Hacker News
- VideoLAN has issued a legal notice to Indian Gov for banning their website https://internetfreedom.in/videolan-issued-legal-notice-to-dot-and-meity-for-banning-their-website-in-india/ 27 comments
- Whistleblower provides blocking orders for over 4000 websites in India https://internetfreedom.in/whistleblower-provides-website-blocking-orders-on-4000-websites/ 2 comments
- Your personal data, their political campaign? Beneficiary politics and the lack of law | Internet Freedom Foundation https://internetfreedom.in/personal-data-political-campaigning/ 4 comments india
- In 2023, we face a whopping gap of over INR 23 Lakhs between our income and expenditure. This puts us in a tough position as challenges mount against our digital liberties; with declining civic space and fundraising avenues, our operational costs continue eating into our organisational savings. https://internetfreedom.in/we-need-your-help-pls/ 32 comments india
- SC’s direction: Stop prosecuting people under the unconstitutional S.66A | Final bullet through the Zombie's head. https://internetfreedom.in/sc-direction-stop-prosecuting-people-under-the-unconstitutional-s-66a/ 5 comments india
- VLC Media Player Ban | VideoLAN, with assistance from IFF has issued a legal notice to DoT and MeitY https://internetfreedom.in/videolan-issued-legal-notice-to-dot-and-meity-for-banning-their-website-in-india/ 143 comments india
- VideoLAN has issued a legal notice to DoT and MeitY for banning their website in India https://internetfreedom.in/videolan-issued-legal-notice-to-dot-and-meity-for-banning-their-website-in-india/ 24 comments india
- Challenging the Unlawful CERT-In Directions 2022 | Delhi HC issues notice https://internetfreedom.in/delhi-hc-issues-notice-in-snthostings-challenge-to-legality-of-cert-ins-directions/ 6 comments india
- Further disclosures by Facebook whistleblower reveal political bias https://internetfreedom.in/further-disclosures-by-fb-whistleblower-reveal-political-bias/ 6 comments india
- Consultation paper on Media Ownership: TRAI-ing to do too much https://internetfreedom.in/trai-ing-to-do-too-much/ 2 comments india
- Joint letter to the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis against the increasing surveillance of Safai Karamcharis in the country #SaveOurPrivacy https://internetfreedom.in/joint-letter-to-the-national-commission-for-safai-karamcharis-against/ 6 comments india
- Your period tracking app is tracking you #PrivacyofthePeople https://internetfreedom.in/period-tracking-potp/ 8 comments india
- IFF's Response to the SC’s Technical Committee on Pegasus | #SaveOurPrivacy https://internetfreedom.in/our-response-to-the-scs-technical-committee-on-pegasus/ 3 comments india
- 84,000 loans disbursed without customer consent | Consent Scams https://internetfreedom.in/bfil-consent-scam/ 4 comments india
- #SocialMediaComplianceWatch: An analysis of Compliance Reports for the month of October https://internetfreedom.in/compliance-report-oct/ 2 comments india
- #PrivacyofthePeople: Alexa, Google, Siri, we hear for you? https://internetfreedom.in/privacy-of-the-people-voice-assistants/ 3 comments india
- The dangers of DigiYatra & facial recognition enabled paperless air travel #SaveOurPrivacy https://internetfreedom.in/dangers-of-digiyatra/ 55 comments india
- Are you aware of how much information you share with dating apps? These applications store a lot of your personal, sensitive information — and don’t have the best track record when it comes to data leaks. #PrivacyOfThePeople https://internetfreedom.in/privacyofthepeople-to-date-or-to-data-swipe-left-on-surveillance/ 25 comments india
- Does the US copyright law #DMCA apply to Indian users of the internet? In today's digital era, where memes and reels are "remixed" and shared with ease across platforms — this is an important question. https://internetfreedom.in/dmca-infringements-much-ado-about-copying/ 5 comments india
- Indian students and parents, beware – Amazon, schools, education boards, and colleges have been selling your data with sensitive information! IFF is concerned, and we have been filing RTIs and legal representations to seek information on data breaches. https://internetfreedom.in/securing-examination-data-no-childs-play-untitled/ 83 comments india
- Our friends at Fridays for Future India are holding a digital fundraiser for us! https://internetfreedom.in/donate/ 8 comments india
- IT Rules 2021 and the Future of Indian Internet https://internetfreedom.in/intermediaries-rules-2021/ 5 comments india
