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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: surveillance

Aadhaar to e-commerce: Data needs to ensure ease of living, not be a burden on Indians

The government’s administrative architecture must be designed in such a way that the burden on Indians to provide data to multiple agencies is reduced.

Those who attacked Aadhaar should object to AAP’s CCTV project: Pratap Bhanu Mehta

It is a nightmare that we’re going to put cameras in classrooms, says political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta.

Delhi Police asked to pursue Arun Jaitley phone surveillance case with ‘all sincerity’

A notice of breach of privilege was given by some Rajya Sabha members on the alleged surveillance of Arun Jaitley's mobile phones in 2013.

‘CCTV project a voyeur’s dream, will lead to surveillance state’: Delhi govt gets legal notice

The Internet Freedom Foundation, a privacy advocacy group, has warned the Arvind Kejriwal govt of legal action if it does not stop its CCTV project.

Can our water, power woes hit data localisation plans? New BJP or Congress govt must answer

Locating data on Indian soil may not necessarily give the government jurisdiction over it.

China’s mass surveillance is more sophisticated than thought, courtesy several tech giants

Human Rights Watch report sheds new light on the vast scope of activity China is monitoring as it cracks down on its minority Muslim Uighur population.

Madras HC judge pulls up court registrar for not installing CCTV cameras in his chamber

Justice S.M. Subramaniam says ‘it’s a painful situation’ that even after 4 weeks no work was done, assures he is willing to pay if there’s an issue of funds.

MHA snoop order & bid to amend IT rules: China-like clampdown or tracking unlawful content?

An MHA order last week authorised 10 government agencies to scan data on computers. This was followed by the Modi government's proposal to amend...

Both BJP and Congress are complicit in expanding state surveillance without legal basis

An MHA order authorises 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt information.

How Sundar Pichai caught employees off-guard with censored Google for China

Pichai, who has been vocal about his desire to take Google to China again, is taking a stance at odds with the beliefs of the founders.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?