Orientation session at #APrIGF2018, #VintCerf: Internet is not useful if it doesn't work. Resilience is an imp. aspect of the Internet. As the global warming continues, water rise continues there rises concerns for cable landings. #internetsociety
#VintCerf continues to discuss fragile aspects of digital content. He asks the audience if the data they store in whichever form, cloud/hard disk. Will it continue to exist at the same place after 50years? #APrIGF2018
#VintCerf cites an example of how with technological advancement his floppy disks have been rendered useless. And in this light, he urges the tech community to take care of how and where we document our content. #APrIGF2018
#VintCerf goes on to discuss how the powerful tool of the Internet can be used to spread misinformation, disinformation & malware among other things. He states that Technology doesn't inhibit these land of notions on its own. #APrIGF2018
#Vint highlights that best fetter for misinformation lies within us. It's called 'critical thinking'. #APrIGF2018
He, #VintCerf then goes on to emphasize upon the importance of #digitalliteracy and states that we should teach our children and ourselves how to corroborate the information spread online. #APrIGF2018
#VintCerf then touches upon the concept of Traceability by design to prevent the spread of misinformation. He understands the importance of privacy and concepts of anonymity, but at the same time believes in law enforcement. #APrIGF2018
#vintcerf discusses about the responsibility of software developers and programmers. He states that there lies an ethical responsibility on programmers and coders to ensure that their software is bug free, as we get more and more dependant on the Internet world. #APrIGF2018
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#AadhaarVerdict
There are three judgements. One by J. Sikri. CJI and J. Khanwilkar concur with him.
Other two judgments are by J. Chandrachud and J. Bhushan.
J. Sikri: It is better to be unique than the best. Being unique is the basis of Aadhaar. Talks about how Aadhaar is the most talked about identification system in the world.
J. Sikri reads out the summary of the arguments made by the petitioners and the respondents.
Out of the 5 judges who heard the challenge to #Section377, four will be giving separate opinions - CJI Misra, J. Nariman, J. Chandrachud and J. Indu Malhotra. J. Khanwilkar has concurred with one of the opinions.
Since there will be 4 judgments, we advise everyone following our tweets to not come to a conclusion till all 4 judges have given their opinions. We will be live tweeting as the judgments are delivered #Section377
#Section377 CJI - Khanwilakr have concurred. CJI has started - Sans identity the name only remains a plain factor. Emphasis is laid on the identity of a person. The sustenance of identity is the pillar of life.
The policy-makers must consider how their domestic law and policy will fit into that global context. The report does not address this question at all.
Govt. should not only be seeking to harmonise Indian data protection law with GDPR in order to maximise Indian firms access to the global data economy, it should be directly engaged with the European Commission in seeking mutual opportunities to define Euro-Indian global regime
Workshop Session 1, Day 1 #APrIGF2018: Pacific ICT Plenary Challenge and Opportunities of Connectivity in Small Island states, now begins.
The first panelist is Prime Minister of Vanuatu, he starts by highlighting the challenges and experience s of Vanuatu.#APrIGF2018
Firstly, he mentioned about the Geo graphical challenges of Vanuatu. Telecom service providers often face issues due to lack of land. Then he highlighted the government's interest in collaborating with TSPs. #APrIGF2018
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is still asking for mandatory quoting of #Aadhaar in the DIR-3 KYC form for the purpose of updating KYC details of anyone who has been allotted a Director Identification Number(DIN) on or before March 31, 2018.
The form does not show #Aadhaar as a mandatory field but at the time of submission, it gives an error message if the field is left empty. mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/C… .
Also, the FAQs related to it instructs that quoting #Aadhaar is mandatory for citizens of India.
#Section377 Respondents state that the Yogyakarta principles are not a treaty or a law and it has no value. Nariman J. followed by saying that they apply to us as per the NALSA judgment of this court. #LGBTQ