Traceability in End-to-End Encrypted Environments - Internet Society

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In February 2021, the Government of India introduced the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules (or IT Rules 2021) under the parent legislation, the Information Technology Act, 2000 (or IT Act 2000). The primary aim of the IT Rules 2021 is to regulate Internet services and intermediaries, including messaging services, and news media intermediaries, like digital media houses. The IT Rules 2021 impose new conditions on intermediary liability protections—or safe harbor—in the Indian context. Section 79 of the IT Act 2000 exempts intermediaries from liability for third-party content on the intermediaries’ platforms, as long as platforms comply with the IT Act. These legal protections from liability for user-generated content have enabled people across the country to participate on the Internet—creating, contributing, and communicating content. However, the IT Rules 2021 impose new compliance requirements on intermediaries, limiting their protec

Context In February 2021, the Government of India introduced the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules (or IT Rules 2021) under the parent legislation, the Information Technology Act, 2000 (or IT Act 2000). The primary aim of the IT Rules 2021 is to regulate Internet services and intermediaries, including messaging services, and news media intermediaries, like digital media houses. The IT Rules 2021 impose new conditions on intermediary liability protections—or safe harbor—in the Indian context. Section 79 of the IT Act 2000 exempts intermediaries

Traceability in End-to-End Encrypted Environments - Internet Society

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