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Sep 23 4 tweets 3 min read
#LinkedIn #GenAI

LinkedIn and its affiliates are using your personal data to train their GenAI!

LinkedIn and its affiliates have been quietly using your personal data and content you create on LinkedIn to train its Generative AI (GenAI) models by a default opt-in consent setting.

#GenAI #PrivacyProtection #dataprotection #dataprivacy

1/4Image This includes the content you create or interact with (such as posts and articles), your use of generative AI features (e.g., AI models used to create content), how often you use the platform, your language preferences, and any feedback you've provided to LinkedIn.

In a few simple steps, you can easily opt out of this setting.

#GenAI #PrivacyProtection #dataprotection #dataprivacy

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Nov 7, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
An #TwitterX handle called @crazyashfan describes himself as a ‘photo &video manipulation artist’. But what he does is no art. He finds pornographic content & then using #AI manipulates them to show Indian actresses’ faces instead of original adult stars’

boomlive.in/amp/decode/x-i… The X handle which has 39 posts include morphed AI-generated videos of #AliaBhatt , #KiaraAdvani , #Kajol , #DeepikaPadukone and many other #Bollywood actresses performing explicit sexual acts.
Dec 24, 2022 10 tweets 5 min read
#LetTheNetWork
SFLC.in presents to you its #Report:"Internet Shutdowns In India 2022".
An attempt to fully understand the frequency, extent and impact of #InternetShutdowns in India in 2022.
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#Internet #keepiton #democracy #BREAKING The year 2022 has seen 75 shutdowns till the publication of this report. The previous decade has witnessed an exponential increase in internet shutdowns in India with a total count of 690, out of which 110 had been implemented in the year 2021.
Dec 22, 2022 6 tweets 5 min read
#LetTheNetWork
@SFLCin is launching a #Report to help understand the intensity, extent, and impact of internet shutdowns in #India for the year 2022.
#keepiton #InternetShutdowns #Exclusive In the year 2022 Indian government snapped internet service across various states 75 times.
81.3% of restrictions were placed upon mobile internet services and for 13.3% no information was available.
While 5.3% restrictions were both for broadband and mobile internet services.
Nov 23, 2022 6 tweets 10 min read
#IGF2022
@SFLCin team will be attending this years @intgovforum in #AddisAbaba, Ethiopia from 28 November to 2 December 2022.
The the overarching theme for #IGF2022 is - "Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future."
#ResilientInternet #IGF #DigitalDefenders #eventupdates
We are hosting 2 sessions and participating in one. We are looking forward to having interesting conversations around "Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future".
The session details are given below -
Oct 13, 2022 13 tweets 10 min read
Last Month, the #SupremeCourt issued a notice to @GoI_MeitY on account of a PIL filed by @SFLCin challenging #InternetShutdowns imposed to prevent cheating in exams in Indian states.
The next hearing in the case will take place tomorrow.
Here’s everything you need to know: (1/n) @SFLCin had filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution against the States of #ArunachalPradesh, #Rajasthan, #Gujarat and #WestBengal, challenging the arbitrary imposition of #InternetShutdowns during examinations.
The state of #Assam is impleaded as well. (2/n)
Oct 11, 2022 4 tweets 5 min read
The United Nations condemns 42 countries, including India, for retaliating against human rights activists & journalists.
@TheCitizen_in
#HumanRights #UnitedNations #India #Journalists #Media #CivilRights

thecitizen.in/world/india-am… In his annual report, Secretary General Antonio Guterres highlights the disturbing trend of human rights violations against journalists and human rights defenders at the hands of States and non-State actors over the past year.

#HumanRights #India #UnitedNations #Journalists
Sep 9, 2022 9 tweets 16 min read
#Reminder
@SFLCin invites lawyers from across India to apply for our #DigitalDefendersNetwork Training Program.
Last date to apply - 15th September

🔗ddn.sflc.in

Here's everything you need to know about the course curriculum: 🧵
#DDN #Digitalrights #SafeInternet Image The 5-week #DigitalDefendersNetwork training program is designed to impart the legal and technical knowledge necessary to defend digital rights and freedoms.

Module 1 - Digital Security Training

#DDN #Internet #Rights #Digitalrights #SafeInternet #DigitalSecurityTraining Image
Sep 9, 2022 10 tweets 10 min read
#Breaking

Big win for digital rights!
Supreme Court issued a notice to @GoI_MeitY today on account of a PIL filed by @SFLCin challenging the imposition of #InternetShutdowns to prevent cheating in exams in several Indian states.
@NetShutdowns

#LetTheNetWork #DigitalRights @SFLCin had filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution against the States of #ArunachalPradesh, #Rajasthan, #Gujarat and #WestBengal, challenging the arbitrary imposition of #InternetShutdowns during examinations.
The state of #Assam was impleaded as well.
Sep 9, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
#BREAKING
@SFLCin's writ petition challenging arbitrary internet shutdowns during examinations is being taken up in the Supreme Court of India.
#InternetShutdowns #keepiton #SupremeCourtOfIndia
internetshutdowns.in The Writ Petition is being argued by Ms. @vrindagrover who is assisted by the, Adv., Prasanna S (AoR), Shoutik Banerjee, Swati Arya & Yuvraj Singh Rathore.
Aug 30, 2022 7 tweets 6 min read
A #Twitter whistleblower’s allegations that the Indian government forced the company to hire at least one individual who was a government agent and had access to user data, should be taken seriously, warn experts in the #technology and #policy sectors.

