Information Society Watch

October 14, 2007, Rishi Jaitly, Google Public Policy Blog

The author examines the issue of intermediary liability in the Internet world and presents his viewpoint on the Government of India's take on the same. Internet content reaches the end consumer through a variety of intermediaries such as ISPs, search engines, email services etc.

October 24, 2007, Indiatimes Infotech

Online crime is on the rise, not only affecting developed nations but also increasingly becoming a problem in developing countries. Many Indian netizens, especially those in the young population, are unaware of the risks of being online, even though more users are becoming targets without knowing it. The article warns of the dangers of online crime, which affects everyone from teens on social networking sites to consumers and businesses carrying out e-commerce transactions.

26 August 2007, Pritha Roy Choudhury, Merinews

The article reviews the proceedings of the recent IAMAI workshop which analysed the major issues regarding the degree of control that should be exercised on the Internet. Cyber crime has assumed significant proportions in India as exemplified by the fact that India is now a major target for phishing attacks.

May 1, 2007, Times of India

The social networking site, Orkut has entered into an informal arrangement with the Mumbai police which will not only block forums and communities which contain inflammatory content, but also provide the IP addresses from which such content has been generated. This agreement termed as 'the priority reporting tool' is apparently aimed at improving communication between Google and the police.

April 7, 2007, Mumbai Mirror

The Mumbai city police is planning to install a software to monitor all cyber cafes in the city and maintain a database of users. This primary aim of this move is to deter offenders who operate in cyber space.

March 27, 2007, Koride Mahesh, Times of India

The Indian government's Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act) still needs to pass through the Cabinet and then the Assembly, but it proposes the radical monitoring of children's use of Internet cafes, barring entry for those below 12 years unless accompanied by an adult as well as prohibiting use during school hours and between 10 pm and 6 am. These rules have been developed through the collaboration of the IT department and the Cyber Crime Police.