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Data privacy law considerations in NCLAT’s stay order of the CCI WhatsApp decision
On 23 January 2025, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) stayed the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) decision restricting WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta companies for advertising purposes over the next five years. NCLAT also directed WhatsApp to deposit 50% of the INR 213.14 crore fine imposed by the CCI within two weeks.
Decoding Interception: A Closer Look at the New Telecommunication Rules, 2024
On 6 December 2024, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued the final Telecommunications (Procedures and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024 (Rules) replacing the earlier draft released for public consultation on 28 August 2024.
Sumantra Bose
Sumantra is a Partner in the Corporate, Privacy and Data Protection Practice and TMT Practice of Khaitan & Co. He has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients on data protection and cybersecurity laws, privacy implications of new-age technologies involving artificial intelligence and blockchain, as well as drafting of technology contracts such as SaaS agreements. Sumantra is an expert on data structuring for large conglomerates and as part of corporate transactions.
Data Privacy Week 2024 : In Conversation with Amit Dubey, Cyber Crime Investigator
In the latest video in our Data Privacy Week series, noted cyber crime investigator and cyber security expert, Amit Dubey talks to Anisha Chand on how an entire ecosystem needs to be built on mutual cooperation in order to enhance security standards as a whole.