Better safe than Sorry, The Hindu, 1 July 2016
Instead of morphing Internet into a monster, parents need to guide their children through the labyrinthine digital world The ubiquitous internet makes its presence felt 24×7 in our life but so do its attendant fallouts. Just this week witnessed suicide by a 21-year-old college student in Salem. Not because she failed in exams or was…
Protect our kids from trolls,The Deccan Chronicle , 28 June ,2016
Is children accessing the Internet a boon or a bane? It can become a bane if a child is victimised through cyberbullying or faces other kinds of online victimisation. The recent incident of a 12-year-old boy bullied online by Facebook users, with comments and pictures circulated on the Internet, has alarmed the social media community…
Key to cybersecurity, Be attentive, 22 June 2016, Deccan Herald
Knowledge of protection of children on internet and from internet are imperative these days. Author and lawyer Karnika Seth has written the book on the topic, Protection of Children on Internet, the book focuses on internet safety for children and the laws that will protect them. Seth is a practicing lawyer, whose area of specialisation…
Draft Geospatial Bill criticised by cyber experts, The Wire.in, 8 May 2016
Experts argue that the draft is too broad to practically enforce, will create a licensing raj and will gravely affect the media and the public through its stringent punishments. The draft “Geospatial Information Regulation Bill” that was released in the public domain for suggestions on May 6 has come under severe criticism from cyber law…