Back in 1995, one man was able to see the enormous upheaval technology would bring to our lives. In his book The Digital Economy, Don Tapscott talked of things like networked business models, technology and privacy, and the explosive impact of new media. The author of 15 books, Tapscott is a well-known expert on the…
May 31 was the six-year anniversary of the day abortionist George Tiller was shot and killed. Planned Parenthood is openly mourning Tiller’s death and celebrating his life’s work: ending the lives of helpless, innocent babies. Of course, Planned Parenthood isn’t wording it quite like that. Instead, the organization is focusing on Tiller’s words, “Trust women.” It is…
If a Google search of your name turns up a naked selfie you once sent to your ex or other intimate material, what do you do, other than resign yourself to the fact it will be there for potential employers and the rest of the world to see, forever? In the case of former Formula…
The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) was recognized by Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) India for using innovative technological methods to ensure patient safety. The award was conferred to the state drug regulatory agency for developing its revolutionary self-licencing software Xtended Licensing and Laboratory Note (XLN) and using it effectively to adopt good…
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has appealed the Centre to introduce the Satellite model for boosting communications and digital connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh and other hill states of the North Eastern Region. While speaking at the Workshop with States on Bharatnet – the National Fibre Optics Network (NFON) organized by Department of Telecommunications under Union Ministry…
The branch of China’s police in charge of censoring “illegal and harmful” online information will make its efforts more visible to the public from Monday with the launch of their own social media accounts, the Ministry of Public Security said. The Chinese government aggressively censors the Internet, blocking many sites it deems could challenge the…
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new cyber-spying campaign called Grabit that is targeting small, medium sized organisations based in mainly in India and even in countries such as Thailand and the US. Other countries affected are the UAE, Germany, Israel, Canada, France, Austria, Sri Lanka, Chile and Belgium. Grabit is targeting businesses across…
Google appears to be backing away from its plans to support zero rated apps (deals that allowsome apps to bypass broadband ISP usage caps) in India after Facebook found itself at the heart of a global public relations kerfuffle for the practice. As we’ve been noting, Facebook’s Internet.org initiative has been under heavy fire in…
The head of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing that the government agency expand a phone subsidy program for the poor to include internet access.
The FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, has emphasized that internet access is a critical component of modern life, key education, communication and finding a keeping a job.
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India tops a list of the world’s major economies for the greatest share of Internet traffic happening on smartphones and the country’s online shopping companies see a greater share of shoppers transacting on smartphones than even China, data collated by technology analyst Mary Meeker in her latest Internet Trends report showed. Of all the Internet…