Defending Digital Rights : SFLC.in Assists in Challenging Ban on Apps
In the first week of May, it was widely reported that 14 applications were banned in India. These applications were blocked under Section 69A of…
Software Patents in India: Law and Practice
In India, the legislature had the foresight to exclude business methods, computer programme per se, mathematical methods and algorithms from patentable subject matter when the…
SFLC.in files a Representation Regarding Mandate to Provide Aadhaar Details to Approach the GAC
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘The Ministry/MEITY’), on January 27, 2023, notified three Grievance Appellate Committees[1] (‘GAC/s’), which shall be the forum for…
CIC orders MEITY to publish information regarding VideoLAN blocking.
SFLC.in regularly files applications under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Act”) with respect to blocking of websites and content take down. Pursuant to…
SFLC.in’s Comments on the draft Amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 on Gaming and Fake News
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology [“MeitY”] and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting [“MIB”] on 25.02.2021, notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and…
Finding 404: A Report on Website Blocking in India
With the advancement of access to internet and the consequent manifold increase in using internet as a platform for exercising speech and expression, there has…
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SFLC.in is launching a “Website Blocking” report which has sought to conduct a thorough review of the techno-legal ecosystem for Website Blocking which is required…
Recommendations by SFLC.in on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022
Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in) welcomes the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 published by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government…
Internet Shutdowns In India 2022
The previous decade has witnessed an exponential increase in internet shutdowns in India with a total count of 690, out of which 110 had been…
SFLC.in’s Comments on the NITI Aayog Discussion Paper: Responsible AI For All:Use-Case Approach on Facial Recognition Technology
The Central Government think-tank, NITI Aayog has recently floated a Consultation paper on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) titled ‘Discussion Paper: Responsible AI for All: Adopting the Framework – A Use Case Approach on Facial Recognition Technology’, in November,…
Your Personal Data Is Up For Debate!
On November 18, 2022, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) issued the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDPB), which is open…
A Ready Reckoner on proposed Data Protection laws in India: Comparative Analysis
Through the years, there have been several iterations of the Data Protection legislation floated in the public domain. Digital rights have witnessed an exponential growth…