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Rubayya Tasneem

Rubayya Tasneem

Parliament

Budget Session 2025: A Digital Rights Review

The Budget Session of Parliament, held from January 21 to April 4, 2025, included a recess from February 13 to March 10 for Standing Committee reviews. Key discussions covered various national issues, including digital rights and freedoms.
10 April, 2025
12 min read
Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem & Medha GargMedha Garg
transaprency

Quarterly Transparency Report for January-March, 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, IFF's transparency vertical filed 15 RTI applications to seek accountability from public institutions on digital rights issues and received some significant information with a mix of some omissions and evasions.
03 April, 2025
6 min read
Medha GargMedha Garg & Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem
WhatTheBlock

Twitter/X Corp 's legal challenge before the Karnataka High Court spotlights illegal take down orders being used as parallel process and a censorship portal

X Corp. (formerly Twitter) is challenging the government’s misuse of Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act to issue takedown orders, bypassing Section 69A safeguards. It also exposed ‘Sahyog,’ an illegal censorship portal.
21 March, 2025
8 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta, Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra & Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem
DPDP Rules, 2025

IFF’s Response to MEITY on the Draft Data Protection Rules

The Draft Data Protection Rules, 2025 weaken privacy rights, expand government surveillance, undermine RTI, and lack accountability, failing to meet constitutional standards for data protection in India.
05 March, 2025
6 min read
Apar GuptaApar Gupta, Medha GargMedha Garg, Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka & Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem
op-ed

The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules: Surveillance For Surveillance’s Sake

Rule 22 of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules grants the government sweeping powers to access sensitive personal data without adequate safeguards. This provision raises significant concerns about privacy, unchecked surveillance, and lack of transparency.
17 January, 2025
4 min read
Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem & Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi
Data Protection

First Read on the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025: Here’s what you need to know

Read our initial analysis of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.
09 January, 2025
17 min read
Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan, Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi, Medha GargMedha Garg, Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem & Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka
year in review

2024 Year in Review: In Court –– We won, but persist

In 2024, the legal team at IFF expanded our horizons—engaging with Constitutional Courts, and tribunals across India––holding the State and Big Tech accountable for their actions.
27 December, 2024
8 min read
Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra, Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem & Medha GargMedha Garg
year in review

2024 Year in Review: Digital Transparency keeps institutions accountable

In 2024, we filed 511 RTIs, 68 first appeals and 5 second appeals with various public authorities. We uncovered some big revelations through our transparency endeavours, read more in our yearly update. 
26 December, 2024
14 min read
Medha GargMedha Garg, Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem, Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi & Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka
RTI

Quarterly Transparency Report for October-December 2024: APAAR ID (again), Digital Media Policy and more

In the fourth quarter of 2024, IFF's transparency vertical filed 9 RTI applications to seek accountability from public institutions on digital rights issues and received some significant information with a mix of some omissions and evasions.
23 December, 2024
10 min read
Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem, Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka, Medha GargMedha Garg & Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi
APAAR ID

APAAR ID Explained: What Every Parent Should Know

Detailed explainer on the APAAR ID and what steps you need to take to ensure your child's privacy and security.
03 December, 2024
8 min read
Medha GargMedha Garg & Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem

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