Monthly Archives: July 2018

Ethical E- Expression Consortium

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

The media has been reporting many incidences of lynchings in India apparently caused by spread of rumours through the WhatsApp messaging system. Some of these may be “Fake” news and some may even be “Genuine” information which has evoked violent … Continue reading →

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Will TDSAT hold its hearings through Video conferencing?

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) is a body created initially for settling the disputes in the Telecom sector. However the Finance Bill  2017 has changed the character of TDSAT by merging the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CyAT) which was … Continue reading →

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Will TDSAT render justice to Cyber Crime Victims?… I seek some answers

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Crime victims in India have been waiting for a long time for the re-activation of Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CYAT) which became dysfunctional on 30th June 2011 during the UPA II regime and never came back to life even after … Continue reading →

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A Serious issue in WhatsApp Usage leading to personal data leak Reported

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

WhatsApp has been in news in India in the context of its use in spreading “Fake News” and causing “Lynchings”. There has been some harsh words already spoken of by the Ministry and blaming WhatsApp for some of the lynchings … Continue reading →

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Understanding the GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

{This is a guest post from Dan Sincavage, Co-Founder, www.tenfold.com } The GDPR–or General Data Protection Regulation–is a regulation passed by the European Union on April 27, 2016, with an effective start date of May 25, 2018. Officially classified as regulation … Continue reading →

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National Health Stack Plan… This is the Digital Health Aadhaar Scheme…Available for Public Comment

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

The Press Release from  PIB has called for public comments on the proposed National Heath Stack. (NHS) NHS is the proposed scheme by NITI Aayog that envisages maintenance of a centralized health record for all citizens of the country to facilitate … Continue reading →

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