One of the main problems in taking action against a troll is that no legal definition of cyber-bullying is provided in Indian laws… When Shahana Nair Joshi, a young professional from Delhi, wrote a blog post titled ‘An Open Letter to a Delhi Boy’ last year, she was not prepared for the repercussions that followed. …
Side Effects of Anti-Spam Regulations and Tools
If you use the Internet on a frequent basis, it is most certain that you would have come across ‘spam’ in some form or the other. The most easily recognisable form of spam is email spam, but there are myriad forms of spam out there in internet world. You may have come across some of …
Privacy Disclosure On Facebook
The social networking website Facebook has become one of the internet success stories of the twenty-first century. It now has millions of users around the world, and yet its position as the dominant social networking site could be under threat due to certain business practices which infringe upon privacy. Internet users have long since become …
Digital Rights to Online Accounts After Death
I recently wrote an article for Global Security Mag on digital afterlife. « The growth of the technological age has begun raising an issue that previous generations have not had to worry about – what happens to your email and Facebook account after you die? The question has created many complications for survivors who would like …
Cyberwarfare or Cybercrime? South Korean Sites Hacked, 35 Millions Users Affected
(Reuters – Miyoung Kim, Jonathan Hopfner) – South Korea’ communications regulator said Thursday hackers from China had attacked an Internet portal and blogging site operated by SK Comms, accessing the personal information of up to 35 million users in what could be the country’s biggest cyber attack so far. The incident follows a series of hacking …
