Clive Humble, a data scientist, once said that data is the new oil of the 21st century. It highlights the importance of seeing data in the light of an asset and not just numbers and information on a computer. Various … Read More
The twentieth century has introduced some of the greatest inventions humankind has seen. The internet is one such invention. There is barely any area untouched by its very presence in our daily lives. Due to its intangible and boundaryless nature, … Read More
The word realpolitik often generates esoteric, perplexing worries in the mind of the average Joe, conjuring up images of an elaborate congress and combative political discourse. It’s me: I’m this average Joe. A little research, however, reveals a painfully less … Read More
Chinese activist Ai Weiwei once proclaimed, “The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It is as simple as that.” This sentiment backed the conception of the Internet – an unbounded global village where everyone … Read More
United States of America v. Aleksey Vladimirovich Ivanov 175 F.Supp.2d 367 In the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Case Number 3:00CR00183 (AWT) Before District Judge Thompson Decided on December 06, 2001 Relevancy of the Case: Applicability … Read More
Myanmar’s military junta has sought to introduce a law prohibiting the use of VPNs in a move to widen its internet censorship. The proposed law stipulates imprisonment of one to three years and fines of up to 5 million Myanmar … Read More
Continuing with the series of articles covering cyber laws of various countries, this is our fifth article. The previous articles have covered cyber crime and laws in Nepal, Japan, New Zealand and Norway. This article presents an overview of cyber … Read More
Access to the Internet, some may say is totally fundamental to one’s rights as a citizen. So much so that courts across the world have begun saying this. As a global community of Internet users, we are far ahead of … Read More
You would be shocked to know that Russia requested Apple and Google to remove the LinkedIn app from their respective app stores. As reported by The New York Times a few months ago, a Russian court had ordered to block the … Read More