -
UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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