SC judgment – Safeguards for shutdown, limited relief for Kashmir
Jan 11, 2020
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 Azad v UoI [WP(C) 1164/2019] on…
Statement about SC judgment on Internet Shutdown in Kashmir
Jan 10, 2020
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 India(W.P(C) no. 1031 of 2019) wherein…
Our Statement on Delhi High Court’s Dismissal of the Public Interest Litigation Challenging Internet Shutdown in Delhi
Jan 03, 2020
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 exercise its powers under…
Report Launch: The Future of Intermediary Liability in India
Dec 24, 2019
Report Launch: The Future of Intermediary Liability in India
SFLC.IN is releasing a report on Intermediary Liability titled “Future of Intermediary Liability in India” on January 17, 2020 at the…
Key Changes in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 from the Srikrishna Committee Draft
Dec 11, 2019
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 tabled in Parliament on December 11th,…
Round-Table Discussion on Intermediary Liability 2019
Dec 06, 2019
We are at the climax of a regime change on intermediary liability with the Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules, 2018 anticipated to be notified in mid-January, 2020. Having this as a backdrop…
Our Statement on the Cabinet Approval of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Dec 04, 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 Government has proposed to introduce…
Letter To The Standing Committee on Information Technology
Nov 21, 2019
Recommendations to The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology for Surveillance Reforms in lieu of WhatsApp-NSO Revelations
Recommendations sent to Dr.
A Detailed Analysis of the Swami Ramdev v. Facebook Judgment
Nov 15, 2019
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 standards…
FAQ on surveillance in India.
Nov 07, 2019
What exactly is surveillance?
The Merrian - Webster dictionary defines surveillance as “keeping a close watch kept on someone or something”. In the context of this FAQ we refer to the word ‘…
Our Statement on the WhatsApp Surveillance Issue
Oct 31, 2019
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 the Internet. Vulnerable…
Websites blocked in 2019
Oct 25, 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 the Ministry issued blocking orders for…
