In the early 1970’s when Vinton Grey Cerf processed the first packet data of information to be transferred from one computer to another it was the first step towards the establishment of what we today know as “World Wide Web” or “www.” Molded by the ever evolving leaps and bounds the internet is what we…
Laws that lacked teeth to take stringent action against culprits have been encouraging human trafficking, Justice (retired) K.G. Balakrishnan, the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, has said. He was speaking after inaugurating an international seminar on ‘Measures to combat Human Trafficking: International and National Perspectives’ organised by the Paralegal Training and Institutional Centre…
U.S. lawmakers in both houses of Congress introduced on Thursday a bill to protect and promote the rights of the international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The International Human Rights Defense Act, spearheaded by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Rep. Alan Lowenthal of California, both Democrats, would appoint a special envoy within…
An international human rights watchdog has expressed concern over a recent AP High court judgment pertaining to Dalit deaths. In its 2015 annual report released on January 29, Thursday, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has compiled various incidents that had taken place in 2014 which portray the treatment meted out to minorities in India. In…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government should bring public officials, police, and military personnel who commit serious rights abuses to justice, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday in the release of its World Report 2015. The government, elected in May 2014, should act to fulfil its campaign commitments to implement laws promoting women’s rights, improve access to health…
The head of Russia’s delegation to Europe’s human rights watchdog says the country will suspend its involvement after losing its right to vote. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Wednesday voted to renew sanctions against Russia, which includes stripping its voting rights, over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The decision is expected…
If you think that good code is a plain, expressionless and elegant string of characters that is, at its best, utterly anonymous, think again. New research suggests that programmers have ways of writing code, which can be used as a digital fingerprints. Whether it’s how they space out code using spaces and tabs, naming conventions with capitals…
Targeting a revenue of up to $5 billion from the digital vertical in the next few years, the largest software exporter TCS said it has hired 1,500 experienced hands in the segment so far this fiscal. “During the first three quarters of 2014-15 alone, TCS has made a lateral hiring of over 1,500 experienced professionals…
The basic price of 3G spectrum fixed by the Union cabinet yesterday might go against the Prime minister Narendra Modi’s pet project ‘Digital India’, believes Assocham, or the Associated Chambers of Commerce in India. The government yesterday fixed the reserve price of 3G spectrum in the 2100 MHz band at Rs 3705 crore per each…
Viewability was a dominant concern for all advertisers in 2014. With the rise in ad tech, this movement is expected to continue in 2015, with attention turned towards ad blocker software. A Google study raised the question about how effective display advertising on the digital platform actually is. In a report titled “5 Factors of Viewability”,…