Press Releases

PRESS RELEASES

Mon, 12/06/2023 - 18:51

FSMI demands thorough investigation on CoWin data breach and stronger cybersecurity measures to ensure the privacy of Indian citizens.

There have been a set of recent reports indicating a potential large scale data breach of the CoWIN portal. Personal and sensitive data of individuals including name, gender, date of birth, address,

Sat, 08/04/2023 - 00:43

International Conference on Digital Ecosystems - Architectures, Challenges & Technologies (ICDE-ACT)

About the conference ICDE-ACT aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of

Sat, 22/10/2022 - 13:07

FSMI welcomes CCI's cease and desist orders on Google

The Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) welcomes the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) “Cease and Desist” order on Google for anti-competitive business practices. CCI has also imposed Rs. ‪

Thu, 16/12/2021 - 12:15

FSMI statement on Council of Cabinet Ministers proposal to link Aadhaar with VoterID

16-12-21 Hyderabad It is being widely reported in the media, the Council of Cabinet Ministers have decided to propose amendments to the Representation of People’s Act to link Aadhaar with Voter ID

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 16:13

Consultation on Amendments to Birth and Death Registration Act 1969

2-12-21, Hyderabad To, Deputy Registrar General (CRS), Office of the Registrar General, India Ministry of Home Affairs [email protected] Sub: Consultation on Amendments to Birth and Death

Wed, 27/10/2021 - 16:29

Press Statement on Supreme Court appointing a committee to investigate use of Pegasus Spyware

The Free Software Movement of India welcomes supreme court judgment appointing a committee to investigate the use of Pegasus spyware against journalists, government officials and citizens of India.

Fri, 13/08/2021 - 15:17

FSMI General Secretery files writ petition on data breaches in Delhi High Court

FSMI General Secretary Y. Kiran Chandra has filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court with a plea demanding Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) to investigate large scale data breaches

Fri, 23/07/2021 - 20:04

Letter on Request for Interim Report on the issue of Pegasus spyware

To, Shri Shashi Tharoor, Honorable Chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, Parliament House, New Delhi. [email protected] Sub: Request for Interim Report on the issue of Pegasus

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 11:48

Response to Consultation Paper on India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)

To, Secretary , Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New [email protected] Dear Official, I am writing this letter representing the Free Software

Wed, 26/05/2021 - 08:59

Letter on lack of security for CoVID-19 test results data being published by BBMP

To, Sri. Rajendra Cholan P, IAS, Special Commissioner (Health & Information Technology) Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, [email protected] Dear Official, I am writing this letter

Sat, 22/05/2021 - 14:40

Letter on Air India Passengers Data Leak

To, Shri Ajay Lakra, Public Grievance Officer, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Sub: Regarding data breach of about 4.5 Million

Wed, 21/04/2021 - 14:40

Letter on Domino's India users data leak

To, Shri Ajay Lakra, Public Grievance Officer, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologySubject: Regarding data breach of about 18 Crore order