Technological advancements and global telecommunication have greatly contributed to economic growth in the world over the past decades. However, not all regions, countries and people in the world have benefited equally from the opportunities that information and communication technologies (ICT) offer. Especially rich industrialized countries and several countries in transition have profited from the information…
“I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things … I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under,” Edward Snowden, former CIA employee told the Guardian newspaper, he added,…
“We don’t want an Internet where everything we do is secretly logged and tracked by government,” said Alex Fowler, head of privacy and public policy for Mozilla, which produces the Firefox browser.” US intelligence leak sparks fierce Internet freedom debate.. [Source: NDTV, Country/Region: Washington, US, June 12, 2013]
“We understand that the US and other governments need to take action to protect their citizens’ safety including sometimes by using surveillance. But the level of secrecy around the current legal procedures undermines the freedoms we all cherish.” Google’s Larry Page calls Internet spying threat to freedom – [Source: Gadgets.NDTV, Country/Region: California, US, June 10,…
“A 29-year-old former CIA employee, Snowden has identified himself as the person who gave the Guardian and the Washington Post classified documents about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) obtained data from US telecom and Internet companies.” Edward Snowden: the man who exposed US surveillance program – [Source: NDTV.COM, Country/Region: Washington/Hong Kong, June 10,…
Kam Khan Cin was compelled to journey to Yangon, an arduous trip made all the harder by monsoon rains that deluged the dirt roads of his native Chin state, to “find out what rights we are entitled to.” ”I believe that we will get those rights one day,” he said. Myanmar web users looking online…
In India, there is a growing tussle between freedom of expression and privacy as increasing numbers of people complain that their online reputation is being corroded by outdated, inaccurate or malicious information that cannot be removed. Everyone has the right to privacy online. This includes freedom from surveillance, the right to use encryption, and the…
India plans to send a formal notification to about 500,000 employees, banning them from US based e-mail service providers such as Gmail America claims that the controversial secret cyber spying programme PRISM run by America’s National Security Agency (NSA) foiled more than 50 potential terrorist plots in as many as 20 countries, including India. “The…
“Obstacles to access, limits on content and violation of user rights were the three broad categories to determine global internet freedom. India has fallen six positions among 47 countries…” [Source: Rediff Business, Country: India, April 15, 2013]
Protests in New Delhi, December 22nd and 23rd, 2012Slogans like ‘Don’t stop your daughter from going out. Teach your son how to behave’ has evoked thousands to take their anger and outrage to the streets after the brutal incident of a 23-year-old girl, who was gang-raped on a moving bus on the night of December…