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Born out of #SaveTheInternet. IFF advances democratic freedoms for every Indian in a digital society. [bridged from https://mas.to/@internetfreedom on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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🚨 Non-profits and NGOs, are you aware of how the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (2023) and the Draft Rules (2025) affect your data handling? Let’s dive in! 🧵1/10 https://internetfreedom.in/a-guidata-protection-compliance-for-civil-society-organisations-in-india/

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 India’s new draft data protection rules reveal a troubling tilt toward state overreach & vague governance. Our Associate Policy Counsel Karthika Rajmohan unpacks the data localisation requirements & their impact on privacy, security & trade. Read more […]

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

🌍🤖We are thrilled to join the AI Knowledge Consortium (AIKC)! We aim to build capacity and foster knowledge sharing to protect human rights and digital liberties as AI continues to reshape our world. 1/3

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 On Nov 18, 2024, the CCI hit Meta & WhatsApp with a ₹213.14 crore penalty for anti-competitive practices tied to WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy update. This marks a major shift in how India views privacy & competition law in the digital age. 🧵1/7 […]

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

Amid the global moral panic over online child safety, and the recent Draft DPDP Rules, 2025, IFF fellows Medha Garg & Shravani Nag write in The Quint highlighting the need for a more thoughtful approach that considers broader implications […]

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

The Draft DPDP Rules, 2025 expand on the Govt's surveillance powers with Rule 22. Cautioning against the adverse impact on privacy if they are passed, IFF fellows Rubayya Tasneem & Injila Muslim Zaidi demystify the draft in The Wire ✨ […]

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Delhi elections are heating up, & so is the use of AI-generated content. Delhi Police has filed an FIR against AAP for posting manipulated images of PM Modi & Amit Shah. But what's really at stake here? A bigger issue of inadequate & reluctant regulation by the ECI 1/10

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

Heard about @cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 VPN getting removed in India? We’re on it. IFF has written a letter to the I4C with questions noting our disappointment with the removal of 14 VPN Services from Indian app stores pursuant to an order issued on October 29, 2024. 🧵1/5 […] [Original post on mas.to]

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

“Who holds the reins—us or the state?” IFF’s Founder-Director Apar Gupta examines how the Draft Digital Data Protection Rules, 2025, threaten privacy through vague governance & overreach. 1/3 Read in The Hindu […]

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 are here, & while they aim to strengthen data privacy, there are some major concerns. Let's break down the issues from parental consent for children's data to excessive state powers. 👇1/9 […]

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

On January 3, MeitY released the Draft DPDP Rules, 2025, 16 & a half months after the DPDP Act, 2024 was enacted. We wrote to MeitY with some requests to make the consultation process more accessible and transparent. 1/5 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z_cwfB9ufwweNe8k4FcTknkHNACF-Mer/view

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment