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PRESS RELEASES

Sat, 24/03/2018 - 16:20

ENACT A STRONG DATA PROTECTION LAW

The recent controversy over the profiling of millions by consulting firm Cambridge Analytica using the 'stolen' data of Facebook users has come to India with the IT Minister giving belligerent

Thu, 24/08/2017 - 15:39

PRIVACY IS NOW A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.

Free Software Movement of India welcomes the unanimous ruling of the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court declaring privacy to be a fundamental right under the Constitution. The ruling is especially

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 14:41

STOP INTERNET CENSORSHIP - STOP BLOCKING WAY BACK MACHINE

STOP INTERNET CENSORSHIP - STOP BLOCKING WAY BACK MACHINE 3, August 2017 In a move that can only be seen as regressive, the Government of India has blocked access to the website ‘archive.org’, also

Tue, 22/11/2016 - 20:19

FSMI DEMANDS INDORE MAGISTRATE TO REVOKE ORDERS ON CENSORSHIP OF CRITICISM IN SOCIAL MEDIA

The District Magistrate of Indore had issued an order (order/2956/RADM/2016, Indore/Date 14/11/2016 under Section 144) banning criticism on social media such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc., on

Tue, 25/10/2016 - 11:58

FSMI'S REPLIES TO 20 QUESTIONS OF TRAI ON NET NEUTRALITY

Question 1: Is it too early to establish a regulatory framework for OTT services, since Internet penetration is still evolving, access speeds are generally low and there is limited coverage of high-