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Digital & Privacy
10 plain-language articles on digital & privacy and your rights in India.
निजताThe right to privacy: Puttaswamy and how to use it
How the Supreme Court made privacy a fundamental right in 2017, the test the State must pass to intrude, and how to protect yourself today.
निजताYour rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act
DPDP Act 2023 explained: consent, your rights to know, correct and erase data, children's data, complaints to the Board, and what applies when.
निजताAadhaar: where it is required and where it is not
What the Supreme Court decided on Aadhaar, where the law can require it, where it cannot be forced on you, and how to protect your number from misuse.
निजताIntimate images shared without consent: what to do
What to do in the first hours if your private photos or videos, real or morphed, are shared or threatened, how to get them taken down, and which laws punish the offender.
निजताKeeping children safe online: law and practical steps
The online risks children face, the laws that protect them, including POCSO and the data protection law, and practical steps parents and teachers can take today.
निजताOnline shopping gone wrong? Refunds, returns and complaints
When an online seller must take goods back, the 48-hour grievance officer rule, dark patterns, 1915, chargebacks and filing on e-Jagriti.
निजताNoise at night? Loudspeaker rules and how to complain
The 10 pm–6 am rule, decibel limits, festival exceptions, horns, construction and firecrackers, and how to complain to police, SDM or the Pollution Board.
निजताRoad accident: free treatment, Good Samaritan law and compensation
Cashless treatment up to ₹1.5 lakh, protection for those who help, MACT claims, no-fault and hit-and-run compensation, and what families should do.
निजताMedical negligence and patients' rights: what to do
Your right to emergency care, consent and records within 72 hours, what counts as medical negligence, and where to complain: consumer, police, medical council.
निजताRERA: your rights when a builder delays or cheats you
Refund with interest or monthly delay interest under Sec 18, free repair of defects for 5 years, and how to file a RERA complaint under Sec 31.