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We are going to begin our second session!
We'll discuss policies and solutions to counter misinformation in this session.
We shall also discuss whether more regulation is the way forward.
@KarnikaKohli @ghanshyamtiwari @berges @skjain2091 @Shehla_Rashid @Shshk
We'll discuss policies and solutions to counter misinformation in this session.
We shall also discuss whether more regulation is the way forward.
@KarnikaKohli @ghanshyamtiwari @berges @skjain2091 @Shehla_Rashid @Shshk
.@Shehla_Rashid people believe in fake news because of their inherent confirmation bias. Fake news is enmeshed in propaganda.
#fakeisnotreal
#fakeisnotreal
.@ghanshyamtiwari the responsibility lies on us to see whether the communication in our community is toxic or not.
Breaking false negative stereotypes is upto us.
Breaking false negative stereotypes is upto us.
Catch us in Delhi this Friday (Jan 18) to discuss the impact of misinformation in the digital age and ways to counter the same.
Venue: India International Centre (Lecture Hall no.1)
Time: 12.30pm-5.30pm.
Venue: India International Centre (Lecture Hall no.1)
Time: 12.30pm-5.30pm.
We are tweeting the proceedings from the Mumbai #event ‘Countering Misinformation: Policies and Solution’ 
“Election commission has failed to keep a track on paid news media.” -@geetaseshu #FakeNews #misinformation
“Intent behind any incident is very important. Penalty for a murder and man slaughter is very different.” - Vikram Krishna #fakenews #misinformation
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (#TRAI) had issued a consultation paper for creating a regulatory framework for over-the-top communication services. Our comments are available here:
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#NetNeutrality
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#NetNeutrality
In our responses we've described why we believe that TRAI is not the right body to regulate OTT services, and the framework that is already in place to regulate services on the Internet.
We have discussed the fact that telecom services operate on a limited natural resource and face limited competition.
Yesterday, The Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Centre for the continued use of Section 66A of the IT Act, 2000, despite the provision being struck down as unconstitutional by the court in its landmark judgment - Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015). #FoE
The erstwhile Section 66A of the IT Act, provided for punishment for sending offensive messages through communication services. The Supreme Court struck it down in its entirety calling it violative of Article 19(1)(a) and not saved by Article 19(2) of the constitution of India.
Due to the seriousness of the submissions, the bench comprising of Justice Rohinton Nariman and Justice Vineet Saran asserted that the concerned officials will be arrested if its order scrapping the provision has been violated. For more details visit - sflc.in/supreme-court-…
A draft amendment of the Intermediary Guidelines Rules has been issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, ostensibly for dealing with the #FakeNews and #misinformation. We have published a FAQ on the draft amendment.
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The draft Rules remove the safe harbour granted to intermediaries such as WhatsApp, Google, Facebook and your telecom service provider if they do not comply with these Rules.
In order to stay safe themselves, they would have to tell you every month that you are not allowed to post, upload or send content that violates these Rules.
The #DNABill has just been passed in the Lok Sabha without even having a #DataProtection law in place. The Bill allows for #DNA Data Banks to be maintain data at the national and regional levels.
DNA can be used under this Bill for Civil and Criminal matters. #DNABill
DNA reveals a lot of sensitive personal information about an individual such as genetic diseases that the individual may be prone to acquire. #DNABill
Rule 3 (5) of the Draft Rules, 2018 talks about the traceability of originator of information on intermediary platforms, as required by government agencies. Will this include breaking of end-to-end encryption on platforms such as WhatsApp or Signal? @GoI_MeitY #SaferSocialMedia
Rule 3(9) of the Draft Rules mentions deployment of technology based automated tools for identifying and removing unlawful content. Does this mean using AI for auto-content filtering? Is this restricted to Art. 19(2) or all unlawful content? @GoI_MeitY #SaferSocialMedia
Intermediaries having more than 5 mil. users are required to have a local office in India and be incorporated under Indian laws. Will this not prove burdensome for small-medium sized intermediaries? Might discourage them to offer services in India? @GoI_MeitY #SaferSocialMedia
Today, the Government introduced the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 in Lok Sabha, which proposes to amend the Aadhaar Act, The Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. A copy of the Bill, can be accessed here - sflc.in/aadhaar-and-ot… #Aadhaar
The Bill seeks to bring amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to enable voluntary seeding of Aadhaar details with phone connections and bank accounts. #Aadhaar
The Supreme Court in its Aadhaar judgment had struck down that part of Sec. 57 of the Aadhaar Act which enabled private entities to use authentication services calling it unconstitutional. The court held that this enabled commercial exploitation of biometric and demographic data.
