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Disha Verma

Disha Verma

Parliament

IFF welcomes the newly constituted IT Standing Committee

As the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications & IT was reconstituted after the 18th Lok Sabha elections, IFF offers inputs on its 2024-25 subject roster and highlights the need to address recent privacy threats.
27 November, 2024
6 min read
Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka, Disha VermaDisha Verma & Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan
Social Media

Like, Share, Prescribe? A comparative analysis of five state-level digital media/influencer policies

Through research and using the RTI, we have accessed state-level digital media and influencer-centric policies of various Indian states. In this post, we attempt to critically assess the impact of state-sponsored financial incentives for digital creators and influencers on the right to free speech.
07 November, 2024
14 min read
Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka, Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi, Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar, Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre, Disha VermaDisha Verma & Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan
aadhaar

Privacy marked absent? IFF writes to government departments against their use of Aadhaar biometric and facial recognition enabled attendance systems

Indian government agencies are enforcing Aadhaar enabled biometric and face scans for recording attendance. IFF wrote to National Medical Commission, Delhi Transport and Education Depts, and the BCI, urging them to roll back the plan.
30 September, 2024
8 min read
Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka & Disha VermaDisha Verma
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
Parliament

2024 Budget and Digital Rights: A Tech-onomic Survey

This post summarises and analyses the 2023-24 Economic Survey from a digital rights and tech policy perspective.
13 August, 2024
7 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
Legislative Brief

Legislative Brief on Digital Rights for Monsoon Session 2024

Our legislative brief for the Monsoon Session 2024 provides a recap of the key developments around digital rights during the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-2024). It also highlights some of the focus areas within the larger issues of privacy, free speech, surveillance, etc.
18 July, 2024
9 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Disha VermaDisha Verma
transparency

Quarterly Transparency Report for April-June 2024: AI, elections, a never-ending APAAR ID saga, and more

In the second quarter of 2024, IFF's transparency vertical filed 211 RTI applications and 32 First Appeals to seek accountability from public institutions on digital rights issues, and received some notable information, but also some silences.
11 July, 2024
13 min read
Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi, Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka, Medha GargMedha Garg, Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem & Disha VermaDisha Verma
Digital Public Infrastructure

IFF submits feedback on UNDP’s Interim Report on DPI Safeguards and Governance

UNDP released its report ‘Leveraging DPI for Safe and Inclusive Societies’ in April and opened it up for public feedback to start a dialogue on inherent risks with implementing digital public infrastructures and possible guardrails to mitigate them. This post summarises IFF’s response.
08 July, 2024
11 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma

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