[Press release] India needs to challenge narratives that claim data protection will stifle innovation

Feb 21, 2018
In a round table discussion hosted by SFLC.in, Mouthshut.com, IIT Bombay and Ananta Aspen Centre yesterday, several law and technology experts from industry, civil society, and academia, discussed…

RTI: MeitY provides details of Blocked Websites/URLs

Feb 12, 2018
On August 28, 2017, SFLC.in filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 seeking the following information: 1. The number of websites that are currently blocked in India. 2. Names…

Round Table Discussion | Building an Indian Data Protection Framework: Next Steps

Feb 09, 2018
In the light of recent developments in India's privacy and data protection landscape, we are organizing Round Table Discussions on Building an Indian Data Protection Framework: Next Steps at…

SFLC.in at Swatantra ’17

Jan 03, 2018
Dates: 20 and 21 December 2017 Venue: Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum, Kerala, India People in attendance: ~400   Panel Discussion SFLC.in was a part of the closing session titled “Software Freedom –…

Public Discussion on Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead

Jan 03, 2018
Date: 18 December 2017 Venue: Hotel Avenue Center, Kochi, Kerala, India People in attendance: ~70   Key Note Speaker: Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, Judge, Kerala High Court

Extension of Aadhaar linking deadlines: What's the catch?

Dec 28, 2017
Earlier this month on December 14, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) of India heard arguments for interim relief from a batch of 28 petitions (led by K S Puttaswamy v. Union…

SFLC.in at Internet Governance Forum 2017

Dec 23, 2017
The twelfth annual meeting of Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was held in Geneva, Switzerland at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) from 18 to 21 December, 2017. The theme for the meeting this year was ‘…

[Press Release] SFLC.in organizes public discussion on ‘Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead’ today in Kochi

Dec 19, 2017
Kochi, December 18, 2017: Delhi-based not-for-profit legal services organization SFLC.in today organized a public discussion on ‘Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead’ today in Kochi, Kerala.

[Public Discussion] Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead; December 18, 2017

Dec 12, 2017
SFLC.in is organizing a public discussion titled “Privacy & Data Protection: The Road Ahead” on Monday, December 18 at the Avenue Centre, Panampilly Avenue, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi from 5:00 PM…

Visit to Asian Law School

Nov 30, 2017
On Thursday, 23 November 2017, Biju K. Nair (Executive Director) and Sukarn Singh Maini (Counsel) visited Asian Law School to teach law students about practical aspects of being a lawyer and our work…

Seminar on IPR for Start Ups and Entrepreneurs in Software & IT Enabled Industries

Nov 22, 2017
The Technology Centre of Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) in association with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is organizing a Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights (…

Key Stakeholders Raise Questions About Right to Privacy in India

Nov 19, 2017
New Delhi, November 16th, 2017: Several law and technology experts along with representatives from civil society, industry and other stakeholder groups discussed a number of legal and technological…