So what is India’s human rights record really like?: It is considered to be a unique peer-review mechanism in which every country is held to account for its human rights record. Set up in 2006, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council, had its first session in April…
Digital native: Free speech? You must be joking!: Freedom of speech and expression has always been a tricky issue. While all of us are generally in favour of defending our rights to speak what is in our hearts, we are not equally thrilled about the speech of others that we might not enjoy. Read More
Awareness only way to fight cyber crime: Experts: Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Describing cyber crime as a rising menace in India, experts on Thursday said proper awareness, assessment, and implementation of security policies were the way forward to fight the malady. Read More
‘Kashmir’s internet ban is a collective punishment’: United Nations urge India to respect freedom of expression: Two United Nations special rapporteurs have urged the Indian government to lift a ban on social media sites and mobile internet service in the Indian-controlled portion of disputed Kashmir. Read More
Freedom of speech shouldn’t be stretched too far: Hosbale: Mumbai, May 11 (PTI) Senior RSS leader Dattatreya Hosbale today said that freedom of speech should be used with caution, and it should be ensured that it is not helping the forces which are against the country’s development. Speaking at a function here, the sah-sarkaryvah (joint…
Child grooming: India must take measures to protect children from online sexual abuse: Earlier this month, newspapers reported that a 13-year-old girl from Tirupur was lured and raped by a 21-year-old man in Chennai. What makes this incident even more shocking is that the rapist had befriended the victim first on Facebook and sexually assaulted…
Social media ban in Kashmir affects citizens’ fundamental rights, says UN report: The United Nations Human Rights Commission on Thursday demanded that India “immediately end its ban” on social media networks and on mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir. Quoting two UN human rights experts, the report says the restrictions take away citizens’ freedom…
Digital literacy to cover 6 crore rural citizens in 3 years: CSC: As the Indian Government took the path towards a more tech savvy India, it became one of the biggest adopters of IT. To step a notch ahead of others, many actions were taken in a bid to develop the rural areas as well. To comprehend…
Should Internet be a basic human right?: Kerala’s CPI(M)-led LDF government is planning to implement ‘Kerala Fibre Optic Network’ (K-FON), a new initiative which would provide free internet connections to 20 lakh poor families. Read More
The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data: A NEW commodity spawns a lucrative, fast-growing industry, prompting antitrust regulators to step in to restrain those who control its flow. A century ago, the resource in question was oil. Now similar concerns are being raised by the giants that deal in data, the…