Laws and Policies
Indian and international cyber laws, data protection regulations, and policy developments.
You Got Tricked Into Paying. Can You Get Your Money Back? The Global Scam-Reimbursement Divide
When you authorise a scam payment yourself, are banks legally required to refund you? The answer splits sharply by country. A verified, country-by-country comparison of the world's scam-reimbursement laws.
Block the App, Not Just the Post: How a Leaked Exam Got Telegram Switched Off Across India
The Delhi High Court upheld a nationwide, time-limited block of Telegram over NEET-UG 2026 exam-leak misuse, ruling that Section 69A can switch off an entire app, not just a post. What the judgment said, and why it matters.
UIDAI Migrates Aadhaar Services to New Mobile Application Platform
The UIDAI is phasing out the legacy mAadhaar application as it transitions users to a new, updated mobile app infrastructure for Aadhaar-related services.
India's Delhi High Court Sets a Template for Tackling Phishing-as-a-Service
Free Platform as a Service Providers, Vercel (Defendant No. 2) and Netlify (Defendant No. 4), that turn source code into live, accessible websites — were each directed to take down specific clusters of infringing URLs within 36 hours. A new interim order against IndiaMART impersonators shows how judicial systems can hold modern web infrastructure accountable — and what regulators elsewhere should take note of
The EU Just Defined 'High-Risk' AI — and Quietly Delayed the Rules
The European Commission published draft guidelines on what counts as 'high-risk' AI, even as a new deal pushes the EU AI Act's toughest obligations back to 2027.
CERT-In Urges 12-Hour Patching as AI Collapses Attack Timelines
India's CERT-In urges critical, internet-facing flaws be patched or mitigated within 12 hours, warning AI has collapsed the gap between disclosure and attack.
Who Controls an AI That Acts on Its Own? The Global Scramble to Govern AI Agents
Autonomous AI agents act with little oversight. With the EU AI Act deadline looming and Singapore the first to respond, how the world is racing to govern them.
Deepfake Laws: How India, EU, China, and the US Manage Synthetic Media
As of mid-2026, global governments have moved from experimental policy to strict mandatory frameworks for managing synthetically generated information.
A Cybercrime Treaty Born in Russia Just Became Global Law — and Critics Call It a Surveillance Charter
The UN Cybercrime Convention — proposed by Russia, signed in Hanoi, and shunned by the US — is now the first global cybercrime treaty. Rights groups are alarmed.
Clicked the Link? You Pay: Delhi High Court Limits Bank Liability for OTP Fraud
The Delhi High Court (SBI v. Hare Ram Singh) ruled that merely denying you shared an OTP won't make your bank pay: click a phishing link and the loss is yours. SIM-swap is different.
Karnataka HC Holds BSNL Liable for ₹55 Lakh in SIM-Swap Bank Fraud
The Karnataka High Court held BSNL vicariously liable for a 2019 SIM-swap fraud that drained ₹87.7 lakh from a cooperative bank, ordering over ₹55 lakh in compensation.
India's $1.25 Billion AI Bet: Inside the IndiaAI Mission, and Why the World Is Watching
India is spending 1.25 billion dollars on sovereign AI compute, models and startups under the IndiaAI Mission. Inside Modi's bet, and how it compares globally.