Comments on: On scandalous information and “high-profile” people http://satyameva-jayate.org/2011/03/14/scandalous-information-high-profile-people/ Dedicated to "Bharat" and "Dharma" Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:49:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: B Shantanu http://satyameva-jayate.org/2011/03/14/scandalous-information-high-profile-people/comment-page-1/#comment-281998 B Shantanu Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:55 +0000 http://satyameva-jayate.org/?p=11053#comment-281998 Be worried: <a href="http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/india-asks-google-facebook-others-to-screen-user-content/?src=tp" rel="nofollow">India Asks Google, Facebook to Screen User Content</a> Be worried: India Asks Google, Facebook to Screen User Content

]]> By: B Shantanu http://satyameva-jayate.org/2011/03/14/scandalous-information-high-profile-people/comment-page-1/#comment-272109 B Shantanu Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:56:55 +0000 http://satyameva-jayate.org/?p=11053#comment-272109 Very good piece by Dr Subramanian Swamy (from 2004): <a href="http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/21/stories/2004092103551000.htm" rel="nofollow">Defamation litigation: a survivor's kit</a> Very good piece by Dr Subramanian Swamy (from 2004): Defamation litigation: a survivor’s kit

]]> By: B Shantanu http://satyameva-jayate.org/2011/03/14/scandalous-information-high-profile-people/comment-page-1/#comment-208991 B Shantanu Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:54:56 +0000 http://satyameva-jayate.org/?p=11053#comment-208991 "Govt wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter" http://bit.ly/opAkWX Dumb and Dangerous “Govt wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter” http://bit.ly/opAkWX Dumb and Dangerous

]]> By: IN4M http://satyameva-jayate.org/2011/03/14/scandalous-information-high-profile-people/comment-page-1/#comment-170102 IN4M Sun, 01 May 2011 15:14:55 +0000 http://satyameva-jayate.org/?p=11053#comment-170102 Breaking News: Bahu on pursuit of internet activists, whistleblowers and press. Major tool will be <b>"cybercrime"</b>. http://haindavakeralam.com/HkPage.aspx?PAGEID=13733&SKIN=B Breaking News: Bahu on pursuit of internet activists, whistleblowers and press. Major tool will be “cybercrime”.
http://haindavakeralam.com/HkPage.aspx?PAGEID=13733&SKIN=B

]]> By: badlaws http://satyameva-jayate.org/2011/03/14/scandalous-information-high-profile-people/comment-page-1/#comment-169324 badlaws Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:39:45 +0000 http://satyameva-jayate.org/?p=11053#comment-169324 The key thing according to me is that "defamatory", "libelous" etc have been lumped into the <b>"cyber crimes"</b> bucket and it is Police (if you know the famously corrupt Indian Police) who act on it, making arrests and searches. This makes it easy for journalists, whistle-blowers and even consumer activists to be harassed and their information sources to be compromised. Examples are: a. (Harassment of ex employee by company whose assets were frozen by courts) http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/singaporebased-it-firm-files-cyberdefamation-complaint/277160/ b. (Harassment of Journalist) http://www.mail-archive.com/national-forum-of-india@yahoogroups.co.in/msg01209.html c. (Harassment of whistle blower by private company) http://punjabnewsline.com/content/whistle-blower-harassment-punjab-police-hc-lists-pil-hearing/22009 d. (Harassment of school principal/PTA by private school/judge/police) http://www.techgoss.com/Story/406S11-CERT-refused-to-ban-3-school-blogs.aspx <b>Tell me why such harassment campaigns should be funded by public money ? </b> The key thing according to me is that “defamatory”, “libelous” etc have been lumped into the “cyber crimes” bucket and it is Police (if you know the famously corrupt Indian Police) who act on it, making arrests and searches. This makes it easy for journalists, whistle-blowers and even consumer activists to be harassed and their information sources to be compromised. Examples are:

a. (Harassment of ex employee by company whose assets were frozen by courts)
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/singaporebased-it-firm-files-cyberdefamation-complaint/277160/

b. (Harassment of Journalist) http://www.mail-archive.com/national-forum-of-india@yahoogroups.co.in/msg01209.html

c. (Harassment of whistle blower by private company) http://punjabnewsline.com/content/whistle-blower-harassment-punjab-police-hc-lists-pil-hearing/22009

d. (Harassment of school principal/PTA by private school/judge/police)
http://www.techgoss.com/Story/406S11-CERT-refused-to-ban-3-school-blogs.aspx

Tell me why such harassment campaigns should be funded by public money ?

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