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IT rules amendments may create obligations outside law: NasscomIndustry body Nasscom and digital rights groups argue that draft IT second amendment rules shouldn't create new obligations outside the IT ...- SC seeks Centre's stand on plea for transfer of PIL against NETRA, NATGRID surveillance systemsThe Supreme Court of India has asked the government to respond to a petition seeking the transfer of a public interest litigation (PIL) on ...
- SC agrees to hear plea challenging administrative internet shutdown ordersIn its plea challenging the internet shutdown orders issued by administrations of various cities and towns to avoid cheating during competi...
- Down in the Valley: MSMEs in Kashmir live with perpetual uncertaintyFrequent high-speed internet shutdowns, cuts in telephone communication, curfews and the safety of her employees are things that affect her...
- 59 net shutdowns in 6 months, states snap link at increasing paceThe longest shutdown was observed in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 from August 5, 2019, till February 5, 2021. The Rajasthan gove...
- Data access policy objective is not commercialization: ChandrasekharUnion Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar was responding to a question in the Lok Sabha by Congress MP Manish Tew...
- Government's open data push sets off alarmsThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) released a draft of the India Data Accessibility and Use Policy 2022 for pub...
- Cybersecurity experts question CERT-In inaction on rampant data breachesCybersecurity experts may drag India’s cybersecurity watchdog CERT-In to court for not taking actions against companies such as Air India, ...
- Activists demand JPC consult civil society on Data Protection BillTechnology and digital activists have requested the Joint Parliamentary Committee debating the landmark Personal Data Protection Bill shoul...
- Tech policy think tanks write to govt urging stronger encryption to strengthen cyber security in IndiaTechnology policy think tanks and digital freedom advocates have written to the National Security Council Secretariat urging stronger encry...
- 'India’s data protection bill is poorly worded; does not serve any stakeholder’s interests'SFLC conducted a series of roundtable discussions in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kochi ahead of submitting comments to MeiTY on the draf d...
- 20 instances of internet shutdowns in India in 2017: ReportSFLC has been tracking Internet shutdowns in India with their website internetshutdowns. in. It recorded 31 instances of internet shutdowns...
- The number of Internet shutdowns in India is startling: SFLCData shows 62 incidents of Internet shutdowns across various regions in 12 states in the country, with 30 being reported in 2016 itself
- Jammu & Kashmir government seeks access to all WhatsApp group chats within the stateExperts say the legality of such a directive is questionable, but even more worrisome is how the government plans to “look at” conversation...
- SFLC, Rajeev Chandrasekhar send counter comments on differential pricing paperChandrasekhar replied to Vodafone India’s comment where it argued the societal benefits of differential pricing, saying it ensures communic...
- India Patent Office puts on hold norms for software patentingThe Indian Patent Office has put in abeyance new guidelines on examination of computer-related inventions (CRIs) such as software programme...
- Using Britain like porn filter model better option than blanket ban: ExpertsA blanket ban on all pornographic content is rarely considered effective because of the plethora of workarounds available.
- Govt blocked 2,341 URLs in 2014, 73% more than that in 2013SFLC.in, which uploaded the RTI and the reply on its website, has said in an accompanying blog that the government needs to review its stan...
- India needs to focus on privacy & data collection laws: SFLCThe report said: "Citizens must have a legislatively recognised right to privacy, the violation of which will entitle them to constitutiona...
- Government taps 9,000 phones every month: ReportThe govt issues 7,500-9,000 telephone interception orders on an average each month - which adds up to a lakh annually, says a report.
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