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Raman Jit Singh Chima (Archived Bio)

Asia Pacific Policy Director, Senior International Counsel

Raman Jit Singh Chima is Senior International Counsel and Asia Pacific Policy Director at the international non-profit organisation Access Now, where he also serves as the organisation’s Global Cybersecurity Lead. He co-founded India’s SaveTheInternet.in campaign for net neutrality, and later helped co-found the Article 21 Trust and the Internet Freedom Foundation. He assisted the legal team involved in the Supreme Court of India’s landmark Shreya Singhal v. Union of India judgment on Internet free speech, and has been included in Forbes Magazine’s 30-Under-30 list of leaders in India under the Law and Policy category in 2016. He previously served as Policy Counsel and Government Affairs Manager in Google’s Asia Pacific team and held senior roles in industry associations. In 2019, he was awarded a Chevening Cybersecurity Fellowship and completed a programme of study at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Raman is a graduate of the National Law School of India University at Bangalore, where he co-founded and was later elected chief editor of the Indian Journal of Law and Technology.

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Cambodia: Ministries should withdraw draft cybersecurity law which would threaten human rights and expose people to increased cyber threats

2 Oct 2023

The draft Cybersecurity Law of Cambodia must be withdrawn because vague provisions undermine human rights and exposes people to increased cyber threats.

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Cambodia: Ministries should withdraw draft cybersecurity law which would threaten human rights and expose people to increased cyber threats
2 Oct 2023
Cambodia: Ministries should withdraw draft cybersecurity law which would threaten human rights and expose people to increased cyber threats
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Australia inching towards needed privacy reforms, yet encryption at risk

28 Sep 2023

Access Now urges the Australian government to develop draft legislation on privacy-impacting obligations and ensuring safeguards for encryption. 

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Australia inching towards needed privacy reforms, yet encryption at risk
28 Sep 2023
Australia inching towards needed privacy reforms, yet encryption at risk
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Submission to TRAI on regulatory mechanism for “Over-The-Top” communication services and their selective banning

1 Sep 2023

“Over-The-Top” services requires fact-based regulation that supports innovation and safeguards human rights.

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Submission to TRAI on regulatory mechanism for “Over-The-Top” communication services and their selective banning
1 Sep 2023
Submission to TRAI on regulatory mechanism for “Over-The-Top” communication services and their selective banning
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Stop mass surveillance in India: the government must be held accountable

31 Aug 2023

Access Now demands that the Indian government’s surveillance impunity ends now.

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Stop mass surveillance in India: the government must be held accountable
31 Aug 2023
Stop mass surveillance in India: the government must be held accountable
Australia’s Privacy Act

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

9 Aug 2023

Today, August 9, is a historic day for India — one that will be remembered as the day the government signed away the rights of millions

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India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”
9 Aug 2023
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”
Australia’s Privacy Act

Another blow for privacy: India’s rights-threatening data protection law must be amended

7 Aug 2023

In another blow for privacy in India, the notorious Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was passed by the Lok Sabha

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Another blow for privacy: India’s rights-threatening data protection law must be amended
7 Aug 2023
Another blow for privacy: India’s rights-threatening data protection law must be amended
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill

Access Now Analysis: India’s Data Protection Bill

4 Aug 2023

The introduction of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, to parliament does far more to threaten privacy than to protect it.

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Access Now Analysis: India’s Data Protection Bill
4 Aug 2023
Access Now Analysis: India’s Data Protection Bill
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill

India’s Data Protection Bill a threat to privacy

3 Aug 2023

The introduction of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, to parliament does far more to threaten privacy than to protect it.

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India’s Data Protection Bill a threat to privacy
3 Aug 2023
India’s Data Protection Bill a threat to privacy
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Access Now Submission: Philippine National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028

30 Jul 2023

Access Now’s comments to and recommendations for the Philippine National Cybersecurity Strategy Plan 2023-2028

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Access Now Submission: Philippine National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028
30 Jul 2023
Access Now Submission: Philippine National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 7 discussion regarding Mechanism of Implementation 20 Apr 2023

20 Apr 2023
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 7 discussion regarding Mechanism of Implementation 20 Apr 2023
20 Apr 2023
UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 7 discussion regarding Mechanism of Implementation 20 Apr 2023