Digital To Have Greater Impact On Cyber Security: AISS 2016: The recent demonetization of currencies and government’s push for digital economy will facilitate a greater adoption of digital means in the business. This in turn is also making the cyber landscape more attractive for cyber criminals who are looking to make use of this opportunity.…
Gagging freedom of expression: The Kerala police have charged a Malayalam writer with sedition for writing a Facebook comment on the recent arrest of some cine-goers accused of not standing up when the national anthem was being played. The writer Kamal Chavara’s arrest was the sequel to a complaint filed with the police by the…
Kochi college: Arrest of 5 students sparks freedom of expression row: The arrest of five students of Kochi-based Maharaja’s College Wednesday, on charges of damaging property and furniture at the institute, has triggered a row over freedom of expression. A section of students have alleged that the five were actually arrested for scribbling on college…
Can RTI be denied on basis of citizenship?: Mr Dewa Tashi, a Tibetian by origin an employee of the Central School for Tibetans. He was appointed by the Central Tibetan Schools Administration. He filed RTI request seeking confirmation letter, children’s education allowance, all India LTC benefit, to which he is entitled to as per the…
Broadband connections in India grew by 8.2% during quarter ending Jun-16: India had 162.04 million wireless and wireline broadband connections at the end of June 2016, registering an increase of 8.2% over a three month period, according to the data released by India’s telecom regulator TRAI. Read More
Manipur’s Internet shutdown: What should happen next: Two days ago, on the 17th of December, Robert Singh Kshetrimayum, the District Magistrate of Imphal West district, and Ningthoujam Geoffrey, the District Magistrate of Imphal East district, both in Manipur, directed all telecom operators to shut down the access to the Internet. Read More
Protests against art show our laws encourage a free reign to feeling ‘offended’: Kerala’s leading daily Malayala Manorama on Tuesday ran an unconditional, front-page apology on behalf of the group on behalf of their 150-year-old literary magazine Bhashaposhini after two images in its latest edition results in protests from two powerful communities in the state.…
India Will Face A 65% Hike In Mobile Frauds: Study: India’s demonetization and successive use of digital currency for transactions, has been a major game changer in the economy. But at the same time, as the ASSOCHAM and EY study proves, has made the country more vulnerable to mobile payment frauds. According to their study,…
One item Digital India must urgently address – strengthening data security and privacy rights: The government’s demonetisation decision of November 8 has, while kicking off a noisy debate on its disruptive, positive and negative impacts, launched the country on the irreversible path of digital payments as a substitute to cash. While the pros and cons…
Online Abuse And The Misappropriated Tool of “Free Speech”: That a “woman’s opinion is the miniskirt of the internet”, is an adage made almost legendary by Laurie Penny. However, miniskirts, or sartorial choices of any kind, are hardly the only things that provoke patriarchal mindsets to lash out in all their toxicity. So, a woman’s…