Evaluating the Aadhaar Bill against the National Privacy Principles

Mar 11, 2016
The Aadhaar scheme originated as an operation of the Unique Identification Authority of India that was established in 2009 as an executive body under the Planning Commission.

Junior Counsel

Feb 26, 2016
SFLC.in is inviting applications for the post of Junior Counsel at our office in New Delhi, India.

Senior Counsel

Feb 26, 2016
SFLC.in is inviting applications for the post of Research Fellow at our office in New Delhi, India. Those who have keen interest in civil liberties, intellectual property rights laws and technology…

Research Fellow

Feb 26, 2016
SFLC.in is inviting applications for the post of Research Fellow at our office in New Delhi, India. Those who have keen interest in civil liberties, intellectual property rights laws and technology…

A quick history of CRI Guidelines in India

Feb 23, 2016
On 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…

Press Release: Indian Patent Office Says No to Software Patents

Feb 22, 2016
The 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…

Updated: Internet Shutdowns In India Infographic

Feb 19, 2016
We 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…

Legality of Internet shutdowns under Section 144 CrPC

Feb 10, 2016
India 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…

Cryptoparty - January 2016

Jan 22, 2016
SFLC.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 secure our…

Free Basics Investigation

Jan 20, 2016
So while all of us were busy turning the consultation paper on differential pricing of data services put out by TRAI into a battle ground for Net Neutrality in India, on the sidelines, we decided to…

Counter Comments: TRAI Consultation Paper on Differential Pricing

Jan 14, 2016
Based on the comments received by TRAI on the Consultation Paper on Different Pricing for Data Services, SFLC.in has submitted these counter comments as solicited by TRAI. Below is the full text of…

Comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on Differential Pricing for Data Services

Jan 08, 2016
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had published a consultation paper on 9 December 2015, seeking opinions from stakeholders on "Differential Pricing of Data Services".