A runthrough on the ongoing Internet shutdowns and content blocking during the farmers’ protest
The Internet is a key enabler of many fundamental rights, including freedom of speech and expression. SFLC.in, through internetshutdowns.in has been recording instances of internet…
Event – Ballots and Bots: Elections 2024 in a Digital World
Join us for ‘Ballots and Bots: Elections 2024 in a Digital World’ on 7th March in New Delhi. The event seeks to delve into the…
The BTS (Behind the Screens) of Privacy Policies – Health Apps Edition
The BTS (Behind TheScreens) of Privacy Policies – Health Apps Edition Decoding the T&C of Popularly Used Health Applications In our series of privacy policy…
Psychometric Profiling of Digital Voter Data
The Role of Technology in Optimising Democratic Engagement Introduction Historically, the success of political parties has been heavily influenced by the degree of their…
Solutions offered by the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) in the Health Stack
In our previous post, we understood how the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) functions as a decentralized and patient-centric consent management architecture and how…
The ABDM’s Decentralized and Patient-Centric Consent Management Architecture
Data evolves over time, and so do its qualities, use cases, commercial potential, and interoperability. If the interoperable nature of data changes, then the models…
SFLC.in’s Comments on The Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023
On November 10, 2023, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 (“the draft Bill” or “the Bill”). The…
Analysis of the Facial Recognition Technology-enabled Surveillance Landscape in India
In the previous article of the two-part series, we conducted a cross-sectoral mapping exercise of how facial recognition technology (FRT) is being deployed in public…
Deployment of Facial Recognition Technology for State Surveillance and Monitoring
In an era where technological advancements are rapidly reshaping our societies, the deployment of facial recognition technology has emerged as an increasingly prevalent tool in…
Throttling Telecom: Shutdowns, Surveillance and Biometrics
The Telecommunications Act, 2023, hereafter referred to as “the Act”, marks a significant overhaul in India’s telecommunications legal framework. It was introduced in the Lok…
The Telecommunications Bill, 2023: A Primer
On December 21, 2023, The Telecommunication Bill, 2023 was passed by the Rajya Sabha (“the Bill”). Previously, it was passed by the Lok Sabha on…
Online Gender Based Violence
Download the OGBV Guide Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) refers to the disproportionate harms meted out against people of a certain gender identity, commonly…