BSNL says it can block whole websites only, not web-pages
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…
FOSS News – April 2015
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,…
SFLC.in’s comments on TRAI’s Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for OTT Services
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…
Democracy Speaks! It’s Hamara Internet and we don’t want that to change!
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…
Net Neutrality: Bottom-up Perspectives
Half-day Consultation 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, 22 April 2015, Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum SFLC.IN in association with ICFOSS, ISOC Trivandrum, IEEE Kerala Section, and Swatantra…
FOSS News – March 2015
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…
DEITY says 2341 URLs were blocked in 2014; refuses to reveal more
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:…
Bringing Freedom to the Internet in India
In a landmark judgment on Tuesday, the Indian Supreme Court has recognised the immense importance of free expression in the development of India in the…
Victory for team of young lawyers, activists
Tuesday’s verdict is a victory for a loose coalition of young lawyers, Internet activists and researchers who filed separate petitions but helped each other with…
Section 66A scrapped: Supreme Court adds muscle to social media
In a landmark judgment on Tuesday, the Supreme Court quashed Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, which clamped down on freedom of…
India’s Supreme Court strikes down law against offensive online content
India’s Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional an Internet law that provided for the arrest of people sending online messages considered offensive or menacing….
India Once Again Awakens To Freedom: A Watershed Moment
Indian Supreme Court has given India what it deserves — a chance to experience free and open Internet and protection against censorship. The court said…