BY Mir Ubaid| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |18/09/2013
Gmail is the most widely used email service provider in the world. But once you log on, you can kiss your online privacy goodbye,
BY Mir Ubaid| IN DIGITAL MEDIA |05/07/2013
Your personal information, data that you may store in your email, cloud storage, video calls you make through Skype, Google, Yahoo or Apple are all accessible to spying programmes such as PRISM.
BY Mir Ubaid| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |08/02/2013
Media coverage of the fracas over the Kashmiri girl band has eclipsed other serious violations of freedom of expression in the Valley,
BY Mir Ubaid| IN CENSORSHIP |08/02/2013
Media coverage of the fracas over the Kashmiri girl band has eclipsed other serious violations of freedom of expression in the Valley,
BY Mir Ubaid| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |14/09/2012
Could the government have been more transparent? How can websites defend themselves against a govt ban?
BY Mir Ubaid| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |14/09/2012
Should the government provide the list of blocked sites and links? How should we deal with online hate speech?
BY Mir Ubaid| IN CENSORSHIP |19/01/2012
On January 18th, thousands of websites went dark to protest against two US bills that threaten online security and freedom of expression.
BY Mir Ubaid| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |30/10/2011
Entrapped by a sting operation earlier this month, the Herald and its editor are protesting their innocence. The local journalist who conducted the sting has complained to the Press Council, and the Goa Union of journalists is calling for action aga
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The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.                   

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.                 

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