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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.

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by sflc_admin    |    May 25, 2016During the period from 2016 – 2025, the “other half” of the human race will be connected to the Net. Providing connection to the world’s poor is the greatest act of social justice,...
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by sflc_admin    |    May 21, 20162006:March 3rd: Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology gave an administrative approval for a scheme to issue unique ID for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.2006:December 4th: Constitution of an Empowered...
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Panel Discussion on Privacy Law
by sflc_admin    |    May 12, 2016SFLC.in, along with the Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament is organizing a panel discussion on ‘The Need For a Dedicated Privacy Legislation In India: Next Steps’ on 12th May 2016 from 4pm to...
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by sflc_admin    |    May 2, 2016The Indian government has rightly rested its Digital India initiative on a series of measures to liberalise the economy. One of those measures of free-market wisdom, however, the usual government-cheering section suddenly seems to...
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by sflc_admin    |    April 28, 2016Following a sudden surge in IPR litigation surrounding Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in the last year, (around eight suits were filed by Swedish multi-national Ericsson alone, another three by Vringo Infrastructure. Read more here)...
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by sflc_admin    |    April 26, 2016Indian law on patentability of computer programmes is abundantly clear in that Section 3(k) of the Patents Act 1970 explicitly excludes computer programmes per se, mathematical methods and algorithms from patent protection. Moreover the...
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by sflc_admin    |    April 18, 2016The number of internet blackouts in India is on a rise over the last few years. In the first quarter of 2016, mobile internet services were suspended on four different occasions, out of...
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by sflc_admin    |    March 21, 2016Now that the inevitable death of Free Basics by Facebook has happened and the dust has settled, the real outlines of the government of India’s Internet and Digital India policies are coming into focus.The...
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by sflc_admin    |    March 19, 2016The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial & Other Subsidies, Benefits & Services) Bill, 2016 (hereinafter Aadhaar Bill) was discussed, voted and passed in the Lok Sabha on 11th March, 2016. The many contentions raised,clarified...
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Principle in A.P. Shah ReportDescription of PrincipleCorresponding provision in Aadhaar BillComments/ConcernsEnrolling Agency (EA)Requesting Entity (RE)Notice (During collection & Other notices)Both, EAs & REs ‘collect’ information for their specific purposes of enrollment & authentication respectively. What information is being collectedNo mentionSection 8(2)(a):...
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by sflc_admin    |    February 23, 2016On February 19 2016 the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade marks (Indian Patent Office or IPO) issued a revised set of Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (‘CRI Guidelines)’. The...
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by sflc_admin    |    February 22, 2016The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has issued an order dated February 19, 2016 publishing the revised Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions. The current guidelines are in tune with the provisions in...
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Infographic on Internet Shutdowns in India
by sflc_admin    |    February 19, 2016We have updated the infographic on Internet Shutdowns in India. It was previously published in the Huffington Post with the piece on ‘How are Internet Shutdowns impacting your life?‘. The updated infographic includes...
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by sflc_admin    |    February 10, 2016India has seen numerous Internet shutdowns for various reasons in this year, all under the same provision of law – Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). This section resides as...
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by sflc_admin    |    January 22, 2016SFLC.in will be organizing a cryptoparty on 30th January 2016 at 3pm in its office in Jangpura, Delhi. It will be a hands-on workshop where we teach and learn basic cryptography tools to...
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