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Special Marriage Act
The Allahabad High Court recently ruled that couples planning to marry under Special Marriage Act shall choose not to publish thirty-day notice before registering their marriage. According to the judgement, the provisions of the act invade the fundamental rights of liberty and privacy. That is, putting a prior notice that provides the details of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Fundamental rights • Liberty • Marriage • Privacy • Special Marriage Act
Corona Kavach: Application launched by GoI to locate a COVID-19 positive patient
On April 2, 2020, the Government of India launched Corona Kavach application to map the location of a COVID-19 positive patient through GPS. Highlights The application has been launched by India after learning about its success in the countries such as South Korea and Singapore. The “Corona Kavach” application tracks the data of the user ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AYUSH Drug • Corona Kavach • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Drugs • hydroxychloroquine • lock down • mobile application • Privacy
Arogya Setu: Mulit-Lingual Mobile Application launched by GoI to track COVID-19
On April 2, 2020, National Informatics Center operating under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has developed an application “Arogya Sethu”. The app alerts the person whenever he comes in contact within six feet of COVID-19 infected person. Key Features of the App The application uses Bluetooth and GPS of a smart phone to inform ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Arogya Sethu • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Data • GPS • mobile application • National Informatics Centre (NIC) • Privacy
“Innovate for Accessible India” Campaign launched by NASSCOM along with Microsoft
The NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) recently launched the “Innovate for Accessible India” campaign along with Microsoft India. The other partners of the initiative include Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. About the Initiative The Initiative aims to sort out ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 2011 census • Cyberspace • Data protection • Data Security Council of India • Divyangs • NASSCOM • Nasscom's Data Security Council of India • Privacy • Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016
Dutch court rules out Netherlands’ System Risk Indicator
The identification mechanism called SyRI (System Risk Indicator) of the Netherlands was ruled out by a Dutch court, citing reasons of data privacy and human rights concerns. The Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs had developed SyRI in 2014 to identify the persons who would probably commit fraud and receive government benefits. The Hague district court ..
Topics: General Data Protection Regulation • Netherlands • Privacy