Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 20 December 2018, has notified agencies in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 69 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, read with Rule 4 of Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, 2009. It states the Competent Authority hereby authorizes … [Read more...] about Government appoints agencies to monitor Internet Communication
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Speaker at NamesCon 2018 with Attorney Zak Muscovitch
A Legal Session on Domain Name Law at NamesCon 2018, Mumbai India with Domain Name Attorney Mr Zak Muscovitch (www.muscovitch.com) from Canada. The discussion included the differences for example about the hottie cases to show the difference between .com (UDRP) and INDRP (.IN domain disputes) and how it is important that Indians stand up for better policies for … [Read more...] about Speaker at NamesCon 2018 with Attorney Zak Muscovitch
Supreme Court on banning of pornographic websites
Last week, Honorable Supreme Court of India had constituted a committee to explore technical solutions that can help block obscene websites and otherwise restrict the circulation of obscene videos/websites freely. The committee consists of representatives of Microsoft India, Yahoo India, Facebook and others, which have been provided 15 days time to come up with concrete … [Read more...] about Supreme Court on banning of pornographic websites
Debate on Internet Shutdown
(Mr Nikhil Pahwa, CEO Medianama) Medianama organized a curated #NAMApolicy open house session on the 'Impact of Intenet Shutdowns' at at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi (in Dec 2016). India is among the leading countries where the Internet is being shut down, for a variety of reasons, from issues related to the public order to preventing cheating in examinations. Therefore, … [Read more...] about Debate on Internet Shutdown
How to remove your number from Truecaller
Truecaller APP that is available for download on IOS, Android and Windows Mobile. When installed, basically it displays Name, Telecom Company and location of any incoming call. Additionally can tell if some number has been labelled as spam, which helps to keep the unwanted Telemarketers away and can block that number for future. Truecaller basically collects phone numbers … [Read more...] about How to remove your number from Truecaller
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