Category Archives: Netizen’s Forum

Sec 66A abused again

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Kerala Police have joined the bandwagon of Section 66A abusers by booking 111 persons for comments on Facebook. This is in respect of a Facebook comment made by one person and shared by other 110 persons regarding Mr P.J.Kurien who … Continue reading →

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ICICI Bank Credit Card fraud surfaces at Mysore

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

A serious credit card fraud has been reported from Mysore where a holder of ICICI Bank credit card has found that nearly RS 1 lakh has been debited to his credit card account on account of an airline ticket purchase … Continue reading →

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Why this Kolaveri

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

During the last 10 days, Naavi.org has been discussing the implications of the discussion paper released by RBI for public comments on “Disincentivisation of the use and issuance of cheques”. We have pointed out several dimensions of the discussion paper … Continue reading →

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Jurisdiction aspects in IIPM issue

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

According to the IIPM blocking report, the order to block 78 websites was based on a court order in Gwalior. The actual order of DIT however does not mention any Court order. It simply says “It has been decided to … Continue reading →

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GOI blocks 78 URLs on IIPM issue

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

In a matter of grave concern to the activists of freedom of expression, CERT IN has ordered blocking of 78 URLs allegedly inimical to the interests of IIPM. Surprisingly the blocked URLs include a notification from UGC stating that IIPM … Continue reading →

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Why Cheque System is also important for Netizens

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi.org has been in the forefront of discussions on E Banking security and how the bank customer needs to be protected from liabilities arising out of E Banking risks. At the same time we have also been opposing RBI’s discussion … Continue reading →

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