On December 20, 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statutory order authorizing 10 agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt communications of citizens. The order may be read, here - bit.ly/2rYlx0z #Surveillance
The agencies authorized by MHA include - Intelligence Bureau, National Investigating Agency and Commissioner of Police, Delhi. The order was issued under existing powers given to the MHA as per Section 69 of the IT Act, 2000 and corresponding rules. #Surveillance
Section 69 empowers the govt. to issue directions for surveillance of communications. The corresponding rules empower the MHA to notify other govt. agencies which can perform such surveillance. Thus, these agencies have been notified under existing rules under the IT Act.
Join us for an important discussion on misinformation in the digital era in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.
We would love to hear from @factlydotin @FactCheckIndia @check4spam @timesfactcheck @boomlive_in @fact @AltNews
Also, @ektanewsco
How to game elections using social media - @MishiChoudhary and #EbenMoglen write in today's @timesofindia timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit…
From the piece: Facebook should be required to prevent people from being added to WhatsApp groups without their explicit consent.
From the piece: Facebook, Twitter and other such platforms should not be allowed to take their own sweet time and offer assurances that AI and machine learning will solve all our problems
To the #G20Summit in Argentina this week: live up to your responsibilities; put people and their rights first! #G20openletter for a positive, forward-looking digital agenda.
#access #privacy #freedomofspeech #cybersecurity #competition — read more at g20openletter.org
#access #privacy #freedomofspeech #cybersecurity #competition — read more at g20openletter.org
#Privacy & data protection rights: We urge the G20 to adopt, apply and enforce a comprehensive approach to privacy that protects all users’ privacy and personal data, whether citizens or not. People must be given more control and agency over their data.
#G20openletter
#G20openletter
#Freedomofexpression: We urge the G20 to promote freedom of expression online by adopting positions and policies that are consistent with maintaining an open internet for everyone.
#G20openletter
#G20openletter
#AadhaarVerdict
There are three judgements. One by J. Sikri. CJI and J. Khanwilkar concur with him.
Other two judgments are by J. Chandrachud and J. Bhushan.
There are three judgements. One by J. Sikri. CJI and J. Khanwilkar concur with him.
Other two judgments are by J. Chandrachud and J. Bhushan.
J. Sikri: It is better to be unique than the best. Being unique is the basis of Aadhaar. Talks about how Aadhaar is the most talked about identification system in the world.
J. Sikri reads out the summary of the arguments made by the petitioners and the respondents.
Out of the 5 judges who heard the challenge to #Section377, four will be giving separate opinions - CJI Misra, J. Nariman, J. Chandrachud and J. Indu Malhotra. J. Khanwilkar has concurred with one of the opinions.
Since there will be 4 judgments, we advise everyone following our tweets to not come to a conclusion till all 4 judges have given their opinions. We will be live tweeting as the judgments are delivered #Section377
#Section377 CJI - Khanwilakr have concurred. CJI has started - Sans identity the name only remains a plain factor. Emphasis is laid on the identity of a person. The sustenance of identity is the pillar of life.
India's Data Protection Bill Should Not be Rushed Through - @MishiChoudhary and Eben Moglen thewire.in/tech/with-conc…
The policy-makers must consider how their domestic law and policy will fit into that global context. The report does not address this question at all.
