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Naman M. Aggarwal

Asia Pacific Policy Counsel

Naman M. Aggarwal serves as the Asia Pacific Policy Counsel for Access Now, based in Delhi. Naman is also the Founder of Crux - a new media initiative for communicating policy and socio-political issues to millennials. Before Access Now, he worked with Nishith Desai Associates, an Indian law firm with their Technology, Media, and Telecommunication team. He has completed law from the University of Delhi and is also a Computer Science Engineer. Naman is passionate about the interaction of technology and law, and the challenges it poses.
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India’s update to Aadhaar — a failure to fix the world’s largest biometrics-based national digital ID programme

26 Jun 2019

The new amendment bill would undo the Indian Supreme Court’s adopted principles for protecting privacy and data security in the Aadhaar digital ID programme. 

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India’s update to Aadhaar — a failure to fix the world’s largest biometrics-based national digital ID programme
26 Jun 2019
India’s update to Aadhaar — a failure to fix the world’s largest biometrics-based national digital ID programme
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Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines

15 Mar 2019

The government’s proposed amendments on intermediary liability in India won’t fix disinformation, but will harm digital security and human rights, the coalition warns.

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Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines
15 Mar 2019
Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines
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As Aadhaar amendment Bill lapses, Indian policymakers should rethink the digital identity project

26 Feb 2019

It is now clear that the badly designed system will do more harm than good. But it cannot be fixed through patchwork changes.

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As Aadhaar amendment Bill lapses, Indian policymakers should rethink the digital identity project
26 Feb 2019
As Aadhaar amendment Bill lapses, Indian policymakers should rethink the digital identity project
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards

3 Oct 2018

On 15 data protection policy-making metrics, we found that the Srikrishna Committee output passed muster on four principles.

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India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards
3 Oct 2018
India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards
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Supreme Court of India rules to restrict world’s largest digital identity framework (Aadhaar) — but debate continues

26 Sep 2018

The Supreme Court of India has ruled on multiple challenges raised against the Aadhaar digital ID, making key restrictions.

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Supreme Court of India rules to restrict world’s largest digital identity framework (Aadhaar) — but debate continues
26 Sep 2018
Supreme Court of India rules to restrict world’s largest digital identity framework (Aadhaar) — but debate continues

New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression

21 Sep 2018

Bangladesh’s Parliament passed the new Digital Security Act with the intention of ensuring national digital security and preventing and prosecuting digital offenses, but in practice it poses significant threats to free expression.

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New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression
21 Sep 2018
New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression

Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media

10 Aug 2018

Students have taken to the streets in protest, and authorities have reportedly arrested a number of activists and journalists covering the protests online — a major breach of freedom of expression in the region.

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Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
10 Aug 2018
Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion

27 Jul 2018

India has taken a first step in creating a data protection framework, announcing draft legislation for the world’s second-largest internet user population.

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Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion
27 Jul 2018
Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion
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Cambodia curbs free speech in the name of “fake news”

12 Jul 2018

Cambodia has announced a new directive aimed at combating “fake news” that will reportedly require all websites to register with Cambodia’s Ministry of Information or face additional scrutiny.

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Cambodia curbs free speech in the name of “fake news”
12 Jul 2018
Cambodia curbs free speech in the name of “fake news”
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India’s opportunity to ensure a strong privacy framework for the next billion

21 Jun 2018

India’s internet users are not protected by any national privacy institution or adequate data protection framework. But that might change — soon.

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India’s opportunity to ensure a strong privacy framework for the next billion
21 Jun 2018
India’s opportunity to ensure a strong privacy framework for the next billion