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Keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, views and market commentary on the issues which may impact your business
BTG Advaya
Aug 10, 20214 min read
Data localization – protection or protectionism?
By-Ramesh Vaidyanathan & Suyash Sarvankar With effect from July 22, Reserve Bank of India indefinitely barred Mastercard Inc. from...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jul 14, 20213 min read
DoT - Revised Other Service Provider (OSP) Guidelines
On June 23, 2021, the Indian Telecom Ministry’s Department of Telecommunications (“DoT”) released a revised set of Guidelines for Other...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Jul 13, 20215 min read
RBI’s 2021 Ban on Amex and Diner’s Club
The Latest Chapter in the Fight over Payment Data Localization A three year journey on payment data localization In April 2021, the...
BTG Advaya
Jun 14, 20214 min read
Regulatory tryst with traceability hits the privacy roadblock
By – Sharanya G Ranga & Suyash Sarvankar Last week, WhatsApp challenged before the Delhi High Court the traceability requirement imposed...
Prashant Mara
May 31, 20215 min read
India’s New Safe Harbor Law- Wait and Watch did not Work
- Prashant Mara and Vikram Jeet Singh Since India’s new intermediary laws were notified 3 months ago, they have existed in a curious...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Complying with India’s New Safe Harbour Rules
- Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia Businesses across the world are examining the impact of India’s new intermediary safe harbour...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Feb 26, 20213 min read
Government Notifies Stringent New Safe Harbour Rules for Intermediaries and Digital Media Companies
BTG Legal has set out some of the key new provisions that businesses should take into consideration for complying with the New IT Rules.
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Online News Portals, OTT Platforms Brought Under Purview Of MIB
- Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia On November 9, 2020, the Indian Government’s Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification (the...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 26, 20204 min read
Tamil Nadu Bans Online Gaming
- Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia On November 20, 2020, the state of Tamil Nadu passed the "Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 9, 20202 min read
New Guidelines for OSPs Introduced
- Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia Call centers in India have had to obtain a registration under the telecom Other Service Provider...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 2, 20205 min read
Cloud Computing In India - The State Of Play And What’s Next
Cloud computing allows users to access and work with data stored on remote networks. The client side front end infrastructure...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Sep 7, 20207 min read
The "Schrems II" Decision and Its Impact on India
In this article, we analyse the impact of the Schrems II (Privacy Shield) decision in Indian companies & other companies operating in India.
BTG Advaya
Aug 18, 20204 min read
Misleading advertisements during COVID -19: Can something be done?
By – Ramesh Vaidyanathan & Nidhi Tandon “The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Aug 15, 20208 min read
How Criminal Use of Online Platforms and Social Media poses Challenges to Intermediary Protection
- Vikram Jeet Singh, Prashant Mara Abstract The term "Cybercrime" feels particularly outdated nowadays. It is used to signify...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Aug 15, 20202 min read
Being Privacy Compliant During COVID-19
- Vikram Jeet Singh, Kalindhi Bhatia In March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic. This has caused employers...
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