Federation
FSCI's statement on banning of Free Software apps like Element and Briar
By : FSCI
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Update on 15 May 2023: Several media outlets, rights groups and Free Software projects have published articles based on this writeup to spread the word. The ones we know about are- Scroll.in, Internet Freedom Foundation, The Register, MediaNama, Mountain Valley Kashmir (print version), Tutanota and Indian Pirates. Internet Freedom Foundation has also filed RTI requests to obtain more information.
Reclaim privacy in instant messaging with Free Software and choice of service providers
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Free Software Foundation of India released a comparison of different messaging apps and services a few weeks ago. When compared to centralized services like WhatsApp and Telegram, services like Matrix and XMPP which respects users’ freedom (as a user or as a community) and does not lead to vendor lock-in are better according to FSF India. This is because Matrix and XMPP are open protocols that allow federation and have free software implementations to run on servers and clients.
Reclaim Freedom & Privacy - An Open Letter to Organizations
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As a follow up of the letter by Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) on Arogya Setu and protection of privcay, autonomy and dignity of workers during COVID-19 outbreak, IFF organized a conference call on May 21st. Praveen Arimbrathodiyil participated in the call representing FSCI and based on the discussions he came up with an open letter to encourage organizations to reclaim freedom and privacy using Free Software. You can read the full letter below: