On 20th Sept 2018, we conducted a Digital Security Training for Law Students at Amity Law School, Gwalior. We also discussed right to privacy and the personal data protection bill, 2018.
All Posts | Sep 20,2018
On 20th Sept 2018, we conducted a Digital Security Training for Law Students at Amity Law School, Gwalior. We also discussed right to privacy and the personal data protection bill, 2018.
All Posts | Sep 13,2018
On 13th Sept 2018, we conducted a Digital Security Training at Amity University, Noida for students from Computer Science Department, Amity School of Engineering and Technology.
All Posts | Sep 08,2018
On 8th Sept 2018, we conducted a Digital Security Training at Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (NIET), Noida, for students from Computer Science Department after the Inaugration of Computer Society of India (CSI) Student Chapter.
All Posts | Sep 01,2018
Haiyya organised a Haiyya Camp, ‘Post. Don’t Rost’ on Sept 1st, 2018 to provide training on organizing skills to the participants so that they can take leadership and act on the issue of cyberbullying. As a knowledge partner to the event, SFLC.in conducted a session discussing issue of online harassment/ cyberbullying and various measures/ tools which can help in protecting privacy online.
All Posts | Jul 31,2018
All Posts | Sep 22,2017
SFLC.in is organising a workshop on “Secure Communication ” in association with Sukhbir Singh, TOR Developer, on Saturday, September 23, 2017, from 11:00AM-:1:30 PM at the SFLC.in premises at K-9, Second Floor, Birbal Road, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi -110014 near Jangpura Metro station – Gate no 2.
We live in an era of unprecedented surveillance. The technical capabilities of law enforcement and intelligence agencies are rapidly expanding, and even the best attempts at law reform can’t keep up with these new powers. Over and over again, we’ve seen these capabilities used against protected free speech activities, especially against the speech of marginalized people.
Compounding the problem of government surveillance is that of corporate surveillance; we rely on a small handful of data-driven private companies for all of our computing needs, and many of these services are “free” because we are the product. These corporate entities regularly collude with law enforcement to share our private communications, searches, contacts, and more — quite often without our knowledge. By fighting against surveillance, we can reject an internet controlled by a handful of powerful corporate entities and intelligence agencies, and take back our rights in the digital sphere.
The workshop will cover crypto tools which will make it easy for you to:
* protect your privacy online
* anonymize your online activity
* encrypt your chat and emails that no one can break!
Date : September 23, 2017
Time : 11am – 1.30pm
Venue : SFLC.in premises at K-9, Second Floor, Birbal Road, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi -110014
Includes : Drinks, Food & Fun
As we have limited seating available for this discussion, we would request you to please RSVP here.
In case of any query and/or clarification, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
All Posts | Jan 22,2016
SFLC.in will be organizing a cryptoparty on 30th January 2016 at 3pm in its office in Jangpura, Delhi. It will be a hands-on workshop where we teach and learn basic cryptography tools to secure our digital communication, to understand data privacy and mass surveillance issues.
The state of digital communication hasn't improved much despite the scary revelations made by Edward Snowden back in 2013. Governments and corporations have been engaged in massive surveillance programs which strip our digital lives of all forms of privacy or anonymity, which are essential components to exercise our right to free speech and expression. Hackers have long been practicing the use of mathematics and cryptography tools to circumvent surveillance and keep their communications private. These tools are now necessary for people working in all fields, given the inevitability of digital communication everywhere.
Cryptoparty is a social gathering of people to help learn basic cryptography tools by getting their laptops, mobile phones and other gadgets and learn to secure their digital lives.
3pm to 5:30pm on 30th January, 2016
Address: K-9, Birbal Road, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi - 14 Metro: Jangpura Metro Station on Violet Line
Let us know in advance, so we can help you better. RSVP to sarath@sflc.in
All Posts | Dec 11,2015
SFLC.in participated in a 2 day workshop organized by IT for Change in Bengaluru on the theme of the changing nature of human rights in the digital age. This involved understanding digital rights from a lens beyond that of civil and political rights and to include the social and economic rights in its purview as well. The participants were a mix of digital rights activist and academicians, along with a wide range of stakeholders from the social sector, representing women rights, tribal issues, environment concerns, the Government's MNREGA, and literacy schemes. The aim of the workshop was to design a set of working principles for rights that should be protected and demanded in a digital world with insights from the social sector.
The first day was divided into two panel discussions to set the context of the workshop, followed by splitting into 5 groups to cover separate themes. The panels were on the topics; "Traditional human rights actors present how rights consciousness and articulation developed in different areas", and "What is the digital doing to our world". The panels brought out a wide range of thought provoking perspectives, including those from feminist ideologies, personal experiences about the implications of Aadhaar, views on openness of data, developments in legal jurisprudence, including the right to information movement, food security and other welfare statutes. The panelists even pondered on the questions of balance and control over the present involvement of data in everyday lives and the increasing dependence and convenience because of it. The second part of the day was marked for group discussions on the themes of- data & privacy, access & connectivity, Internet intermediaries & platforms, freedom of expression & association, and softwarization of things. The idea was to refresh the traditional struggles and ideologies of human rights and import that in a world surrounded by digitization. An approximate of 30 participants came up with a draft of certain principles under all the 5 themes that was deliberated in the collective group as the last exercise for the day.
The second day was reserved for a fresh look at the draft principles and a finer drafting, following which there was a concluding session on the suggestions for the ways and forums of taking the discussion forward. Some of the recommendations included formation of a loose coalition for strengthening the voice of the community and ensuring representation in government talks and other policy initiatives. Along with the coalition, a long term idea was that of working on a comprehensive status report of India's digitization that would cover all the states, their infrastructure level, the literacy & awareness among the population and track the implementation of digital initiatives by the State and otherwise. There was an opinion about having an Internet Social Forum next year that would have a social welfare segment along with working on the legal front with formation of principles for the digital rights of Indian citizens.
A working draft of the preliminary principles compiled under each theme at the workshop is as follows:
1. Access & Connectivity
2. Freedom of Expression & Association
3. Data Protection & Privacy
4. Intermediaries & Platforms
5. Softwarization of Things