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SFLC.IN is a donor supported legal services organisation that  brings together lawyers, policy analysts, technologists, and students to protect freedom in the digital world. SFLC.IN promotes innovation and open access to knowledge by helping developers make great Free and Open Source Software, protect privacy and civil liberties for citizens in the digital world by educating and providing free legal advice and help policy makers make informed and just decisions with the use and adoption of technology. SFLC.IN is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, operating all over India.
by sflc_admin    |    September 8, 2016A PDF version of the following comments can be accessed hereIntroductionIn India, as per the subscription data1 released by TRAI wireless subscriptions constitute 88 % of broadband connections. Thus, the Internet revolution in India...
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by sflc_admin    |    September 2, 2016Aadhaar operates with the collection, sharing, and storage of biometric as well as demographic information of the individuals. With its mass enrollment, it is being planned and aimed as a means for enabling...
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by sflc_admin    |    September 1, 2016SFLC.in is organizing the second in a series of consultations on hateful and harassing speech online on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 from 02:30 to 04:30 PM at Conference Room-1,  India International Centre, New Delhi. This consultation will bring together representatives...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 17, 2016The journey of the Aadhaar scheme can be traced back from its inception in 2006, following which it has undergone scrutiny by way of two Bills that aimed to provide it statutory backing, one...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 3, 2016SFLC.in organized a roundtable discussion on 28th July, 2016 in New Delhi to initiate a focused and collaborative dialogue around the increasingly important issues of online harassment and hate speech. This roundtable was...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 2, 2016The digital India initiative, coupled with the Government’s plan to boost emergence of start-ups in India points directly to an economy supported by the digital infrastructure. A swift shift to the information based...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 1, 2016On June 10, 2016, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) floated a Consultation Paper on Cloud Computing and invited comments from the industry and other stakeholders on the following broad issues: regulatory framework for...
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by sflc_admin    |    July 23, 2016The advances made possible by the advent of the Internet have impacted the notion of free speech in a great many ways. Online intermediary platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Google enable individuals...
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by sflc_admin    |    July 15, 2016SFLC.in, Democratic Alliance for Knowledge Freedom (DAKF) and InfoPark Ernakulam Public Library Branch are jointly organising a discussion session to gather inputs from various stakeholders for the upcoming IT Policy of the Kerala...
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Aadhaar Timeline     First published here. Original author: sflc_admin...
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by sflc_admin    |    July 5, 2016The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on May 30, 2016 published a Pre-Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality, inviting stakeholder comments on 6 broad questions including the core principles of net neutrality, permissible...
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by sflc_admin    |    July 5, 2016The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution on 1st July, 2016, condemning network disruptions and measures resorted by states to curb online access and/or dissemination of information. Moreover, this resolution affirmed...
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by sflc_admin    |    July 1, 2016On 19 May, 2016 the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India floated a Consultation Paper on Free Data, inviting stakeholder comments on the need for a Telecom Service Provider agnostic platform to provide free Internet...
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by sflc_admin    |    June 29, 2016The Indian Supreme Court on 29th June, 2016 refused to entertain a petition that sought a ban on WhatsApp and other similar applications that use strong end to end encryption technologies to safeguard the...
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by sflc_admin    |    June 9, 2016A team of researchers, under a grant from ICFOSS, headed by Prof. Rahul De, Hewlett-Packard Chair Professor at IIM Bangalore, published a report on the “Economic Impact of Usage of FOSS in Government”...
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