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Legislative Brief on Digital Rights for Monsoon Session 2023

In our legislative brief on digital rights for the Monsoon Session 2023, we highlight some of the focus areas with the larger issues of digital rights, data privacy, data protection, censorship and other concerns that call for extensive deliberation in the Houses of Parliament.

18 July, 2023

5 min read

Tejasi Panjiar &

Prateek Waghre

Board Governance

Transitions and achieving our true potential

Since IFF's inception in 2016, its mission has only become more vital. To meet this need, Apar Gupta was appointed its first Executive Director in 2018. Today, we announce that he will be stepping down as Executive Director and will take on the role of Founder Director at IFF.

18 July, 2023

6 min read

Rachita Taneja,

Aravind R S &

Karthik

#PrivacyOfThePeople: The default in our phones

In this POTP, we explore the privacy concerns that our new and smart appendages i.e. smartphones may cause. We also assess whether the upcoming draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 will be able to address these concerns.

Digital Transparency: A Right to Information Report for June, 2023

For the month of June 2023, IFF filed 46 RTIs. We received a total of 31 responses to previous RTI applications filed. We also filed 02 First Appeals and received responses on 01 previously-filed appeals of the same nature - from MeitY.

15 July, 2023

5 min read

Gayatri Malhotra

quarterly update

There’s Been Ups, Downs, and A Lot of Internet Shutdowns— A Quarterly Update April-June 2023

A breakdown of everything we’ve been up to over the past 3 months, sorted into the 4 core themes of internet shutdowns, data protection & privacy, surveillance, & censorship

08 July, 2023

14 min read

Shilpa Mariam Joseph

#What’sTheStatus: We inquire about the pending National Cyber Security Strategy

Rising instances of data breaches have highlighted the need for n updated National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS). We wrote to the newly appointed National Cyber Security Coordinator urging them to release a public draft of the updated NCSS.

Karnataka High Court Finds MeitY’s Blocking Orders Compatible with IT Act, Exemplary Costs for Non-Compliance Imposed on Twitter

On June 30, 2023, the Karnataka High Court in X Corp. v. Union of India, while dismissing Twitter Inc.’s challenge to the Blocking Orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (“MeitY”) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”),

01 July, 2023

7 min read

Radhika Roy

internet shutdowns

Manipur Internet Shutdown: Developments before the Manipur High Court

Note: This post will be updated as and when new developments occur in the petitions before the Manipur HC

30 June, 2023

5 min read

Radhika Roy &

Gayatri Malhotra

internet shutdowns

IFF wrote to Manipur State Authorities on the ongoing digital rights violations

June 22 marked 50 days of Manipur's ongoing state-wide internet shutdown. In wake of this shutdown, we have written to the Chief Secretary of Manipur, the Director General of Police, Manipur and other local authorities highlighting our concerns.

24 June, 2023

5 min read

Gayatri Malhotra

Statement

50 Days of Internet Shutdown: Internet Freedom Foundation’s statement on the ongoing digital rights violations amidst Manipur's indefinite internet shutdown

On June 22, 2023 , which marks the 50th day of Manipur's ongoing state-wide internet shutdown, IFF releases its statement on the ongoing digital rights violations amidst Manipur's indefinite internet shutdown.

22 June, 2023

2 min read

Tanmay Singh &

Prateek Waghre

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