▁the ▁Union ▁Minister ▁for ▁Electron ics ▁and ▁Information ▁Technology ▁to ▁introduce ▁cred ible ▁measures ▁to ▁stop ▁arbitrary ▁internet ▁shut down s ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁I FF ▁launched ▁the ▁Save O ur P riv acy ▁campaign ▁which ▁draft ed ▁a ▁law ▁on ▁data ▁protection ▁which ▁saf egu ards ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁priv acy . ▁The ▁code ▁has ▁seven ▁core ▁principles , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁calls ▁for ▁surve ill ance ▁reform . ▁It ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁a ▁law ▁that ▁limits ▁mass ▁or ▁' drag net ' ▁surve ill ance , ▁and ▁l ays ▁down ▁clear ▁rules ▁gover ning ▁individual ▁surve ill ance . ▁It ▁also ▁see ks ▁the ▁strength ening ▁and ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁information . ▁The ▁bill ▁got ▁end ors ements ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁organis ations . ▁ ▁Lit ig ation ▁ ▁I FF ▁has ▁pet ition ed ▁or ▁interven ed ▁in ▁cases ▁rel ating ▁to ▁Wh ats app ▁Priv acy , ▁the ▁Right ▁to ▁be ▁F org ot ten , ▁C CT V ▁surve ill ance , ▁P UB G ▁b ans , ▁Section ▁ 6 6 A ▁arr ests , ▁A ad ha ar ▁Social - Media ▁Link ing . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁I FF ▁publish es ▁open ▁working ▁papers ▁from ▁fell ows . ▁The ▁first ▁research ▁paper ▁by ▁Nak ul ▁N ay ak ▁studied ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁impact ▁of ▁internet ▁shut down s ▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁the