Check out @MishiChoudhary & Eben Moglen's latest piece in @timesofindia:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/biggest-loser-in-twitter-vs-govt-battle-we-the-people/articleshow/92848084.cms
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"Our #privacy is in our hands and if attempts by the state to take away this right are not resisted, no other right can be exercised." @MishiChoudhary writes in the @IBLJ_insights. #pervertedpriorities #dataprotection
Read the full article here:
https://law.asia/perverted-priorities/
“What #Twitter has done is courageous but users can’t rely on the benevolence of companies. The #government should do what the #constitution requires: protect #FreeSpeech & civil #liberties.” @MishiChoudhary @qzindia #DataPrivacy #censorship
READ:
https://qz.com/india/2186307/indians-shouldnt-have-to-rely-on-twitter-to-protect-their-data/
In testimony for the House Financial Services Comm., @MishiChoudhary says the U.S. needs an "electronic token ... equivalent to #cash, offers all of its benefits including #anonymity, #privacy, autonomy, no transaction fee and addresses all of its flaws.”
"Everyone thinks they know how to do #content moderation until it becomes their job. I am not sure how #Musk plans to address censorship by proxy that countries like #India demand," -@MishiChoudhary
#ElonMuskBuyTwitter #twittersold #TechTuesday
📰READ:
https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/elon-musk-twitter/
“#Smartphones have become an extension of our brains ... resulting in phones containing vast troves of our #personal information, making the requirement of strict limits on invasive evidence gathering necessary to preserve #privacy.” @MishiChoudhary
"A model Code of Conduct is only worth anything if it’s enforced #impartially irrespective of the ruling party in power." @MishiChoudhary on #Facebook charging BJP, #India's current ruling party, less for #election ads than others. @aljazeera #facebookads
In addition to @MishiChoudhary, check out @SheThePeople's list of #inspiring female lawyers from across India who have massively contributed to improving the judicial system there. #WomensDay #wednesdaythought
📰Read it here:
https://www.shethepeople.tv/top-stories/famous-indian-female-lawyers/
Safe #internet is essential for all, but with growing #online abuse & harassment, #safety has been compromised, especially for women. #InternationalWomensDay2022 #safetynet #internet
Check out @MishiChoudhary @SFLCin in "Building a Safety Net":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Irdqi46c_8
"People the world over have learned in the first two decades of the 21st century that if they lose their #privacy they lose their #freedom." #encryption #internet #Policy
📰Read @MishiChoudhary & Eben Moglen's #WaybackWednesday article in @HTTech:
https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/no-encryption-for-little-people-that-s-media-ethics-for-you-71618586345534.html
"Whether 59 #apps are banned or 118, all this underscores how #technology and #geopolitical matters are becoming two strands of a braid." @MishiChoudhary comments on #India's recent ban of #ChineseApps. #ChineseappsBan #TechnologyNews
📰READ the story: https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/app-ban-india-chinese-china-security-threat-applock-viva-video-editor-tencent-camera-2766998
Why is the #EarnItAct dangerous for #privacy? #Encryption #DataSecurity #technology #ThursdayThoughts #EARNIT
READ the @eff piece:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/if-earn-it-passes-what-happens-your-iphone-wont-stay-your-iphone
How did the #Google v. Oracle case contribute to the #freesoftware movement? #opensource #FOSS #technology #APIs
📰READ Eben Moglen's latest piece in a new series entitled "Google v. Oracle: The End of an Era" here:
https://softwarefreedom.org/blog/2022/jan/18/google-oracle-endera/
According to recent research, the #internet was shutdown by the #govt in #India 1,157 hours, costing an estimated $583 million in 2021, affecting some 59 million people. @IndianExpress #InternetShutdowns #technology #TechNews
READ the full story:
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/internet-shutdowns-1157-hour-of-govt-ordered-net-outages-in-2021-7716795/lite/
"Unless there are stringent #safeguards protecting #citizens from digital surveillance, localisation could lead to large scale #surveillance by #governments." @PrasanthTweets @SFLCin #dataprotection
READ:
https://www.newsclick.in/Ugly-Sides-Data-Protection-Bill-Fallacies-JPC-Report
"People expect to use #technology without their legitimate activities being spied on or their #data stolen." @Mishichoudhary writes on #India's Data Protection Bill. #dataprotectionbill #privacy
Read the full piece here:
https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/waiting-for-the-data-protection-bill/2386942/
India leads the world in most #internet shutdowns. The longest #shutdown lasted 552 days in #JammuAndKashmir.
READ:
https://thefederal.com/news/india-known-as-internet-shutdown-capital-of-the-world/
Eben Moglen & @MishiChoudhary write: "#Freedom from #surveillance and predatory #data practices is a citizen’s right, and Indians must demand a #law that shields them from both state and #bigtech". #Facebook @IndianExpress
READ the full piece here:
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/facebook-revelations-lessons-7628159/
"They’re designed, built & managed to provide leverage & control to people other than their owners. And around the world, they result in our arrest, beating, torture." -Eben Moglen on #smartphones needing the 1st law of #robotics. #ThrowbackThursday
READ:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/06/26/eben-moglen-time-to-apply-the-first-law-of-robotics-to-our-smartphones/?sh=58c4b9d64571
🎧Listen as @MishiChoudhary speaks to @the_hindu on the issues raised by leaked internal documents from #Facebook. #SocialMedia #tech #bigtech #privacy
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