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Home Department, State of Rajasthan: No more Internet Shutdowns for prevention of cheating in examinations.
Nov 29, 2018
There has been a staggering increase in the number of Internet Shutdowns in India. In comparison to 2012 when India saw only three shutdowns over a year, in 2018, India has already observed 127 as of…
SFLC.in at IGF 2018, Paris: Overview of our Lightning Talk on Internet Shutdowns
Nov 28, 2018
The 13th Internet Governance Forum (“IGF”) was hosted by the Government of France at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris from 12 to 14 November 2018. The overarching theme for the event was ‘Internet…
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Second Appeal to the RTI Application revealed procedural lapses: only 11 review committee meetings despite 40 Internet Shutdowns in Rajasthan
Dec 06, 2018
We at SFLC.in define Internet Shutdowns as "a Government-imposed disablement of access to the Internet as a whole within a particular locality or localities for any duration of time". To track…
Someone still asking for Aadhaar? Let us know!
Nov 27, 2018
Contrary to the Supreme Court’s judgment, some entities are still asking for Aadhaar
Recent Posts
Round Table Discussion | Building an Indian Data Protection Framework: Next Steps
Feb 09, 2018
In the light of recent developments in India's privacy and data protection landscape, we are organizing Round Table Discussions on Building an Indian Data Protection Framework: Next Steps at…
SFLC.in at Swatantra ’17
Jan 03, 2018
Dates: 20 and 21 December 2017
Venue: Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
People in attendance: ~400
Panel Discussion
SFLC.in was a part of the closing session titled “Software Freedom –…
Public Discussion on Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead
Jan 03, 2018
Date: 18 December 2017
Venue: Hotel Avenue Center, Kochi, Kerala, India
People in attendance: ~70
Key Note
Speaker: Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, Judge, Kerala High Court
Extension of Aadhaar linking deadlines: What's the catch?
Dec 28, 2017
Earlier this month on December 14, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) of India heard arguments for interim relief from a batch of 28 petitions (led by K S Puttaswamy v. Union…
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Tackling emerging legal and policy issues in the digital world
Tracking instances of internet shutdowns in India
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