Government's stand on internet governance draws applause from civil society organisations
Jun 24, 2015
India's decision to support the multistakeholdermodel of internet governance has drawn mostly applause from civil society organisations and individuals who have been following the issue, even as they…
Airtel calls it ‘standard solution’, but experts say spy code breach of privacy
Jun 12, 2015
Airtel seems to be doing some serious firefighting after being accused of "spying" by Bengaluru-based programmer Thejesh GN.
Airtel seems to be doing some serious firefighting after being accused of…
FOSS News - May 2015
Jun 05, 2015
Patent Lawyers Fight Hard for the Future of Software Patents
Link to the article : http://techrights.org/2015/05/28/patent-lawyers-echo-chamber/
SFLC.in comments on the Delhi Government's public Wi-Fi initiative
Jun 05, 2015
Following the call for suggestions from stakeholders on business models, technologies, implementation strategies for its initiative to establish free access public Wifi networks accross the city. On…
Roundtable on "FOSS for Public Use : Free and Open Source Software for Digital India" on May 29, 2015
May 28, 2015
SFLC.in, in collaboration with the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) and the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS), is organizing a roundtable on "FOSS for Public…
BSNL says it can block whole websites only, not web-pages
May 12, 2015
This follows from our previous blog about DEITY's revelations on website blocking. SFLC.in had requested the following information from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) under the Right to…
FOSS News - April 2015
May 04, 2015
India announces open source policy; Big win for FOSS
http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/india-announces-open-source-policy-big-win-for-foss/46738776
On March 29, 2015, Indian…
SFLC.in's comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for OTT Services
Apr 24, 2015
On March 27, 2015, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published a consultation paper on "Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services", and invited stakeholders to submit their…
Democracy Speaks! It's Hamara Internet and we don't want that to change!
Apr 23, 2015
With just about a day left before the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) closes comments on its "Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Services", the public…
Net Neutrality: Bottom-up Perspectives
Apr 22, 2015
Half-day Consultation 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, 22 April 2015, Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum
SFLC.IN in association with ICFOSS, ISOC Trivandrum, IEEE Kerala Section, and Swatantra Malayalam Computing, is…
FOSS News - March 2015
Apr 04, 2015
Code Audit of OpenSSL
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ncc-group-to-audit-openssl-for-security-holes/
https://cryptoservices.github.io/openssl/2015/03/09/openssl-audit.html
https://opencryptoaudit.org/…
DEITY says 2341 URLs were blocked in 2014; refuses to reveal more
Apr 03, 2015
On March 9, 2015, SFLC.in requested the following information from the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) under the Right to Information Act, 2005:
Number of URL-…
