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…
ABHA Accounts: India’s Interoperable and Portable Health Data Management System
In the previous post, we dove into what a federated healthcare digital infrastructure looks like and what its components and building blocks are, under the…
Words on trial: societal fallout of book bans in India
The Free Speech Tracker is a crowd-sourced research project developed by SFLC.in. This initiative aims to meticulously monitor and document instances of free speech violations…
Tripura’s Traceability Trials and Tribulations: CM’s Fake Resignation Letter lands in the High Court
In May 2023, a fake resignation letter from the Chief Minister of Tripura was posted on social media, leading to a legal battle over traceability…
SFLC.in Assists in Legal Challenge to the Blocking of FOSS Messaging Platform ‘Briar’ before Delhi High Court
Case Name: Sublime Software Ltd. v. Union of India [W.P. (C) 7789/2023] SFLC.in represented the petitioner, Sublime Software Ltd., in challenging the blocking…
SFLC.in Assists in Challenge to Blocking of FOSS Apps ‘Element’ and ‘Briar’ Before the Kerala High Court
Case Name: Praveen Arimbrathodiyil & Another v. Union of India [W.P. (C) 15766/2023] In the first week of May, it was widely reported…
SFLC.in Assists in Legal Challenge to Mandatory Seeding of Children’s Aadhaar Data under UDISE+ Portal before Kerala High Court
Case Name: Democratic Alliance for Knowledge Freedom vs Union of India & Ors. [WP(C) 35685/2023] SFLC.in has provided legal assistance to the petitioner…
SFLC.in wrote a letter to the Honorable Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India for investigation into reports of state-sponsored surveillance on mobile phone devices.
SFLC.in wrote a letter to Shri Rajiv Gauba, Honorable Cabinet Secretary Government of India, for an urgent investigation into reports of state-sponsored surveillance on mobile…
SFLC.in wrote a letter to the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, for an urgent investigation of the Biggest Data Breach in India.
SFLC.in wrote a letter to Ashwini Vaishnaw ,Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, for an urgent investigation into the biggest data breach in India. In…
SFLC.in Community Partner for India FOSS 3.0.
The SFLC.in team attended the India FOSS 3.0 on 29th October 2023 in Bangalore. IndiaFOSS is an annual Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) conference…