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Standards are technical requirements or specifications that seek to provide a common design for a product or process. They enable improved compatibility, interoperability, reproducibility and…

As the government firms up its policy on ensuring net neutrality, experts urge that disallowing telecom operators from owning any proprietary content could become a…

India’s decision to support the multistakeholdermodel of internet governance has drawn mostly applause from civil society organisations and individuals who have been following the issue,…

Airtel seems to be doing some serious firefighting after being accused of “spying” by Bengaluru-based programmer Thejesh GN. Airtel seems to be doing some serious…

Patent Lawyers Fight Hard for the Future of Software Patents Link to the article : http://techrights.org/2015/05/28/patent-lawyers-echo-chamber/ “People naively say to me, “If your program is…

Following the call for suggestions from stakeholders on business models, technologies, implementation strategies for its initiative to establish free access public Wifi networks accross the…

This follows from our previous blog about DEITY’s revelations on website blocking. SFLC.in had requested the following information from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) under…

India announces open source policy; Big win for FOSS http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/india-announces-open-source-policy-big-win-for-foss/46738776 On March 29, 2015, Indian government announced a policy on adoption of open source software,…

On March 27, 2015, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published a consultation paper on “Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services”, and invited stakeholders…

With just about a day left before the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) closes comments on its “Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top…

Code Audit of OpenSSL http://www.zdnet.com/article/ncc-group-to-audit-openssl-for-security-holes/ https://cryptoservices.github.io/openssl/2015/03/09/openssl-audit.html https://opencryptoaudit.org/ http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/core-infrastructure-initiative On March 9th, 2015 Cryptography Services announced that it will be performing a cryptographic security audit of…

On March 9, 2015, SFLC.in requested the following information from the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) under the Right to Information Act, 2005:…