Data Privacy Risks for Telecom Operators and OTT Platforms under India’s DPDP Regime: User Metadata, Surveillance and Platform Accountability.
By Aniket Ghosh Introduction: Why Telecom and OTT Platforms Sit at the Heart of India’s Privacy Debate Few sectors process personal data as continuously, invisibly and unavoidably as telecom operators and OTT platforms making them among the most susceptible to data privacy risks. Every phone call, message, stream, click, pause and recommendation generates layers of …
Data Privacy Risks for Aviation, Travel, and Hospitality Businesses under India’s DPDP Regime: Passenger Data, Surveillance and Global Compliance
By Aniket Ghosh Introduction: Travel as a Data-Intensive Experience Modern travel is inseparable from data. From the moment a passenger searches for a flight or hotel to the point of check-out or arrival, personal data is continuously collected, analysed, shared and retained across a complex ecosystem of airlines, airports, hotels, travel intermediaries, technology platforms and …
Immutability vs Accountability: Data Protection Challenges for Crypto, Web3, and Blockchain Platforms under India’s DPDP Regime
By Aniket Ghosh Introduction: The Collision Between Blockchain Design and Data Protection Law Crypto and Web3 technologies were built to reduce dependence on centralised intermediaries. By design, blockchains prioritise immutability, transparency, censorship resistance and trust minimisation. These strengths, however, sit in clear tension with modern data protection frameworks that emphasise consent, purpose limitation, data minimisation, …
India’s New IT Rules on Synthetic Media: A Comprehensive Legal Analysis
By Jidesh Kumar Contributed by Sindhuja Kashyap Executive Summary The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has introduced sweeping amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, establishing one of the world’s most comprehensive regulatory frameworks for AI-generated content and synthetic media. These amendments impose strict obligations on intermediaries, particularly …
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DPDP Act Compliance for Logistics and Supply Chain Companies in India: GPS Tracking, Telematics and Workforce Data Risks
By Aniket Ghosh Introduction: Data Governance in Motion India’s logistics sector runs on precision, speed and visibility. From fleet optimisation systems to warehouse access controls and last-mile delivery apps, operational efficiency increasingly depends on granular, real-time data. What is often viewed as infrastructure data, however, frequently contains personal information about drivers, workers, customers and business …
DPDP Act Compliance for Tax and Accounting Firms in India: Data Protection, Cloud Risks and Professional Confidentiality
By Aniket Ghosh Introduction: When Confidentiality Meets Statutory Data Protection Tax advisors, chartered accountants, auditors and professional services firms operate on trust. Clients share highly sensitive financial and personal information with the expectation that professional confidentiality will protect it.
RBI Amendments 2026: A New Category for NBFC Registration and Exemptions
The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) vide its notification dated November 28, 2025, has unveiled amendments titled as ‘Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies-Registration, Exemptions, and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2026’ (“Directions”) which has marked a significant shift in the regulatory framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies (“NBFCs”).
Why UK Visa Processes Create Hidden Hiring Risk for Employers
Many employers assume that once an overseas candidate has “a visa”, the recruitment risk is largely resolved. In practice, that assumption is increasingly wrong. UK immigration permissions now sit across layered systems that extend well beyond the grant of a visa itself. Start dates, workforce planning and compliance exposure are frequently affected by issues that …
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Corporate Governance in Armenia: Legal Framework and Practice
In Armenia, corporate governance has evolved into a structured legal framework that blends specific corporate regulation with civil-law principles. Rather than acting as a purely theoretical framework, corporate governance directly shapes how companies are managed, how decisions are made, and how accountability is enforced.
Income Tax in Oman: How Residents Should Prepare Their Assets
The introduction of personal income tax in Oman marks a structural shift in the Sultanate’s fiscal landscape. For decades, Oman, like much of the GCC, has operated without personal income tax, allowing residents to hold local and international assets with limited tax friction.