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8 Jul, 7 tweets, 5 min read
What has IFF been up to in the last month?

Here's a transparent thread on the RTI requests and appeals we filed with governmental authorities to protect your free speech, privacy, internet accessibility, and other constitutional rights in June 2021!
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We filed 21 RTI requests, 2 first appeals & 1 second appeal electronically, on various matters pertaining to the digital divide in the vaccination policy, privacy invasion through facial recognition, MoUs to digitalise agriculture in India, and takedowns on social media.
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With @PanopticIndia, we enquired about facial recognition technology, from @NHAI_Official and @AyushmanNHA on GPS imaging at tolls and Aadhaar-based facial recognition for #CovidVaccine. We also filed a first appeal with @BARC_INDIA challenging their vague response on FRT.
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#Privacy & #DataProtection - we filed RTIs with IT & Agriculture Ministries regarding MoUs with private companies like Patanjali & Amazon; @cbseindia29 about info on student data breach; and @GoI_MeitY and Air India about breach of passengers’ data.
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To safeguard #FreeSpeech we filed 10 RTIs with IT & Health Departments as well as the Home Affairs Ministry to seek answers for clamping down upon #COVID19 related information, reports on the Govt prying on #Clubhouse, Twitter account suspensions, content takedowns, etc.
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IFF secured a massive public victory for net neutrality in India! Internet service providers and telecom companies are now required to treat all data equally. We also filed a first appeal with @GoI_MeitY regarding the Centre asking Twitter to remove 'manipulated media' tags.
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Knowledge is power. We believe in the people exercising their rights with that power.

Give us your sustained support by becoming an IFF member TODAY! By contributing to IFF, you'll know you are an integral part of India's fight for its digital rights.
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What's up with the #ITrules? Here's what ➡️ The UoI has asked the SC to transfer before itself 4 cases (pending in High Courts) questioning the constitutional validity of the rules. IFF is providing legal assistance to @LiveLawIndia in one of them.
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Today, submissions were made by the Ld. Solicitor General for a stay of the pending matters before High Courts. The Supreme Court refused such stay, and ordered the petitions to be tagged and listed before the appropriate bench on July 16.
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9 Jul
Hearing update: Union of India’s transfer petition is listed as item 7 before Justice Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Supreme Court. The petition seeks to transfer 4 cases that have challenged the validity of IT Rules, 2021 before the Supreme Court. (1/n) Image
One of these cases is @LiveLawIndia’s petition which is pending before the Kerala High Court. IFF has provided legal assistance to @LivelLawIndia. A blog post summarising the proceedings before Kerala High Court is available here - internetfreedom.in/kerala-hc-gran…
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9 Jul
Hearing update: CCI had directed an investigation into WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy which WA challenged before a judge of the Delhi High Court. The judge did not stay the decision of CCI. WA’s appeal against that decision is listed as item 2 before a division bench of DHC.(1/n) Image
Competition Commission of India’s decision directing an investigation into WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy is available here - cci.gov.in/sites/default/…
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The decision of the single judge refusing to stay the decision of CCI is available here - drive.google.com/file/d/1SGYJl8…
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8 Jul
Facebook India head, Ajit Mohan's petition against the Delhi Legislative Assembly was listed before the Supreme Court today. The SC refused to quash the summons issued to Ajit Mohan by the Delhi Legislative Assembly in relation to the Delhi riots. (1/n)

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7 Jul
Does India's incoming data protection law actually protect you on social media?

Not really. We need to cover all kinds of data (not just personal) and we definitely need stronger data protection regulations. #PrivacyOfThePeople

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Although the incoming data law is a step in the right direction, rights-based data protection means that users are given certain essential rights against data fiduciaries.

As it stands, your rights to be forgotten, correction, erasure, & data portability can all be denied! (3/n)
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IFF suggests that all #AgriStack implementation be halted till extensive consultations with farmers have been carried out. Issues exist with data localisation & protection, federalism, user rights, and there's a need for public investment.

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a. The lack of consultations with farmers and farmers’ organisations.
b. The potential threat of the erosion of privacy and data exploitation.
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