Evolving Internet in India: Most digital natives, or those born with the word cyberspace hardcoded in their brains and lives, would perhaps not realise that compared to India’s 70 years of Independence, the Internet in the country is relatively young at 31. It even celebrates its public birthday on 15 August. Read More
Privacy and the ‘nothing to hide’ argument: The right to privacy hearings before the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court ended recently. During the conclusion, it was argued on behalf of the state of Gujarat that privacy claims are only made by those who have done something wrong. Read More
Digital rights are human rights, says Nighat Dad at RightsCon 2017: The sixth conference of its kind, RightsCon 2017 was first initiated after social media’s role in Arab Spring. The event, held from March 29-31, included around 250 sessions under 20 main themes including Freedom of Expression, Algorithmic Accountability and Transparency, Business and Human Rights,…
Always believed your digital rights deserved more protection? Gauging the need for the same, 23-year-old Karthik Balakrishnan, a Bengaluru-based engineering graduate joined hands with a six member team, aiming to bring about the change, we’ve all wanted to see – with Internet Freedom Foundation, an NGO, which intends to protect the open Internet and your…