Myth and Reality: Open Source Software & Licensing
Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director, SFLC.in shared some practical tips on the legal aspects of using open source software and busts some myths regarding licenses.
Press Release : Clarification On The Report On Surveillance In India Released By SFLC.in.
September 5, 2014, New Delhi : We at SFLC.in have noticed various posts on social media that state that the numbers of telephone tapping requests…
information received under rti for surveillance
In order to procure details on India’s communications surveillance practices, SFLC.in had filed a number of applications over the years under the Right to Information…
Information on India’s surveillance practices received under the Right to Information Act, 2005
In order to procure details on India’s communications surveillance practices, SFLC.in had filed a number of applications over the years under the Right to…
“India’s Surveillance State” – Our Report On Communications Surveillance in India
The report delves into communications surveillance in India and takes an in-depth look at various aspects of India’s surveillance machinery, including enabling provisions of law,…
Supreme Court directs anti-porn petition to be placed before Cyber Regulations Advisory Committee
A petition filed by Indore-based lawyer Kamlesh Vaswani seeking to restrict India’s access to pornographic content on the Internet was heard by the Supreme Court…
A Report On The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011
SFLC.in released the report, “Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 – An Analysis” on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The report was released jointly by Members…
SFLC.in’s Submission To The Consultation Paper on Media law
In May 2013, the Law Commission of India had issued a Consultation Paper on Media law, where the Commission invited comments from stakeholders and the…
Dan Geer on cyber-security policy
Black Hat is a global information security event series that provides attendees with the latest in information security research, development, and trends in a vendor-neutral…
Internet Governance Forum Annual Meeting
The ninth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held from 2nd to 5th September, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. The overarching theme…
International FOSS News – August 2014
ISEE-3 Reboot Project Revives 1970s-Era Satellite With FOSS Program GNU Radio http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/free-software-in-space-gnu-radio-and-the-isee-3-spacecraft http://www.nasa.gov/content/isee-3-an-old-friend-comes-to-visit-earth/ http://www.universetoday.com/113733/isee-3-completes-lunar-flyby-begins-a-citizen-science-program/ http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki The ISEE-3 satellite lay abandoned until a crowd-funded effort to…