Publications
Internet Shutdowns In India 2022
The previous decade has witnessed an exponential increase in internet shutdowns in India with a…
Safe Harbour Provisions for OTAs
The growth of internet and e-commerce have transformed the way businesses operate. The wide availability…
Encryption: Political Mythology and Technical Reality – Decrypting the Encryption debate in India.
Encryption: Political Mythology and Technical Reality – Decrypting the Encryption debate in India Embedded in…
TRAI Submissions
Our Counter Comments to TRAI’s Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had published a consultation paper on 12 November…
Our Comments to TRAI’s Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had published a consultation paper on 12 November…
SFLC.in’s comments on TRAI’s consultation paper on net neutrality
In January 2017, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India published what is expected to be the last…
FAQs
Jan 08, 2019
The Central Government notified the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 in April, 2011. A draft amendment of these Rules has been issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), ostensibly for dealing with the fake news and misinformation problem. However, the Rules could result in weakening the security and privacy of apps and websites and erode the safe harbour protection available to intermediaries.
Jul 08, 2011
The Central Government notified the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 in April, 2011. The rules which seek to control the intermediaries end up controlling the actions of users. As these rules attempt to cover a wide range of activities through a duplicate, complicated structure, neither the industry nor the end users are able to understand the boundaries of their rights and duties. This FAQ aims at making these rules easy to understand and at sensitising the beneficiaries to the problems that the rules raise.