Increased internet use during the pandemic has increased our vulnerability to cybercrime. Yet, most lack the skills to keep themselves & their employers safe.
Calls for diluting safe harbour protections for internet intermediaries, though well-intended, lead to deleterious implications on the fundamental right to free speech and user privacy.
India has the world’s second-largest pool of internet users, about 600 million, comprising more than 12% of all users globally. Yet half its population lacks internet access.
Principal Secretary, Home Department said high-speed data services will continue in Ganderbal & Udhampur districts, while internet speed will be restricted to 2G only in other places.
The internet infrastructure, if put in place, would continue to provide the best in education experience to India's hinterlands even in post-Covid era.
The report also highlighted girls from marginalised communities not having easy access to smartphones and lack of quality educational content in vernacular languages.
A report by Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society terms the communication blackout imposed by Modi govt last year as a means of 'collective punishment'.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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