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Parliament

Into IT Standing Committee’s review of action taken by MeitY following its recommendations on citizen data security and privacy

This post breaks down the 55th report of the Standing Committee on Communications and IT, in which the Committee assesses the extent to which its recommendations on citizen data security and privacy were accepted and acted upon by the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
16 February, 2024
11 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
E2EE

Statement: Reportedly, IT Ministry looks to block Proton Mail on request of Tamil Nadu

Reportedly, the E2EE email service Proton Mail has received communication from MeitY regarding a potential block under S.69-A IT Act, at the request of the TN police over a hoax bomb threat sent to private schools in Chennai. 
15 February, 2024
1 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
Censorship

Statement: In response to a takedown order by MIB, The Caravan has taken down its article pertaining to killings by the Army stationed in Jammu & Kashmir

In response to a takedown order by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under Section 69A of the IT Act and the IT Rules, 2021, The Caravan has taken down its article pertaining to killings by the Army stationed in Jammu & Kashmir. 
14 February, 2024
2 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
internet shutdowns

Statement: The ongoing internet shutdowns in the states of Haryana & Rajasthan, & online censorship in response to Farmers Protest

The ongoing internet shutdowns in the states of Haryana & Rajasthan, & online censorship in response to Farmers Protest 2024 have an adverse impact on our right to free speech & right to protest. 
13 February, 2024
2 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
budget 2024

Budget Session 2024: A Digital Rights Review

Both houses of the Parliament were adjourned on February 10 after an 9-day run during which they discussed and passed the Union Interim Budget, passed bills, and answered questions raised by the opposition. In this post, we see how this parliamentary session fared on the digital rights front.
12 February, 2024
12 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
budget 2024

Budget 2024 and Digital Rights [Part II]: An interim budget with permanent worries

This post analyses the 2024-25 interim budget and draws comparisons with last year’s sectoral budget allocations and revised estimates from a digital rights perspective.
02 February, 2024
13 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
budget 2024

Budget 2024 and Digital Rights [Part I]: How we utilised the 2023-24 Budget, and how we didn’t

This post analyses the implementation status of the 2023-24 budget announcements across sectors and schemes from a digital rights perspective.
02 February, 2024
6 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
hate speech

[Report] Letting Hate Flourish: YouTube and Koo's lax response to the reporting of hate speech against women in India and the US

A joint investigation between Global Witness and Internet Freedom Foundation into hateful content in the US and India reveals ineffective reporting processes.
01 February, 2024
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
2024

Review Committee Orders On Internet Shutdowns Should be Published, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has taken the prima facie view that while deliberations may not necessarily be published, findings of the Review Committee pertaining to internet suspension must be published.
01 February, 2024
4 min read
Radhika RoyRadhika Roy
IT Rules

Bombay HC Delivers Split Verdict in Challenge to IT (Amendment) Rules 2023

With Justice Gautam S. Patel ruling in favour of the Petitioners, and Justice Neela Gokhale against, the Bombay High Court has delivered a split verdict in a batch of petitions challenging IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023
31 January, 2024
4 min read
Radhika RoyRadhika Roy

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Campaigns & Projects

The Digital Patrakar Defence Clinic provides pro bono legal assistance to all journalists in India who face legal threats related to their reporting.

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IFF’s Project Panoptic aims to bring transparency and accountability to the relevant government stakeholders involved in the deployment and implementation of facial recognition technology (FRT) projects in India.

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#SaveOurPrivacy is an online collective launched in May, 2018 to safeguard your privacy and ensure a citizen centric data protection law.

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The ‘Zombie Tracker’ is a platform which monitors cases which include a charge under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000 which was deemed unconstitutional by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Shreya Singhal v Union of India.

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