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Blog Entry What’s up with WhatsApp?
by Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham — published Apr 23, 2018 — filed under: , , , , ,
In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
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Blog Entry Revenge Porn Laws across the World
by Shradha Nigam — published Apr 25, 2018 — filed under: ,
The following is a compilation of laws dealing with revenge porn if and how they exist across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
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In the Right Circle
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2011 — filed under: ,
I’ve been on Google Plus for a few weeks now. In the beginning, it felt like showing up early at a much-talked-up party. There was a small scatter of people, poking around, examining the place, making preliminary conversation with the few others they knew. Most of the talk was, unsurprisingly, about Google Plus.
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Blog Entry Why your Facebook Stalker is Not the Real Problem
by Nishant Shah — published Mar 21, 2012 — filed under: ,
We live in networked conditions. This is a statement that can now be taken at face-value, and immediately explains our highly connected, inter-meshed environments finds Nishant Shah in this article published in FirstPost on March 20, 2012.
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Legitimate Restrictions on Freedom of Online Speech: Deadlock to Dialogue
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 04, 2012 — last modified Oct 15, 2012 05:44 AM — filed under: , ,
The event was hosted by FICCI Communications and Digital Economy Committee on September 4, 2012 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. Pranesh Prakash spoke on censorship and the way forward.
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The Public Voice: Privacy Rights are a Global Challenge
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
October 21, 2012 is an important day for global civil society defending privacy and free speech. The Public Voice coalition will be hosting a global conference in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and you are invited to take part in the conversation and interact with the panelists. Malavika Jayaram is speaking at this event.
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Privacy Act should not circumscribe RTI: expert group
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
An expert group to draw the framework of a law to protect privacy of individuals has suggested that issues of personal privacy must not be used to dilute the provisions of or block information under the Right to Information Act, and used a language that almost directly contradicts the sentiments expressed by the Prime Minister in this regard just a few days ago.
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Govt panel wants curbs on phone taps
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
A government-appointed panel on Thursday recommended several measures, including guidelines on interception of telephonic conversations, video and audio recordings, use and storage of data as well as setting up of dispute resolution entities at Centre and state-level to protect the privacy of individuals.
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Experts' committee moots law to protect privacy
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
In its report submitted to the Planning Commission on Thursday, the first ever experts’ group to identify the privacy issues and prepare a report to facilitate authoring of the privacy bill, has said that existing laws have created an ‘unclear regulatory regime’ which allows a state to be intrusive.
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Privacy law mooted to protect people against misuse of info
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 22, 2012 — filed under: ,
A government-appointed expert group today suggested enactment of a law to protect individuals against misuse of information collected through telephone tapping, videography or any other method.
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