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Centre Notifies DPDP Rules 2025, RTI Amendment 2025 Comes Into Force
The Centre, on Friday, notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2025, bringing some of the rules into effect immediately. The notification comes nearly 10 months after the DPDP Rules, 2025, a draft of the bill was circulated in January. Among the rules that come into effect now is the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, amendment...
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Not Allowing Hijab In School 'Denial Of Secular Education': Kerala Government To Court
The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an "invasion" of her privacy and dignity and a "denial of her right to secular education".
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Consenting Adults Have Right To Choose Partners, Live Together: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has called the right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and live together "a facet of their personal liberty and privacy" being immune to the family's disapproval.
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From Wayanad To Kabini, This Is South India's Most Romantic Road Trip Right Now
If you and your partner are looking for a quick and scenic getaway in South India, look no further. The Wayanad-Coorg-Kabini loop is fast emerging as a top honeymoon route, offering everything from misty forests to luxury lodges.
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Why Do Indian Hotels Still Say "Couples Only"? It's 2025, Not 1955
From local ID paranoia to outdated moral policing, hotel bookings in India can still feel like you're navigating a 90s sanskari soap opera. Here's why.
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2 Army Majors, Extramarital Affair And Court's "Burden Of Fidelity" Remark
Upholding the right to privacy in an alleged extramarital affair case involving two senior Army officers, a Delhi court has rejected a request seeking CCTV footage from a hotel.
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Signal’s New Update Prohibits Microsoft’s AI-Powered Recall Feature From Taking Screenshots
Signal, the popular privacy-focused messaging platform, rolled out a security feature on Wednesday to counteract Microsoft’s Recall feature. The new feature, dubbed Screen Security, will prevent devices from capturing screenshots of the application’s window. The San Francisco-based company said it was forced to take such drastic measures as Mic...
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Burger King Employee Claims Boss Put A Personal Camera In Break Room: "So Creepy"
This move has raised questions about workplace surveillance and employee rights in a corporate setting.
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Right To Know Biological Father vs Right To Privacy: Big Supreme Court Order
In a crucial verdict dealing with paternity and the notion of legitimacy, the Supreme Court today balanced an individual's right to know his biological father with another's unwillingness to agree to such a test on the grounds of privacy.
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Made In China AI Is Getting More Persuasive
When it comes to a new crop of generative artificial intelligence technology, the power of "persuasion" has been identified as a potentially catastrophic risk right alongside fears that models could gain autonomy or help build a nuclear weapon
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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
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Probe Agency Can't Peep Into Private Life Of Accused On Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday held that bail conditions allowing an investigating agency to continuously track the movements of an accused violate the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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Yuvraj Singh Sends Notices To Real Estate Firms For 'Inferior Quality Apartment' In Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Yuvraj Singh has sent two separate legal notices to two Delhi-based real estate firms invoking arbitration clauses over alleged violation of his privacy rights in promotion of construction projects and for delayed delivery of possession
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Explained: Why WhatsApp Has Warned Of Platform's End In India
WhatsApp's big statement in the Delhi High Court that breaking message encryption would be the end of the platform in India has sparked a debate on the balance between right to privacy and the government's need to ensure national security.
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Chief Justice's Big Remarks On Gender Pay Gap In India, Homemakers' Rights
Explaining why law needs to address gender inequality that persists within households, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said privacy cannot be a "cloak for infringement of rights".
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Centre Notifies DPDP Rules 2025, RTI Amendment 2025 Comes Into Force
The Centre, on Friday, notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2025, bringing some of the rules into effect immediately. The notification comes nearly 10 months after the DPDP Rules, 2025, a draft of the bill was circulated in January. Among the rules that come into effect now is the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, amendment...
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Not Allowing Hijab In School 'Denial Of Secular Education': Kerala Government To Court
The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an "invasion" of her privacy and dignity and a "denial of her right to secular education".
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Consenting Adults Have Right To Choose Partners, Live Together: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has called the right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and live together "a facet of their personal liberty and privacy" being immune to the family's disapproval.
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From Wayanad To Kabini, This Is South India's Most Romantic Road Trip Right Now
If you and your partner are looking for a quick and scenic getaway in South India, look no further. The Wayanad-Coorg-Kabini loop is fast emerging as a top honeymoon route, offering everything from misty forests to luxury lodges.
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Why Do Indian Hotels Still Say "Couples Only"? It's 2025, Not 1955
From local ID paranoia to outdated moral policing, hotel bookings in India can still feel like you're navigating a 90s sanskari soap opera. Here's why.
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2 Army Majors, Extramarital Affair And Court's "Burden Of Fidelity" Remark
Upholding the right to privacy in an alleged extramarital affair case involving two senior Army officers, a Delhi court has rejected a request seeking CCTV footage from a hotel.
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Signal’s New Update Prohibits Microsoft’s AI-Powered Recall Feature From Taking Screenshots
Signal, the popular privacy-focused messaging platform, rolled out a security feature on Wednesday to counteract Microsoft’s Recall feature. The new feature, dubbed Screen Security, will prevent devices from capturing screenshots of the application’s window. The San Francisco-based company said it was forced to take such drastic measures as Mic...
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Burger King Employee Claims Boss Put A Personal Camera In Break Room: "So Creepy"
This move has raised questions about workplace surveillance and employee rights in a corporate setting.
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Right To Know Biological Father vs Right To Privacy: Big Supreme Court Order
In a crucial verdict dealing with paternity and the notion of legitimacy, the Supreme Court today balanced an individual's right to know his biological father with another's unwillingness to agree to such a test on the grounds of privacy.
-
Made In China AI Is Getting More Persuasive
When it comes to a new crop of generative artificial intelligence technology, the power of "persuasion" has been identified as a potentially catastrophic risk right alongside fears that models could gain autonomy or help build a nuclear weapon
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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
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Probe Agency Can't Peep Into Private Life Of Accused On Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday held that bail conditions allowing an investigating agency to continuously track the movements of an accused violate the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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Yuvraj Singh Sends Notices To Real Estate Firms For 'Inferior Quality Apartment' In Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Yuvraj Singh has sent two separate legal notices to two Delhi-based real estate firms invoking arbitration clauses over alleged violation of his privacy rights in promotion of construction projects and for delayed delivery of possession
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Explained: Why WhatsApp Has Warned Of Platform's End In India
WhatsApp's big statement in the Delhi High Court that breaking message encryption would be the end of the platform in India has sparked a debate on the balance between right to privacy and the government's need to ensure national security.
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Chief Justice's Big Remarks On Gender Pay Gap In India, Homemakers' Rights
Explaining why law needs to address gender inequality that persists within households, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said privacy cannot be a "cloak for infringement of rights".
