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Internet Freedom Foundation’s statement on the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

Read our statement on the Draft Digital Data Protection Rules, 2025.
04 January, 2025
4 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
e-surveillance

The Halls Have Eyes: IFF writes to testing agencies against their use of CCTV cameras during examinations

As key entrance tests and exams like the NEET, JEE and UPSC come under CCTV surveillance, IFF writes to the National Testing Agency, state boards, Union Public and State Services Commissions outlining associating privacy harms and urging them to roll back the plan.
20 September, 2024
7 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma & Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi
Privacy Supreme

Thank you for commemorating 7 years of Puttaswamy with us at #PrivacySupreme

Marking the 7th anniversary of the historic Puttaswamy judgment which reaffirmed the right to privacy as a fundamental right, IFF celebrated its 6th annual flagship event, Privacy Supreme, with a stellar speaker lineup and the best community supporting us through it all (you!) <3
26 August, 2024
9 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
Privacy Supreme

"We must work towards a less intrusive State" Read Dr. S. Muralidhar's Keynote Address at #PrivacySupreme

This is a transcript of Dr. S. Muralidhar's Keynote Address at IFF's flagship event Privacy Supreme held on August 22, 2024 at India International Centre, New Delhi.
24 August, 2024
14 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
delhi police

After IFF writes to the Delhi Police Commissioner, Delhi Police has deleted the data and removed the Google Form that collected data from Delhi’s residents hailing from NE States, Darjeeling and Ladakh

We are grateful to the Delhi Police and to the Police Commissioner, Delhi for understanding our concerns and taking appropriate and immediate action
06 October, 2023
3 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
DPDPB, 2023

Internet Freedom Foundation Statement on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023

Read our statement on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023.
03 August, 2023
2 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
SaveOurPrivacy

The Supreme Court refuses Special Leave Petition challenging the unconstitutional retention of mobile data of journalists

In December 2022, P. Vaishnavi, a freelance journalist, approached the Supreme Court challenging the order of the High Court of Madras that directed the trial court to keep a copy of all necessary content and data from her mobile phone, without providing any safeguards.
11 February, 2023
3 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
2022

Delhi HC permits SnTHostings to respond to the CERT-In’s defence of the 2022 Directions

CERT-In has replied to SnTHostings' petition challenging the 2022 Directions, which require service providers to monitor the activities of their customers. Delhi HC has permitted SnTHostings to respond to the reply.
10 December, 2022
3 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat
Data Protection

IFF's first read of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 is here! Read our initial thoughts and concerns surrounding the long awaited legislation.
18 November, 2022
6 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain, Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
personaldata

Har Ghar Privacy Violation? #SaveOurPrivacy

The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign ended on August 15, 2022. However, the data collected under the campaign is still available on the website. We wrote to the Ministry of Culture to highlight this grave privacy violation.
21 September, 2022
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar, Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi & Anushka JainAnushka Jain

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