Our Comments on National Digital Health Blueprint
On 04 August 2019, we submitted our comments on the National Digital Health Blueprint to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Read the full…
SFLC.in impleads in Kerala HC Against Denial of Internet Access to Female Residents
An undergratuate student at Sree Narayana College, Chelanur, Kozhikode, Kerala has filed a petition in Kerala High Court against discriminatory hostel rules for female residents…
Truecaller automatically retrieved bank account details of its users and registered them for UPI
Reports came out on Tuesday that the Truecaller app had sent SMS messages from phones of unsuspecting users to create UPI IDs with ICICI Bank. A…
A Survey on AI and Ethics
If you’re a relevant stakeholder, you can fill in the survey, here – http://tiny.cc/SFLCin_AI_Study. Currently, we at SFLC.in are studying the ethical questions around the…
TRAI Consultation on OTT Regulation – Follow-up Submission on Surveillance Reform
On 20 May 2019, during TRAI’s ‘Open House Discussion’ in Delhi on OTT communication services, certain arguments were raised regarding national security concerns surrounding encrypted…
Any regulation of online speech in India must safeguard the rights to free speech and privacy
Unlike the US, free speech in India is not absolute. Our Constitution, while guaranteeing the freedom of speech and expression, places “reasonable restrictions” on this…
Critical security advisory: WhatsApp vulnerability
WhatsApp has reported that a security vulnerability in the app was exploited to install the NSO Pegasus spyware in certain iPhones and Android phones. The…
Joint Letter to DPIIT on Lack of Transparency in the Public Consultation Process to the E-Commerce Policy
On 23 Feb. 2018, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”) released the ‘Draft National E-Commerce Policy’ (“the Draft Policy”) which addressed…
Google v. Visakha: Final Arguments
In 2009, Visakha Industries, a construction company involved in the manufacturing of asbestos cement sheets, filed a criminal defamation case against Ban Asbestos Network India…
Our executive Director meeting with AC3
SFLC.in’s Executive Director Sundar Krishnan and Ex-executive Director Biju K. Nair have met students and volunteers from Ambedkar Community Computing Center (AC3) on April 26th…
A ‘Digital Rights Reform Agenda’ for India – What Have Political Parties Missed Out this Election Season?
Yesterday, India entered 7-phases of national elections spanning a little over a month. This election season, we bring to you a ‘Digital Rights Reform Agenda’…
Madras High Court Bans Downloading of TikTok
On April 3, 2019, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court issued an order (the court order is attached below) prohibiting downloading the TikTok…