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transparency

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

Quarterly Transparency Report for July-September 2024: Surveillance, AI, a Broadcasting Bill update, and more

In the third quarter of 2024, IFF's transparency vertical filed 227 RTI applications, 6 first appeals and 5 second appeals to seek accountability from public institutions on digital rights issues and received some significant information with a mix of some omissions and evasions.

22 October, 2024

17 min read

Summary of stakeholder comments received by MIB on the Broadcasting Bill, 2023

We share copies and a summary of the comments submitted by stakeholders during the public consultation on the draft Broadcasting Bill, 2023, based on the RTI response we received from MIB.

06 August, 2024

10 min read

Tejasi Panjiar &

Shravani Nag Lanka

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

Quarterly Transparency Report for January-March 2024: Censorship, Surveillance, Smartcities and more

In the first quarter of 2024, IFF's transparency vertical filed 64 RTI applications to seek accountability from public institutions on digital rights issues, and received some notable information, but also some silences.

30 April, 2024

9 min read

Disha Verma

year in review

2023 Year in Review: Digital Transparency keeps public institutions accountable

In 2023, IFF's transparency vertical filed 295 RTI applications, 66 first appeals, and 2 second appeals this year in order to open vital information up for public view and discussion.

28 December, 2023

16 min read

Disha Verma

misinformation

Request declined: Bengaluru Police rejects information sought in our first appeal on the Karnataka fact checking unit

Out first appeal inquiring about the constitution of a Fact Checking Unit (FCU) by the Bengaluru Police was rejected by the PIO for Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City. This was despite announcement of its establishment by the state government.

25 October, 2023

6 min read

Tejasi Panjiar

aarogyasetu

Delhi High Court directs government to submit affidavit confirming lack of written records in Aarogya Setu’s development

Updates on Saurav Das’ writ petition before the Delhi High Court, where he is contesting the Central Information Commission’s decision to withhold information related to Aarogya Setu.

16 September, 2023

4 min read

Gayatri Malhotra &

Tanmay Singh

transparency

Digital Transparency: A Right to Information Report for June, 2023

For the month of June 2023, IFF filed 46 RTIs. We received a total of 31 responses to previous RTI applications filed. We also filed 02 First Appeals and received responses on 01 previously-filed appeals of the same nature - from MeitY.

15 July, 2023

5 min read

Gayatri Malhotra