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IT Rules

An Indian Code of Conduct is not a solution for “de-platforming”

On June 06, 2022, the MEITY proposed amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 and invited comments on the proposal. We sent our comments on the “Proposed draft amendment to the IT Rules, 2021” and reiterated our demand to recall the IT Rules, 2021.
05 July, 2022
8 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar, Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat & Apar GuptaApar Gupta
Access to Information

Digital Transparency: A Right to Information Report for June 2022

For the month of June 2022, IFF has filed 21 Right to Information applications and 14 first appeals.
04 July, 2022
5 min read
Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi
RTI
Featured

CIC orders MeitY to respond to IFF's RTI seeking information on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework Policy-Process

In response to our second appeal before it on 29th June, the Central Information Committee ordered the IT Ministry to respond to our RTI seeking information on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework Policy-Process.
30 June, 2022
3 min read
Anandita MishraAnandita Mishra
Net Neutrality

Ups and downs in the journey towards net neutrality #SavetheInternet

Read our letter to TRAI appreciating their actions to uphold net neutrality and our letter to DoT conveying our concerns with regard to the steps that still need to be taken to protect and uphold net neutrality.
29 June, 2022
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
CERT-In

Delaying the inevitable: Implementation of CERT-In’s Cybersecurity Directions gets a piecemeal extension

CERT-In has extended the timeline for partial enforcement of Cyber Security Directions dated April 28, 2022. The timeline for enforcement of the directions by MSMEs and enforcement of Direction 5 (a) and (f) by entities mentioned in Direction 5 is September 25, 2022.
28 June, 2022
4 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
CERT-In
Featured

SnTHostings - a VPN, Seedbox and Root Server provider - urges MeitY to withdraw the unlawful CERT-In direction which will be effective from June 27, 2022

SnTHosting has addressed legal representation to MeitY seeking recall of the CERT-In Directions which mandate them to surveil their users and collect their personal data and make such data available to CERT-In on demand.
25 June, 2022
4 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat
facebook

Further disclosures by Facebook whistleblower reveal political bias

Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang has made fresh disclosures which raise further concerns about Facebook's functioning in India.
20 June, 2022
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
data governance

Take 2: MeitY's attempts at data governance continue to fall short

Read our comments submitted as part of the public consultation for the Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy.
14 June, 2022
7 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
TRAI

Consultation paper on Media Ownership: TRAI-ing to do too much

TRAI released a consultation paper on “Issues relating to Media Ownership” to which we sent comments. We pointed out that regulation of cross media ownership will not necessarily lead to media pluralism, and that the former must not be done at the cost of freedom of speech and expression.
10 June, 2022
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre

IFF at RightsCon 2022

tl;dr RightsCon 2022, the 11th edition of the summit on human rights in the digital age is taking place from June 6 to June 12, 2022. It brings together civil society organisations, business leaders, human rights advocates, government representatives, technologists, and journalists from around the world to discuss pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and technology. IFF at RightsCon 2022! In the 11th edition of this summit, IFF will be hosting/participating in sessions talking a
06 June, 2022
1 min read
Ashlesh BiradarAshlesh Biradar

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