Tech policy groups push back against India's new cybersecurity rulesOn April 28, Cert-In had come out with a set of guidelines for all companies, intermediaries, data centres and government organisations und...
05 Jun, 2022, 09.43 PM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
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...
29 Mar, 2022, 06.11 AM IST
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, ...
25 May, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
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...
28 Nov, 2020, 11.10 AM IST
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...
22 Jan, 2020, 08.23 PM IST
'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...
04 Oct, 2018, 12.17 PM IST
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...
18 Jun, 2017, 01.05 PM IST
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
08 Feb, 2017, 03.47 PM IST
Net neutrality: US follows Indian counterpart Trai’s stepsThe FCC’s order on net neutrality also referred to as the open internet rules, came into force from June 12 after a federal US court reject...
28 Jun, 2016, 05.07 AM IST
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...
20 Apr, 2016, 09.12 AM IST
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...
14 Jan, 2016, 08.30 PM IST
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...
26 Dec, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
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.
06 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
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...
04 Apr, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
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...
17 Feb, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
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.
04 Sep, 2014, 11.43 AM IST