With the central government banning some of the pornographic websites, experts believe that accessing the blocked stuff on the Internet, is not difficult as many free proxy and virtual private network (VPN) services make it available for the eager user. The ministry of communications and information and technology, in its order of July 31 under […]

Modi govt ban on porn: Storm on Twitter; violates right to personal liberty Ban on porn anti-freedom, impractical: Chetan Bhagat The government’s decision to clamp down on porn sites across the country has not gone down well with Twitterati, with the ban becoming a top talking trend. People took to the micro-blogging site to sarcastically […]

Bringing bullies to book – With Section 66A of the Information Technology Act gone, is there now no safeguard against cyberbullying? Not so, says Sharmistha Ghosal In January 2011 Chennai-based singer Chinmayee Sripada’s tweets related to Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy earned her a sea of threats and abuses online. “My tweets […]