Ok, so MEITY is up for questions in Lok Sabha today. That should make for an interesting day. Subjects include Internet Shutdowns, Aadhaar, Compulsory military training , ISRO, etc. Let’s take a look.
P.S. If you want to cheat today also, follow @_maadhyam_ #sansadwatch
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Hotstar blocking John Oliver on Modi is self-censorship – India is cutting out the middleman
@prateekwaghre, research analyst at The Takshashila Institution, writes
#ThePrintOpinion
https://t.co/rwttsXuwqK
I write about the #Budget2020 and cyber security in @DeccanChronicle https://t.co/GLoWJ1kSXz
This year’s budget contained 2 references to 'cyber'.
1 - cyber forensics, while mentioning a National Forensic Science University. (1/2)
Remember @BhimArmyChief was sent to 14 days remand for reaching at Jama Masjid holding constitution of India in hand.
Pistol in hand and fire = 2 days
Constitution of India in hand = 14 days
Analysis: 126 out of 301 "whitelisted" sites that India restored internet access to in Kashmir, but restricted to 2G connections, are "usable to some degree" (MediaNama)
https://t.co/12f8xPAtGO
https://t.co/fW862D91xg
Update on the Kashmir Whitelist
As promised - the detailed write-up and results (all 301 entries on the whitelist) for the tests @aldebaran14 and I did is up now, on @medianama
https://t.co/THh09BbeMJ (1/n)
Thread on the Kashmir Whitelist.
Earlier this week @aldebaran14 and I analysed the 153 websites on the whitelist as per the 18th Jan Order and found that ~80 were not 'practically usable'. We wanted to understand how these websites will work/look under this whitelist regime(1/n)
Not allowed to get out of Allahabad airport and put on a flight to Delhi.
Independent Banana Republic of Uttar Pradesh offers free Delhi travel every time.
@myogiadityanath is so afraid of free speech.
Will be coming again. Make your bookings in advance this time @Uppolice
In Pictures: Captain Tania Shergill, an officer with #IndianArmy's Corps of Signals, will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade. A parade adjutant is responsible for the parade.
#ArmyDay#ArmyDay2020
https://t.co/KFochC0p7N
In the age of surveillance capitalism, any entity running a campaign to garner support using phone numbers can open up individuals to grave risks, argue @prateekwaghre
and @utkarsh01: https://t.co/lBpuXxGtek
This year, all recipients of the Padma awards for sports are women!
Indian women dominate sports excellence and are the spearhead of our Olympic/World Cup efforts. Wish I knew how to make this the spearhead to destroy suppression of women’s freedoms by family and society.
Wait. Whatever happened to those Hindu Rashtra Dal chaps who took responsibility for the JNU Attacks? Eh?! Did Delhi Police investigate them too?
Or is nobody taking them seriously?
Anima Sonkar also mentioned that ABVP folks armed themselves (with acid) on live TV. Eh?!
OPINION |
In the age of surveillance capitalism, any entity, especially the govt, running a campaign to garner support using phone numbers opens up private individuals to grave risks.
@utkarsh01@prateekwaghre
https://t.co/I7ZG8HoWlA
The #SupremeCourt, today, ordered the restoration of #internet for all essential services and directed that the orders will have to be reviewed by the J&K administration within a week.
#Kashmir
https://t.co/IEjM6TRdak
Supreme Court says suspension of services indefinitely is inpermissible and suspension can be temporary only. Any such order must adhere to principle of proportionality and such orders subject to judicial review.
#Kashmir#SupremeCourt#Article370