SC judgment – Safeguards for shutdown, limited relief for Kashmir
SC judgment – Safeguards for shutdown, limited relief for Kashmir The Supreme Court pronounced judgment in Anuradha Bhasin v UoI [WP(C) 1031/2019] and Gulam Nabi…
Statement about SC judgment on Internet Shutdown in Kashmir
Statement about SC judgment on Internet Shutdown in Kashmir SFLC.in welcomes the judgment pronounced today by the Supreme Court in Anuradha Bhasin v Union Of…
Our Statement on Delhi High Court’s Dismissal of the Public Interest Litigation Challenging Internet Shutdown in Delhi
Our Statement on Delhi High Court’s Dismissal of the Public Interest Litigation Challenging Internet Shutdown in Delhi On 24.12.2019, the Delhi High Court refused to…
Key Changes in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 from the Srikrishna Committee Draft
Key Changes in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 from the Srikrishna Committee Draft The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (“the PDP Bill, 2019)” was…
Our Statement on the Cabinet Approval of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Our Statement on the Cabinet Approval of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 Today the Union Cabinet approved the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. The…
Letter To The Standing Committee on Information Technology
Recommendations to The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology for Surveillance Reforms in lieu of WhatsApp-NSO Revelations Recommendations sent to Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Chairperson to…
A Detailed Analysis of the Swami Ramdev v. Facebook Judgment
Statement: At SFLC.in we believe that ordering intermediary platforms to take down content globally, negatively impacts freedom of expression online, as different countries have different…
FAQ on surveillance in India.
What exactly is surveillance? The Merrian – Webster dictionary defines surveillance as “keeping a close watch kept on someone or something”. In the context of…
Our Statement on the WhatsApp Surveillance Issue
Our Statement on the WhatsApp Surveillance Issue The use of sophisticated surveillance technology by governments violates basic human rights of privacy and free speech on…
Websites blocked in 2019
Websites blocked by MeitY in 2019 In a reply to our latest RTI on blocked websites Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) revealed that…
Del. HC Orders for Global Take Down of Content
Delhi High Court Approves Take Down of Content Globally Asks Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter to remove defamatory content from their global services Statement: At…
Distributed Decentralized Technology for empowering people is still a dream!
Distributed Decentralized Technology for empowering people is still a dream! By Dr. Nagarjuna G Socio-political problems cannot be fixed by technology, however technology can facilitate…