- Indore Collector's welcome response - problematic paragraph repealed https://internetfreedom.in/indore-collectors-welcome-response/ 3 comments india
- READ: The IT Rules, 2021, are officially in play. This fundamentally changes the Indian internet. https://internetfreedom.in/latest-draft-intermediary-rules-fixing-big-tech-by-breaking-our-digital-rights/ 205 comments india
- As internet restrictions in J&K cross 480 days, we await SC judgement #KeepUsOnline https://internetfreedom.in/supreme-courts-j-k-4g-restoration-decision-disappointing-but-we-are-determined/ 3 comments india
- Whistleblower provides website blocking orders on 4000 websites https://internetfreedom.in/whistleblower-provides-website-blocking-orders-on-4000-websites/ 12 comments india
- Introduction to Facial Recognition Projects in India https://internetfreedom.in/facial-recognition-in-india-part-i/ 5 comments india
- The J&K Govt cannot ban Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) https://internetfreedom.in/scs-judgement-on-kashmir-communication-is-just-the-beginning/ 5 comments india
- We provide the Standing Committees on Home Affairs with suggestions as they discuss the Pegasus scandal https://internetfreedom.in/statement-scary-disclosures-on-use-of-nso-spyware-in-india-signal-a-need-for-urgent-remedy/ 13 comments india
- Personal Data and Information Privacy Code Bill, 2019 introduced in the Lok Sabha today! #SaveOurPrivacy https://internetfreedom.in/running-out-of-time-but-never-out-of-slime-new-ways-in-which-your-data-is-threatened/ 40 comments india
- Vanakkam! Updates on the Aadhaar-social media linkage and encryption PIL before the Madras HC https://internetfreedom.in/aadhaar-linking/ 3 comments india
- An alternative to bans. A Letter to MEITY. https://internetfreedom.in/statement-on-the-tic-tok-ban/ 3 comments india
- Section 66A bites ‘zombie’ dust. SC issues fresh directions https://internetfreedom.in/66a-zombie/ 61 comments india
- We call on MEITY in our counter comments to withdraw proposed changes to the Intermediary rules. They are unconstitutional and open to legal challenge. https://internetfreedom.in/civil-society-and-research-organisations-are-unanimous-proposed-changes-to-intermediary-rules-must-be-recalled/ 3 comments india
- More than 100 people report violations of net neutrality all over India. We need enforcement action. #SaveTheInternet https://internetfreedom.in/more-than-100-people-report-violations-of-net-neutrality-all-over-india-we-need-enforcement-action/proxy%20and%20VPN%20websites 47 comments india
- A Republic Day letter from IFF https://internetfreedom.in/ 31 comments india
- indian goverment pulls a shit move by moving closer to censorship. they banned 857 sites under court order. most of them porn https://internetfreedom.in 352 comments india
- Government Committee wants to bring back Section 66A https://internetfreedom.in/government-committee-wants-to-bring-back-section-66a/amp/ 2 comments india
- Urgent Release: Government Committee wants to bring back Section 66A of the IT Act https://internetfreedom.in/government-committee-wants-to-bring-back-section-66a/ 3 comments india
- TRAI's consultation paper on Net Neutrality. If implemented as such, India would have the most robust regulations for a neutral and open Internet in the world. https://internetfreedom.in/iffs-summary-of-trais-new-net-neutrality-paper/ 5 comments india
Linking pages
- Indian government to intercept, monitor, and decrypt citizens’ computers | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/21/indian-government-to-intercept-monitor-and-decrypt-citizens-computers/ 174 comments
- Understanding TRAI’s most recent “Over-The-Top” Consultation Paper #SaveTheInternet #NetNeutrality https://internetfreedom.in/understanding-trais-most-recent-over-the-top-consultation-paper-savetheinternet-netneutrality/ 25 comments
- Inside the mind of India’s chief tech stack evangelist | by Kiran Jonnalagadda | Kaarana | Medium https://medium.com/@jackerhack/inside-the-mind-of-indias-chief-tech-stack-evangelist-ca01e7a507a9 15 comments
- India, don't ban Element | Kaustubh M. https://kaustubh.page/posts/india-dont-ban-element/ 1 comment
- The triangle of fulfilment - nadh.in https://nadh.in/blog/triangle-of-fulfilment/ 0 comments
- Speaking your mind is a public service - Inverted Passion https://invertedpassion.com/speaking-your-mind-is-a-public-service/ 0 comments
- Mozilla India is Dead - Long Live Mozilla India https://asd.learnlearn.in/mozilla-india-is-dead/ 0 comments