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The “Chilling Effect”
Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000) has been in existence since 17th October 2000 and in the amendment of 2008, effective from 27th October 2009, Section 79 was amended and subsequently “Intermediary rules 2011” were notified under the section with … Continue reading
RSA.COM remains silent
In continuation of the report of the incident of illegal blocking of Naavi.org on 17th January 2021, I would like to inform the readers of Naav.org that Union Bank of India has expressed regrets for the incident. A senior executive … Continue reading
Union Bank and RSA Fiasco
Today, I woke up in the morning to see the following email from my hosting service provider The Email suggested that a Phishing Script has been hosted at www.naavi.org in its article on Union bank published on January 14, 2021 … Continue reading
India’s credibility being downgraded by the assault on Republic in Maharashtra
When Section 66A of ITA 2000 was used by the Mumbai Police to arrest the Palghar girls, several people objected to the arrest and claimed that there was an infringement of the right to freedom of speech. When the case went … Continue reading
“Defamation” as Business Strategy
Among the many abuses of the great innovation called Internet and World Wide Web is the misuse of the technology for organized defamation like what we used to refer in the physical world as “Yellow Journalism”. While some adopt abuse … Continue reading
Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Media often says.. INS should first remember this policy
(This is in continuation of the earlier article) The circular issued by INS r(Indian Newspaper Society) the posting of some publications in certain WhatsApp groups by over zealous members has the following advise. 1. Take legal action against offenders, especially … Continue reading