Comments on draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016
Jun 07, 2016
On May 4, 2016, the Ministry of Home Affairs published the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, seeking to regulate the acquisition, dissemination, publication and distribution of…
Opening Keynote at re:publica2016 by Mishi Choudhary and Eben Moglen
May 25, 2016
The last kilometer, the last chance
During 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…
Journey of Aadhaar
May 21, 2016
The Aadhaar scheme has undergone scrutinies and challenges at various levels since its inception as the flagship program of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in 2006.
Senior Policy Director
May 18, 2016
SFLC.in is inviting applications for the post of Senior Policy Director at our office in New Delhi, India.
Job description
The Senior Policy Director shall be responsible for the overall…
Panel Discussion on Privacy, National Security & India's need for a Privacy Legislation
May 12, 2016
SFLC.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…
Don't listen to the IT giants: Eben Moglen
May 02, 2016
The 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-…
Timeout 2016
Apr 29, 2016
The SFLC.in team went on a 3 day retreat to Rishikesh from 10th to 12th April, 2016. We had a great time making friends with local wildlife at the Rajaji Tiger Reserve, rafting through the Ganges,…
Comments on DIPP Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and Their Availability on FRAND Terms
Apr 28, 2016
Following 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…
Joint letter to the Department of Commerce expressing concerns over software-patent-friendly clauses in the RCEP
Apr 26, 2016
Indian law on patentability of computer programmes is abundantly clear in that Section 3(k) of the Patents Act 1970 explicitly excludes computer programmesper se, mathematical methods and algorithms…
Internet Shutdown Tracker - India (2013-2016)
Apr 18, 2016
The number of internet blackouts in India is on a rise over the last few years. Most of these orders for internet shut down are given under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which…
Without rules, Sahibs may own your data
Mar 21, 2016
Now 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…
How Parliament Debated the Aadhaar Bill, 2016
Mar 19, 2016
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial & Other Subsidies, Benefits & Services) Bill, 2016 (hereinafter Aadhaar Bill) was discussed, voted and passed in the Lok Sabha on
