In what privacy advocates are hailing as a watershed moment in the battle against unchecked online data brokering, a New Jersey court has ordered the transfer of Radaris.com and more than a dozen associated people-search domains to a private data privacy firm. The unprecedented ruling comes after years of systematic evasion, procedural stonewalling, and shell […]
“There is No Confidentiality About Wrongdoing”: Delhi High Court Examines the Boundaries of Personality Rights in the Digital Age
NEW DELHI — As the digital landscape continues to outpace traditional legal frameworks, the Delhi High Court is undertaking a landmark examination of personality rights, privacy, and free expression. Presiding over a batch of high-profile suits, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has drawn a firm line regarding the limits of legal protection for public figures, asserting […]
Allahabad High Court Questions UP Government’s Mandate Requiring NCR Petrol Pumps to Foot the Bill for ANPR Surveillance
NEW DELHI: In a significant legal development touching upon the boundaries of state-mandated surveillance, private enterprise costs, and constitutional rights, the Allahabad High Court has intervened in a dispute regarding the installation of high-tech Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at petrol and diesel retail outlets across the National Capital Region (NCR) in Uttar Pradesh. […]
Redefining Celebrity Rights: Delhi High Court Examines Where Privacy Ends and Public Expression Begins
NEW DELHI — In an era defined by hyper-virality, social media monetization, and instant global reach, the legal boundaries surrounding celebrity identity are undergoing a fundamental stress test. The Delhi High Court is currently presiding over a landmark batch of personality rights suits—featuring high-profile actors Janhvi Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, and Aaradhya Bachchan—aimed at establishing a […]
Karnataka High Court Rules WhatsApp Status Is Not a ‘Public Publication’ Under IPC, Quashes Communal Enmity FIR
BENGALURU — In a landmark ruling that significantly clarifies the boundaries of digital privacy and criminal liability in India, the Karnataka High Court has held that posting an objectionable statement on a WhatsApp status does not constitute "publication" or "circulation" under Section 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court underscored that a WhatsApp […]
Court-Ordered Seizure of Radaris.com Exposes the Shifting Shell Games of the People-Search Industry
Introduction: The Fall of a Data Broker Empire For over a decade, the consumer data broker Radaris.com enjoyed a reputation for digital untouchability. Operating within the murky underworld of the online people-search industry, the platform routinely ignored individual requests to remove sensitive personal information, treating privacy opt-outs with administrative stonewalling. That invulnerability recently collapsed in […]
Legal Challenge Rocks UPI Landscape: Supreme Court Moves to Examine New MDR Framework
In a significant legal challenge that could reshape the future of digital payments in India, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court of India, questioning the central government’s recent decision to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specific Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. The petition, filed by Advocate Anjan […]