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RTI

A Tale of Rogue Pirates, Ashok Kumars and ISPs caught in the middle: RTI data on court ordered website blocking reveals worrying trends #WhatTheBlock

RTI data reveals that 31 court orders in IP infringement cases have led to blocking of thousands of websites. Most of these orders have been passed ex parte and permit blocking of the whole website rather than specific URLs.
11 July, 2019
6 min read
Devdutta MukhopadhyayDevdutta Mukhopadhyay
SaveOurPrivacy

The Madras HC allows our intervention in the Aadhaar and Social Medial linking petition.

Two PILs were filed in the Madras High Court requesting the linking of Aadhaar to social media accounts. Concerned with its impact on fundamental rights, IFF's intervention applications have been accepted by the Court.
27 June, 2019
4 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
SaveOurPrivacy

The purpose of 'Public' in 'Public Consultation', lest we merely consult.

The Draft Personal Data Protection Bill was first put up for public consultation in August 2018. While there have been many responses, these submissions have not been made public. This lack of transparency is a cause for concern as the Bill moves to Parliament.
25 June, 2019
2 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
SaveOurPrivacy

And we can't stop, and we won't stop #SaveOurPrivacy continues...

This budget session of parliament is super important to your privacy. Read on to understand how #SaveOurPrivacy is fighting hard to advance your rights!
24 June, 2019
3 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
66A

Urgent speech law reform needed to protect online freedom in India.

With the formation of the new Government and our best foot forward, we call upon the Central Government to take steps to address the arbitrary arrests of social media users and pursue the reform of speech law in India.
10 June, 2019
2 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
Privacy

Legal notice to the Delhi Government to immediately halt CCTV installations.

As the Delhi Government begins installation of CCTV cameras, we write to the Chief Minister of concerns with its process and lack of safeguards.
06 June, 2019
3 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha

There's no stopping now, everything is going digital. #DigitalRights

As the new Government forms, IFF restates the dire need to put digital rights at the forefront.
04 June, 2019
1 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality enforcement in India needs to find its bearings.

TRAI will release a new round of consultation on the compliance of net neutrality. We continue to restate the need for an enforcement mechanism and transparency and disclosure.
30 May, 2019
2 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
Statement

Democracy, first and foremost.

As India looks to the next 5 years of Government, it is important to ensure the protection of individual liberties stands at the forefront.
23 May, 2019
2 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha
66A

Phantom sensations of 66A.

We've been experiencing phantom sensations of 66A over the last week or so. Two very important aspects were involved, a meme and the Supreme Court.
21 May, 2019
3 min read
Joanne DCunhaJoanne DCunha

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