Privacy a Fundamental Right, But it Cannot be Absolute: BJD MP Jay Panda: BJD MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, who had introduced a Bill on data privacy and protection in the Parliament, has said that privacy is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution, but it would be impractical to make it absolute and we must…
Realities remain in Digital India: My exposure to Digital India was till recently a mix of government hype and the data my team routinely put together to share with our international partners. My first-hand interface began quite innocuously when the government asked us to link our Aadhaar and PAN cards and made this a requirement…
Connecting the dots for a Digital India: Amit Sharma: The Government is observing this Independence Day as ‘Sankalp Parva’, or the Day of Resolve. It has asked the people of India to dedicate themselves to social causes and to share their ideas for creating a new India. This is an opportune moment to pause and…
Inside Google Rail Wi-Fi in India and how it is connecting millions to the web: As a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative, the Indian Railways have partnered with Google to provide Wi-Fi Broadband facility to passengers at major railway stations across the country. The Google RailTel initiative was launched in January…
Anonymous messaging app goes viral, raises spectre of bullying: The white envelopes sit against an aquamarine backdrop, inviting anonymous messages that range from declarations of love to criticisms that may not have been possible face to face. They are from a new app called Sarahah, which has become the most downloaded free app on the iOS store in…