MISA’s Advocacy Officer in Zambia, Kamufisa Manchishi, recently attended the 10th annual Global Internet Governance Forum in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10 to 13 November, 2015. He shared notes on his experience … The 10th annual meeting of the global Internet Governance Forum took place from the 10th to the 13th of November, 2015 in…
As per IAMAI’s Internet in India 2015 report, this figure signifies a 49% growth in consumers compared to past year. By December, the total number of users is projected to reach 402 million, exceeding the 300 million total users in the United States and establishing India as the second largest online population in the world.…
113 million Indians losing upto Rs 17, 000 due to cybercrime Norton by Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) released its India findings from the Norton Cybersecurity Insights Report, which sheds light on the truths of online crime and the personal effect it has on consumers. The report reveals that 60 per cent of people worry about experiencing cybercrime. Interestingly,…
There is something wrong with our society. It seems that we are driven more by emotions, non-issues, violence and calls for destruction than reasoning, common sense, non-violence and trust. We are choosing politicians who are dividing us; we are allowing the administration to use us as commodities. By now, you must have read the headlines…
What do young people and some among the middle-aged who are hooked to their smart phones do all day, we may wonder. Well, a brief questionnaire sent by this writer to a few respondents reveal the kind of passion and enthusiasm with which people check their Facebook Page after they have posted a statement or…
Indian demands that Facebook remove online content shot up more than threefold in the first six months of the year, outnumbering those from any other country, mostly on account of posts that could incite religious hatred. Turkey came second at 4,496 and France a distant third at 295. According to the social network’s biannual Government…
The 10th edition of the Global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened in Joao Pessoa, Brazil on 10 November 2015 with a call by the United Nations for respect and observance of basic human rights online. UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye, said…
New research by the Web Foundation shows that the dramatic spread of mobile phones is not enough to get women online, or to achieve empowerment of women through technology. The study, based on a survey of thousands of poor urban men and women across nine developing countries*, found that while nearly all women and men…
The rapid penetration of smartphones in India is redefining mobility to create a connected nation. Mobile phone today, in the words of economist Jeffrey Sachs, “is the single most transformative tool for development.” With increasing smartphone penetration and rapidly growing Internet users, India has moved at a phenomenal pace towards digitization. Currently, nearly 74% of…
If we closely observe Facebook’s advertisements related with Internet.org (now Free Basics), we will observe a common theme: empowerment of rural communities via Internet. But the problem with Free Basics is that, it only allows access to few websites, which are under control of Facebook. This makes it anti-net neutral, discriminatory, and biased. Aircel has…