scroll.in/article/103156… @MishiChoudhary, founder of @SFLCin says that the more someone knows about a user, the more power they have over them. “Personal data is used to make a variety of decisions in and about our lives: jobs, government benefits, relationships & insurance are just a few of them.”
Aug 29, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
We need your #support
The Standing Committee on IT should investigate the impact of recent Twitter revelations on Indian users and their rights.
#Sign this letter to make an impact.
docs.google.com/document/d/11N…
@PMOIndia @ShashiTharoor @MahuaMoitra Image Twitter’s former security chief, Peiter
“Mudge” Zatko, recently alleged that the platform misled regulators, and violated security and privacy standards.
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Aug 29, 2022 7 tweets 15 min read
#DigitalDefendersNetwork
Digital Defenders Network (DDN) is our attempt to strengthen the digital rights movement in India.
Here's everything you need to know about #DDN: 🧵

#internet #rights #digitalrights #safeinternet #trainingcourse #training #digitalsecuritytraining @SFLCin has been working to safeguard the digital rights of Indian citizens for over 10 years now. The #DigitalDefendersNetwork is a nationwide initiative to fight against the invasion of personal rights and freedoms.
#internet #rights #digitalrights #safeinternet #trainingcourse
Aug 29, 2022 6 tweets 6 min read
@SFLCin had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of India in April 2022 challenging various Indian State governments imposing arbitrary internet shutdowns during examinations.
#InternetShutdowns #KeepItOn #SupremeCourt #DigitalDarkness The petition filed under #Article32 of the Indian Constitution challenges the states of #ArunachalPradesh, #Rajasthan, #Gujarat and #WestBengal.
We have impleaded the State of #Assam as a party through an Intervention Application filed recently.
#InternetShutdowns #LetTheNetWork
Aug 29, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
#Update
@SFLCin has written a letter to @ShashiTharoor and the Standing Committee on IT to investigate whistleblower #Mudge’s revelations.
#twitter #Whistleblower Through the letter we have urged the Standing Committee, to investigate the impact of these revelations on Indian users and their rights.
Aug 24, 2022 13 tweets 10 min read
#LetTheNetWork
@SFLCin had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of India in April of this year challenging various Indian State governments imposing arbitrary internet shutdowns during examinations.
#InternetShutdowns #keepiton #BREAKING
internetshutdowns.in Image The petition filed under #Article32 of the Indian Constitution challenges the states of #ArunachalPradesh, #Rajasthan, #Gujarat and #WestBengal. We have impleaded State of #Assam as a party through an Intervention Application filed this week.
Aug 24, 2022 18 tweets 18 min read
#PrivacyDay2022
The Right to Privacy was recognised as a Fundamental Right guaranteed under our Constitution on this day, five years ago by the Supreme Court of India when it delivered the landmark judgment - 'Retd. Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India'

#PrivacyMatters Image The Honorable Supreme Court of India held the #RightToPrivacy to be an essential part of liberty protected under Article 21, and freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution.

#PrivacyDay2022 #PrivacyMatters #FundamentalRights #India #Democracy
Aug 17, 2022 10 tweets 13 min read
#Updates on @videolan being inaccessible on ISP platforms.
As per the last #RTI response, @GoI_MeitY
had said, “No information is available with this ministry related to videolan.org website”.
We have filed a second appeal for it & are awaiting a response.
#Censorship After not receiving satisfactory response from @GoI_MeitY, we have filed two applications under the Right to Information Act, 2005 with @BSNLCorporate and the @DoT_India as well.
#WebsiteBlocking #FreeSpeech #blocked #rtItBot
Aug 16, 2022 6 tweets 13 min read
#DigitalDefendersNetwork

@SFLCin's Digital Defenders Network is a pan-India initiative to fight against the invasion of personal rights and freedoms.

Here's a mega-thread with everything you need to know: 🧵

#DDN #DigitalRights #Democracy #Internet #Rights #SafeInternet Our founder @MishiChoudhary about the Digital Defenders Network

#DigitalDefendersNetwork #DDN #DigitalRights #Democracy #Internet #Rights #SafeInternet #DigitalSecurityTraining #Training

Apr 6, 2022 14 tweets 9 min read
#RTI
An RTI filed by SFLC.in,the reply for which came after 5 months reveals that #InternetShutdowns were imposed in Jammu & Kashmir for a period of 2 months.
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#LetTheNetWork #keepiton #internetshutdown #JammuKashmir #BreakingNews SFLCin had received information that the mobile Internet was being frequently suspended in various regions of Kashmir for nearly 10 hours every day.
Apr 5, 2022 15 tweets 5 min read
#Breaking_News
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, prima facie, fails to satisfy the tests laid down by the Supreme Court in the landmark decision in K.S. Puttaswamy (2017).
#CriminalProcedureIdentificationBill2022 #LokSabha #surveillance #privacymatters The collection and processing of sensitive personal data such as biometric & biological samples for the purposes of identification do not, satisfy the test of proportionality.