Articles/Blogs

Facial recognition technology in Elections: certain risks outweigh uncertain benefits

India, in recent years, has been experimenting with Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). The technology is claimed to have been used for...

The proposed Aadhaar Rules, 2023: An attempt to nullify the Aadhaar Judgment of the Supreme Court

Writing for the Indian Express, Maansi Verma and Praavita Kashyap, trustees of Article 21 Trust noted with concern how the Government is...

Blog: Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (Part 1)

On November 18, 2022, the latest draft of India’s proposed data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDP...

Blog: Telecommunication Bill, 2022: Is India heading towards surveillance state?

Article 21 Trust collaborated with members of various digital and human rights groups, civil society organisations such as Hasgeek,...

A new assault on free speech-Information and Technology (Amendment) Rules, 2023

On April 6, 2023, the Central Government notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)...