Govt. should not only be seeking to harmonise Indian data protection law with GDPR in order to maximise Indian firms access to the global data economy, it should be directly engaged with the European Commission in seeking mutual opportunities to define Euro-Indian global regime
Workshop Session 1, Day 1 #APrIGF2018: Pacific ICT Plenary Challenge and Opportunities of Connectivity in Small Island states, now begins.
The first panelist is Prime Minister of Vanuatu, he starts by highlighting the challenges and experience s of Vanuatu.#APrIGF2018
Firstly, he mentioned about the Geo graphical challenges of Vanuatu. Telecom service providers often face issues due to lack of land. Then he highlighted the government's interest in collaborating with TSPs. #APrIGF2018
Orientation session at #APrIGF2018, #VintCerf: Internet is not useful if it doesn't work. Resilience is an imp. aspect of the Internet. As the global warming continues, water rise continues there rises concerns for cable landings. #internetsociety
#VintCerf continues to discuss fragile aspects of digital content. He asks the audience if the data they store in whichever form, cloud/hard disk. Will it continue to exist at the same place after 50years? #APrIGF2018
#VintCerf cites an example of how with technological advancement his floppy disks have been rendered useless. And in this light, he urges the tech community to take care of how and where we document our content. #APrIGF2018
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is still asking for mandatory quoting of #Aadhaar in the DIR-3 KYC form for the purpose of updating KYC details of anyone who has been allotted a Director Identification Number(DIN) on or before March 31, 2018.
The form does not show #Aadhaar as a mandatory field but at the time of submission, it gives an error message if the field is left empty.
mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/C… .
mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/C… .
Also, the FAQs related to it instructs that quoting #Aadhaar is mandatory for citizens of India.
mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/dir…
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#Section377 Respondents state that the Yogyakarta principles are not a treaty or a law and it has no value. Nariman J. followed by saying that they apply to us as per the NALSA judgment of this court. #LGBTQ
#Section377 SD: Quoting Shaira Bano case states that, over emphasis on the doctrine of classification can harm the glory of Art. 14 (Equality). #LGBTQ
Day 2, #Section377 hearing will begin shortly.
#Section377 UOI, Adv Tushar Mehta began by submitting that the UOI will not contest and leave the Constitutional validity of consensual sex on the Bench.
#Section377 TM: submitted that the center acknowledges J. CJ understanding that right to choose your partner is a FR.
J. Chandrachud clarified that right to choose your partner is a FR, however in the matter of LGBTQ community, it’s not a matter of choice but it’s innate.
J. Chandrachud clarified that right to choose your partner is a FR, however in the matter of LGBTQ community, it’s not a matter of choice but it’s innate.
One of the the petitioners said "In the previous round there were a couple of curative petitions. Let those matters be heard along with this petition" #Section377 #LGBTQI @TheDeltaApp
Rights protected under Article 21, asking for protection. Principal question - correctness of the existing judgment. - Sr. Adv Mukul Rahotgi #Section377 #LGBTQ @TheDeltaApp
We will be live tweeting the Supreme Court proceedings on petitions challenging the constitutionality of #Section377 starting tomorrow. You may catch all our tweets at @SFLCin. Here is a short message from us and Ishan @TheDeltaApp about the impending proceedings. #LGBTQI
The Constitution Bench comprising of - CJI Dipak Misra, J. RF Nariman, J. Khanwilkar, J. DY. Chandrachud & J. Indu Malhotra will be hearing the matter in the CJI's court. #Section377 #LGBTQI @TheDeltaApp
The Bench will be hearing 6 petitions clubbed together, they are as follows: Navtej Singh Johar v. UOI, Akkai Padmashali v. UOI, Keshav Suri v. UOI, Arif Jafar v. UOI, Ashok Rao Kavi & Ors. v. UOI and Anwesh Pokkuluri & Ors. v. UOI. #Section377 #LGBTQI @TheDeltaApp
