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Board Governance

For the public, by the public

The Internet Freedom Foundation is a small, young, advocacy organization in India that works on digital rights. Due to its outsized impact, there are high expectations for IFF to deliver on its mission of being a public-centred organization. Since the start of 2022, we have been working to formulate consistent practices that bring high levels of governance, transparency and accountability while retaining our efficiency and ability for rapid response. There is a balance we have sought to achieve
16 September, 2022
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Rachita TanejaRachita Taneja, Aravind R SAravind R S, KarthikKarthik & Apar GuptaApar Gupta

The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis takes action to protect sanitation workers from workplace surveillance

Pursuant to our joint letter, the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis takes steps to protect sanitation workers from excessive and illegal workplace surveillance.
15 September, 2022
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Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Privacy

#PrivacyOfThePeople: The flight is about to take off…. with your luggage and data!

Regulations notified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs mandate all registered airlines to provide details of all international passengers, flying to or from India, to the Customs department. This raises privacy concerns, especially given the withdrawal of the data protection bill.
08 September, 2022
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Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre

Privacy Supreme 2022 : Digital Dystopia #NammaPrivacy

Every year IFF hosts our flagship event, ‘Privacy Supreme’, to commemorate the anniversary of the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India in K.S. Puttaswamy v Union of India on August 24, 2017. In the decision, the Court held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India that attaches to each fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution of India. In the years since, the decision has been a beacon of hope to ensure human autonom
07 September, 2022
5 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
ecourts

SC directs errant States to take remedial measures regarding pending 66A cases

Supreme Court expressed displeasure after several States & High Courts admitted that S.66A was still being enforced in their jurisdiction.
06 September, 2022
4 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat
internet shutdowns

Gauhati HC issues notice in challenge against internet shutdowns but refuses interim relief

Gauhati HC refused to grant interim relief in a petition seeking directions to the Government of Assam to not suspend internet services on 28th August 2022. However, the Government of Assam has assured the Court it will not suspend internet services on 11th September 2022.
05 September, 2022
5 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat

Comments on the consultation paper on the need for a new framework for governing telecommunications in India

Read our comments on the consultation paper on the need for a new framework for governing telecommunications in India. Our comments focus on key issues such as internet shutdowns, net neutrality, and surveillance.
03 September, 2022
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
transparency

Digital Transparency: A Right to Information Report for August 2022

For August 2022, IFF has filed 45 Right to Information (“RTI”) applications, 3 first appeals and appeared in 1 second appeal before the Central Information Commission.
01 September, 2022
6 min read
Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi
PrivacyofThePeople

#PrivacyofthePeople: The boom of facial recognition technology in private spaces

The unregulated use of facial recognition by private actors in India is increasing for the sake of convenience. Read this post to understand why sacrificing privacy for convenience is harmful in the long run.
31 August, 2022
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
big tech

Delhi HC dismisses WhatsApp’s appeal to restrain CCI from investigating its Privacy Policy

Delhi HC upheld Competition Regulator's order directing an investigation into WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy. The Court agreed that there was a prima facie reason to investigate the Privacy Policies.
27 August, 2022
5 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat

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Campaigns & Projects

The Digital Patrakar Defence Clinic provides pro bono legal assistance to all journalists in India who face legal threats related to their reporting.

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IFF’s Project Panoptic aims to bring transparency and accountability to the relevant government stakeholders involved in the deployment and implementation of facial recognition technology (FRT) projects in India.

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#SaveOurPrivacy is an online collective launched in May, 2018 to safeguard your privacy and ensure a citizen centric data protection law.

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The ‘Zombie Tracker’ is a platform which monitors cases which include a charge under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000 which was deemed unconstitutional by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Shreya Singhal v Union of India.

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