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DOT

Privacy Policies of Telecom Service Providers - Or Why You Shouldn't Just Click Accept

We analysed the privacy of policies of the 4 large telecom service providers to check not only whether they were Puttaswamy-compliant, but also whether they would need updating in the face of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. We found certain alarming issues in these policies.
18 December, 2020
7 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg
Net Neutrality

IFF Writes To TRAI Reminding Them That Users Must Be At The Centre of Net Neutrality #SaveTheInternet

On June 29, 2020 IFF has shared a supplementary submission with TRAI on net neutrality monitoring and enforcement. The purpose behind this is to emphasise the importance of focusing on strong implementation and enforcement; and the centrality of public/user participation.
01 July, 2020
7 min read
Sidharth DebSidharth Deb
WebsiteBlocking

We urge the DOT to unblock WeTransfer. Open up our RTI resources to the public. #WhatTheBlock

Popular file-sharing service service, "WeTransfer'' has been blocked by a direction issued by the Department of Telecom (DoT). We have approached it to recall it's order.
09 June, 2020
7 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta
savetheinternet

We Write to DoT and TRAI to Improve Internet Access and Protect Net Neutrality During COVID-19 #SaveTheInternet

IFF has written to the DoT and TRAI suggesting that government interventions must look toward overcoming the digital divide, appreciating the importance of the internet and mobile services as an essential utility, and protect net neutrality.
24 April, 2020
7 min read
Sidharth DebSidharth Deb
Net Neutrality

SOS : Three ways how the Department of Telecom can help #FlattenTheCurve #SaveTheInternet

With many workplaces putting into place work from home plans, voice and data connectivity become critical. To ensure that high quality bandwidth is available to all parts of India we have suggested specific steps to be taken by the Department of Telecom.
18 March, 2020
3 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta
savetheinternet

OTT Regulation: Understanding the economic basis #SaveTheInternet #NetNeutrality

One of the core questions in the ongoing OTT consultation paper floated by the TRAI are the revenue losses by large telecom companies which would impair future telecom network investment. We look at the data...
07 December, 2018
7 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta
Privacy

We call on the TRAI to protect user privacy in the Indian telecom sector!

Fresh off the historic nine judge decision of the Supreme Court holding privacy as a fundamental right, IFF has called on the TRAI to protect user privacy and data protection in its ongoing public consultation “Privacy, Security and Ownership of the Data in the Telecom Sector”. We previously posted a short summary [https://www.internetfreedom.in/summary-of-the-consultation-paper-on-privacy-security-and-ownership-of-the-data/] of this consultation paper back in September. You can read our full
07 November, 2017
2 min read
IFF Public Policy TeamIFF Public Policy Team

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