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Is GoDaddy abetting crimes by hiding the identity of domain owners?

It is a common practice for domain registrars to provide a facility called “Privacy Protect” where by the WhoIs information of a domain is hidden from the public view. Neither ICANN or some GDPR supervisory authorities have understood the proper … Continue reading

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Arsenal Forensic Report funded by ABA on Bhima Koregaon case is not conclusive enough

While reviewing the Arsenal Forensic Report and its acceptability in the Indian Court, we need to take a comprehensive view of the current digital media scenario and how they have been used to manipulate events in India. Following are the … Continue reading

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Can Twitter be tamed with ITA 2000?

Twitter has set the Indian legislators thinking. It has defied the demand of the Indian Government for removal of some tweets and accounts. Out of the 1178 requests (Or should we call it as directions?) made by the Indian Government, … Continue reading

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Let Indians go for a “Twitter Silence” and move over to “Tooter” and “Koo”

Twitter started as a microblogging platform in 2006. In the last 14 years it has grown to about 330 million monthly active users of which about 40% (145 million) use it on a daily basis. (Refer here). Over the last … Continue reading

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Twitter high on Technology Intoxication

Naavi.org has often referred to individual security professionals losing their sense of proportion and turning into hacktivists and degenerating into  black hat hackers. While they often have a justification for their actions, “taking law into own hands” is not considered … Continue reading

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Bill to ban Bitcoin Introduced in Parliament

The budget session 2021 of the Indian Parliament is being eagerly watched for several reasons. While the traditional financial pundits will look forward to the Post Covid budget to take the country on a revival path, observers of the Data … Continue reading

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