BACKGROUND About one in every three urban shoppers in India uses quick commerce for primary grocery shopping. While adoption of quick commerce and other e-commerce platforms has evolved rapidly, the regulatory oversight may be lagging behind. The users may have observed certain features being introduced lately such as apps showing number of drivers that have […]
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INTRODUCTION Imagine receiving a video call from a person dressed in a police uniform, displaying what appears to be an official warrant bearing your name, and being told that you are under ‘digital arrest confined to your home until you pay a sum of money to avoid criminal charges. This is not a scene from
The ongoing debate over regulating digital content reached a critical inflection point in India. This challenge is grave, as the proliferation of misinformation, amplified by electronic media, digital platforms, and social media, presents a serious threat to public order and democratic processes globally. The conventional safeguards of editorial control have become almost non-existent, largely because
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Introduction Earlier in the year, a tragic accident ensued in Rajasthan, after Google Maps allegedly led the driver of a van onto a closed bridge, which then led to the vehicle being swept away by the river, claiming death of three. A congruent fatal accident in Uttar Pradesh, due to misdirection of Google Maps, also
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The policy proposal, One Nation One License One Payment proceeds to a drastic re-tuning of an age of generative artificial intelligence of copyright governance. The heart of it is a doctrinal shift; one grounded in consent exclusivity is substituted with liability rule, supported by royalty, to have works that were copyrighted be used in AI
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Introduction India is facing a surge in AI-generated content (including deepfakes), causing reputational abuse, financial fraud, and electoral/ political misinformation. To counter this, the Ministry of Electronics & IT (“Meity”) released the draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules, 2021”), which propose a due diligence mechanism
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Introduction The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) is India’s first dedicated data privacy law. The Act applies only to digital personal data, leaving out other categories of data from its ambit. However, even in this limited category, the meaning of personal data is not entirely clear. Section 2(t) of the act defines
Introduction Recently, approximately 1.5 million regular users of the mental health chatbot ‘Woebot’ were confronted with the platform’s termination. Founder Alison Darcy cited regulatory hurdles coupled with the immense disparity between the pace at which Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and legal frameworks are evolving as reasons for Woebot’s discontinuation. While accessibility and timely responses are being
By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it. – Bernard Marr Introduction In a recent occurrence, the Global Positioning System (GPS), an artificial intelligence (AI) tool used for conveniently navigating directions, led to the death of three people when their car plunged into the Ramganga River
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Introduction The introduction of the Draft Data Protection Rules 2025 (“Draft Rules”) under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”) marks a significant step in India’s data protection journey. In the previous part of the article, we looked at the provisions and rules related to the protection of Children’s Data, intimation of personal data
