Inauguration of Library – Donation from SFLC.in
Volunteers and Students of AC3 want to inculcate the habit of reading among themselves and also the people of Sudharshan Layout, where the center is…
WhatsApp: Privacy, Data Sharing & Encryption – Supreme Court Litigation Update (18th April, 2017)
This case, which has come in appeal from the High Court of Delhi, wherein WhatsApp was directed by the honorable Court, to delete all information…
Public Discussion – Access Denied: Internet Shutdowns in a Digital India [April 24, 2017; New Delhi]
SFLC.in, in association with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, IT for Change, Internet Democracy Project, Centre for Internet and Society, and Foundation for Media Professionals, is…
Do Supreme Court orders on Aadhaar still matter?
In response to questions from the opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on 10th April, Union Minister for Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad categorically stated…
SFLC.in’s comments on TRAI’s consultation paper on net neutrality
In January 2017, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India published what is expected to be the last in a series of Consultation Papers on net neutrality in…
“Protect Citizens’ Freedom – SC should not allow Aadhaar to eliminate constitutional right of privacy”: Eben Moglen
In an opinion piece that appeared in the Times of India on April 11, 2017, Prof. Eben Moglen discusses how a batch of 16 petitions…
RightsCon 2017, Brussels – An Overview
RightsCon 2017 is over, and we have lots to say about it. The Conference took place over a three day period, i.e. 29-31 March 2017 in…
MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda speaks in Parliament against Internet shutdowns
On March 22, 2017, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), raised the issue of Internet shutdowns in Parliament. Noting how Internet shutdowns are…
FOC Issues Joint Statement and Accompanying Good Practices for Government on State-Sponsored Network Disruptions
The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) has issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the growing trend of intentional state-sponsored disruptions of access to or…
Joint letters to Chief Ministers raising concerns over Internet shutdowns
Concerned by the recurring Internet shutdowns imposed by states across India, we, along with a group of citizens and organizations, sent letters to the Chief…
No Aadhaar, no service- Notifications making Aadhaar mandatory
In Aadhaar news, in the first few months of 2017, the Central Government has issued a spur of notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for various schemes…
At Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia, Spain
SFLC.in participated in the Internet Freedom Festival (IFF) which was held between 6th and 10th of March, 2017 in the beautiful city of Valencia in Spain. IFF…