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India to Legislate AI Regulations Soon, Says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: Report
India could start the process of legislating artificial intelligence (AI) regulations right after the conclusion of the general elections, the Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said, as per a report. India has been planning to create some sort of regulatory framework to tackle various issues that have surfaced ...
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CBI Not Fully Exempt Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.
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Need To Know Boundaries Of 3 Words: High Court On IT Rules Against Fake News
The Bombay High Court on Friday said before it considers the effects of amended Information Technology (IT) Rules on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of three words - 'fake, false, and misleading'.
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Google Fined RUB 3 Million in Russia Over YouTube Videos on LGBT Propaganda: Reports
A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...
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Facebook, WhatsApp Parent Meta in India Found Exposed to Human Rights Risks Due to Third Party Action
Meta Platforms, which include Facebook and WhatsApp, were found exposed to human right risks such as "restrictions of freedom of expression and information" and "hatred that incites hostility" due to action of third parties, the first human rights report of the social media giant has said.
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Social Media Should Act in Accordance With Indian Laws, Cannot Contravene the Rights of Citizens: MeitY
The government is not happy with the social media platforms who have failed to adequately redress the issues raised by the people, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT held an open house discussion with stakeholders on a draft notification to amend the Information Technology (Intermediar...
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Google Urged to Stop Collecting Information, Location Data to Safeguard Abortion Patients in the US
Over 40 US Democrats wrote a letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, to stop collection information and location data of people, arguing the information could be used to identify women seeking abortions.
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Russia Proposes Law to Force Taxi Apps to Share Data With Intelligence Agency
Russian government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to share their data with FSB domestic intelligence agency. "The document prescribes the obligation of the taxi ordering service to provide the FSB with automated remote access to the information systems and databases," a statement published Wednesday by the lower house State Duma s...
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Take Us Out Of RTI, Say Armed Forces In Fresh Appeal
The armed forces have made a fresh appeal to be excluded from the Right to Information or RTI Act, saying that they have not only found instances where the transparency law could be harming national security but compromising the chain of command as w
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"Centre Can't Interfere": Sharad Pawar On Maharashtra Cooperative Sector
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday informed that laws on the Cooperation sector have been framed in Maharashtra Assembly and said that the Centre has no right to interfere with legislation drafted by the state.
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Infosys' Former Top Executive Slams WhatsApp, Others Of "Double Standards" On Privacy
The Indian government and the country's laws should define and protect the privacy of citizens, information technology industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai said on Wednesday as he accused large social media platforms like WhatsApp of "double standards".
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Top Court Pulls Up Centre Over Jairam Ramesh Plea Against Amended RTI Law
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Centre for not filing reply on a plea by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh who has challenged the Constitutional validity of the Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019, which gives power to the government to prescribe tenure, allowances and salary of information commissioners.
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"Curiouser And Curiouser": P Chidambaram On Alleged Farm Law RTI Blackout
The NITI Aayog's alleged rejection of a Right to Information Act (RTI) query on the deliberations held with Chief Ministers till September 2019 over new farm laws today led Congress leader P Chidambaram to remark that the government's move was strange. The contentious agricultural legislation, passed by Parliament around a year after the consultati...
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"No Violation Of Human Rights": UP Cops' Defence After Stopping Muslim Couple's Wedding
Two days after they stopped a wedding ceremony and took a couple from eastern Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar to a police station for "questioning" , UP Police has said they did not break the law and were merely acting to verify information about a criminal offence under the state's new stringent unlawful conversion law.
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Shelter Home Kids Won't Be Compulsorily Returned To Parents, Top Court Told
The national child rights body today informed the Supreme Court that children from shelter homes will be sent back to their parents only after following the provisions of law and not compulsorily.
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India to Legislate AI Regulations Soon, Says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: Report
India could start the process of legislating artificial intelligence (AI) regulations right after the conclusion of the general elections, the Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said, as per a report. India has been planning to create some sort of regulatory framework to tackle various issues that have surfaced ...
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CBI Not Fully Exempt Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.
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Need To Know Boundaries Of 3 Words: High Court On IT Rules Against Fake News
The Bombay High Court on Friday said before it considers the effects of amended Information Technology (IT) Rules on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of three words - 'fake, false, and misleading'.
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Google Fined RUB 3 Million in Russia Over YouTube Videos on LGBT Propaganda: Reports
A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...
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Facebook, WhatsApp Parent Meta in India Found Exposed to Human Rights Risks Due to Third Party Action
Meta Platforms, which include Facebook and WhatsApp, were found exposed to human right risks such as "restrictions of freedom of expression and information" and "hatred that incites hostility" due to action of third parties, the first human rights report of the social media giant has said.
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Social Media Should Act in Accordance With Indian Laws, Cannot Contravene the Rights of Citizens: MeitY
The government is not happy with the social media platforms who have failed to adequately redress the issues raised by the people, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT held an open house discussion with stakeholders on a draft notification to amend the Information Technology (Intermediar...
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Google Urged to Stop Collecting Information, Location Data to Safeguard Abortion Patients in the US
Over 40 US Democrats wrote a letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, to stop collection information and location data of people, arguing the information could be used to identify women seeking abortions.
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Russia Proposes Law to Force Taxi Apps to Share Data With Intelligence Agency
Russian government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to share their data with FSB domestic intelligence agency. "The document prescribes the obligation of the taxi ordering service to provide the FSB with automated remote access to the information systems and databases," a statement published Wednesday by the lower house State Duma s...
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Take Us Out Of RTI, Say Armed Forces In Fresh Appeal
The armed forces have made a fresh appeal to be excluded from the Right to Information or RTI Act, saying that they have not only found instances where the transparency law could be harming national security but compromising the chain of command as w
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"Centre Can't Interfere": Sharad Pawar On Maharashtra Cooperative Sector
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday informed that laws on the Cooperation sector have been framed in Maharashtra Assembly and said that the Centre has no right to interfere with legislation drafted by the state.
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Infosys' Former Top Executive Slams WhatsApp, Others Of "Double Standards" On Privacy
The Indian government and the country's laws should define and protect the privacy of citizens, information technology industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai said on Wednesday as he accused large social media platforms like WhatsApp of "double standards".
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Top Court Pulls Up Centre Over Jairam Ramesh Plea Against Amended RTI Law
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Centre for not filing reply on a plea by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh who has challenged the Constitutional validity of the Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019, which gives power to the government to prescribe tenure, allowances and salary of information commissioners.
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"Curiouser And Curiouser": P Chidambaram On Alleged Farm Law RTI Blackout
The NITI Aayog's alleged rejection of a Right to Information Act (RTI) query on the deliberations held with Chief Ministers till September 2019 over new farm laws today led Congress leader P Chidambaram to remark that the government's move was strange. The contentious agricultural legislation, passed by Parliament around a year after the consultati...
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"No Violation Of Human Rights": UP Cops' Defence After Stopping Muslim Couple's Wedding
Two days after they stopped a wedding ceremony and took a couple from eastern Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar to a police station for "questioning" , UP Police has said they did not break the law and were merely acting to verify information about a criminal offence under the state's new stringent unlawful conversion law.
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Shelter Home Kids Won't Be Compulsorily Returned To Parents, Top Court Told
The national child rights body today informed the Supreme Court that children from shelter homes will be sent back to their parents only after following the provisions of law and not compulsorily.
