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Four cybersecurity experts explain the problems with the news platform’s report on Meta’s privilege to Amit Malviya.

5 days ago WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over the new IT Rules 2021 stating that the rules will compel the messaging platform to break privacy protections, Reuters reported earlier today. The filing comes a day after the deadline to comply with the new rules passed. Download a copy of WhatsApp’s petition here. A WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed this news with MediaNama saying that traceability “fundamentally undermines people’s right to privacy.” Traceability ma...

April 23, 2021 Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Nikhil Pahwa, Editor, MediaNama: So, I think there are lots of issues and lots of points which have been raised. I was wondering if you would like to share your views and your comments.  I know we’re starting a little early.  But since we have you here, I thought we might want to explore your views on these rules that you’ve been so closely involved with architecting. Rakesh Maheshwari, Senior Director and Group Coordinator of Cybe...

Rakesh Maheshwari, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Key references The Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment), 2018 [download] IT Rules 2011 [read] Shreya Singhal Judgment: [read] Summary of the IT Rules Intermediaries And Social Media Platforms [read] Digital News Publishing [read] OTT Streaming Services [read] Key developments Unblocking of handles: IT Ministry notice to Twitter warns of consequences [Read] CEO Will Cathcart says WhatsApp hopes to find so...

Explainer: How the New IT Rules Take Away Our Digital Rights Several proposals in their present form suffer from unconstitutionality and will undermine free expression and privacy for internet users in India. Illustration: The Wire Tech26/Feb/2021 Here we will provide you with information about everything that has happened and is happening with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. We provide you a quick rundown on its contentious histor...