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aadhaar

We wrote to the Tamil Nadu government on mandatory submission of Aadhaar: Voicing our fears of exclusion and privacy violation

We have written to the Finance Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Government highlighting our concerns of exclusion and privacy around the notification mandating linkage of Aadhaar to avail benefits under all State government schemes.
11 January, 2023
4 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Censorship

Kerala High Court protects the right to access court records

Kerala HC has ruled that 'right to be forgotten' is not absolute and that it is inconsistent with the principle of open courts.
10 January, 2023
4 min read
Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra
TRAI

TRAI-caller? We tell TRAI why a central registry is a bad idea.

We submit our comments on TRAI's consultation paper on the ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecommunication Networks’. We emphasise on the need to obtain informed consent from subscribers and the need to use this service responsibly and ethically.
09 January, 2023
4 min read
Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
IT Rules, 2021

First Read: Draft amendments proposed to the IT Rules, 2021 in relation to online gaming

On January 2, 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology [“MeitY”] proposed further amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 in relation to online gaming [“draft amendments, 2023”]. Read our first read and analysis of the draft amendments here.
03 January, 2023
11 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar, Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
2022

Winter Session 2022: Parliament in Review

The Winter session of Parliament was held from December 07, 2022 to December 23, 2022. Parliament adjourned sine die four working days ahead of schedule, having sat for 13 working days. Read more about our review of the Winter session.
24 December, 2022
6 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
2022 Year In Review

Wrapped 2022, Unwrapped 2023

As the year comes to a close, we here at IFF wanted to take a moment to thank you for your amazing support. Thanks to you, in 2022 we were able to accomplish some impressive feats, including: * PolicyGPT for drafting public consultation responses (Every sentence starts with, “We appreciate the chance to submit our views, but…”) * A crypto exchange called "Doglapan" for funding digital rights (It's still in stealth and we are trying to secure IPL advertising rights) * A social media network f
24 December, 2022
3 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta
year in review

2022 Year In Review: Digital transparency provides tangible victories

IFF's transparency vertical filed 218 RTI applications, 47 first appeals, and 3 second appeals this year in order to bring vital information into the public forum.
23 December, 2022
7 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain & Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi
year in review

2022 Year in Review: Sustaining Community and Building Diversity

One of IFF’s core areas of work is civic literacy and public advocacy—in what seems like a constant barrage of content, how do we engage with and educate our community? We do so through a combination of events, memes, infographics, and explainers.
23 December, 2022
8 min read
Shilpa Mariam JosephShilpa Mariam Joseph
2022

2022 Year in Review: Policy advocacy is the long game

The policy team at IFF participated in 13 consultations with Union and State governmental bodies as well as non-governmental bodies, sent 103 letters and tracked 126 Facial Recognition Technology (“FRT”) systems.
21 December, 2022
11 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
year in review

2022 Year In Review: Sustained legal efforts advanced digital rights

The legal team at IFF has been working hard to address important digital rights issues, such as internet shutdowns, mandatory imposition of Aarogya Setu, illegal website blocking, unlawful spying and use of facial recognition technology.
20 December, 2022
10 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat

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