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Submission + - Indian government continues censoring online content (theregister.co.uk)

knwny writes: The Indian government continues to curb internet freedom in the country by censoring access to online content and this time it is targeting porn sites. The Department of Telecom(DoT) has issued an order directing ISPs to block access to 40-odd websites which host pornographic content. The blocked sites include some file and image hosting sites which primarily host non-pornographic content. The move reeks of high-handedness since the DoT has not specified any reason or law under which the order was issued.

Submission + - Nationwide snooping system launched in India (indiatimes.com)

knwny writes: The Times of India reports:
India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said.

Submission + - Indian FOSS evangelist Atul Chitnis dead at 51 (thehindu.com)

knwny writes: Atul Chitnis, the man who popularized open software in India died on 3rd June of intestinal cancer. As a technology mentor, writer and public speaker he promoted Linux and FOSS since the late 1980s through his association with various tech magazines and conferences. He introduced Linux to thousands of PC Quest magazine readers by convincing them to carry the first ever Linux distribution in India on its cover CD in 1996.

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