Income Tax Returns filing sans Aadhaar
Aadhaar Free Income Tax Return Filing; Courtesy Delhi High Court As July 31, 2018, the deadline to file Income Tax returns for the Assessment Year…
[RTI] Minutes of the third meeting of the Expert Committee on Data Protection
The minutes of the first and second meetings of the Committee of Experts on data protection framework held on September 11, 2017 and October 3,…
RTI reply from Rajasthan Home Department reveals 26 unreported Internet Shutdowns
We at SFLC.in have been tracking incidents of Internet shutdowns across India in an attempt to draw attention towards the number and frequency of shutdowns,…
Meet the latest threat to public safety: Cheating during examinations
On Thursday, July 12, 2018, it was reported by several media outlets that the Rajasthan Police had obtained permission from the Government to suspend Internet…
Welcome AI! – The Indian Government’s Ambitious Policy Proposal
Healthcare, Education, Smart Cities and Transportation Identified as Key Sectors On June 4th, the NITI Aayog published a discussion paper[fn]Can be downloaded from – http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/document_publication/NationalStrategy-for-AI-Discussion-Paper.pdf…
Open letter to messaging apps urging platform changes to protect users
We, along with other stakeholder organizations and individuals, are issuing an open letter urging Internet-based messaging service providers like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and others to…
Digital Security Training for Lawyers – May 26, 2018
We are glad to inform you that we are conducting a “Digital Security training for Lawyers” workshop on this Saturday (May 26, 2018) from 11…
Living in Digital Darkness – A Handbook on Internet Shutdowns in India
A report on the state of Internet shutdowns in India, analyzing its emergence as a public policy issue, governing laws, recorded instances, and impact among…
Aadhaar final hearing: what happens now?
On Thursday, May 10, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India finished hearing arguments from the batch of 29 petitions (led by…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 38
On the last day (day 38) of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate, Gopal Subramanium resumed his submissions for the State. He started by asking…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 37
On day 37 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan resumed his submissions for the petitioners by stating that banks and telecom operators…
Updates on Aadhaar Final Hearing: Day 36
On day 36 of the final Aadhaar hearing, Attorney General K.K Venugopal resumed his submissions and stated that Article 110(1)(g) is a standalone provision and…