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Need stringent law to curb unlawful Internet behaviour, cyber crime: NHRC

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice (Retd) Arun Kumar Mishra on Thursday called for a stringent law to deal with "unlawful Internet behaviour and cyber crimes." He was speaking after the inauguration of the 25th All India Forensic Science Conference at the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar. "It is necessary to promote cyber ethics. And there should be stringent legislation by the government to penalise and punish unlawful Internet behaviour and cyber crimes," the former Supreme Court judge said. Many countries have amended their laws "specifically to deal with cyber crimes along with the advent of newer kinds of crimes," he said. Freedom of expression applicable for "social media and cyber space" is not "larger" than what is granted to individuals or the media, Mishra said. "Freedom of expression under Article 19 of the Constitution given to the media or individuals is the same as that given to the social media or the cyberspace, it is .

The apps Indians love: All about mobile internet usage by age and gender

Gen Z , 25+ find no common ground in app consumption

Rising cost of data hinders rapid digitisation: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rising prices of data and devices are a concern for the rapid proliferation of digitisation, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. The comments have come against the backdrop of a recent hike of about 57 per cent in the minimum monthly recharge plan by the country's second-largest telco Bharti Airtel. "Rise in cost of data or cost of devices are of concern because they are impediments in rapid digitisation," Chandrasekhar said. The minister said that he is not exactly aware of the hike in mobile services rates by Airtel and the ministry may approach telecom regulator Trai to examine if the hike is going to have a short-term or long-term impact. He said that there has been an impact on prices across the world due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the impact of data price need to be examined. Bharti Airtel has increased the price of its minimum recharge for the 28-day mobile phone service plan by about 57 per cent to Rs 155 in eight circles, ..

ChatGPT's paid version available for $42 a month for some early users

However, another Twitter user posted that "I very much wanted to pay for a plan but 42$ is just too much"

State actors and information warfare

We should recognise that many can play the game of manipulation targeting the Indian information space

Best of BS Opinion: Learning curves, Internet blues for media, and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Internet blues for media

The fall in internet growth has consequences for both advertisers and digital businesses. For one thing, life will remain uncertain for them till the numbers start rising

USTDA to fund study to take broadband connectivity to 30mn in rural India

United States Trade and Development Agency will provide a grant to an internet service provider to conduct a study to take broadband connectivity to over 30 mn people in rural and peri-urban India

Global cellular IoT module shipments market grows only 2% in Q3 2022

Global cellular internet of things (IoT) module shipments grew by only 2 per cent (on-year) in Q3 2022, as China led the market followed by North America and Europe

India's internet industry to reach $5 trillion valuation by 2030

Despite a few hiccups this year, the Indian internet industry is expected to grow and could reach a valuation of $5 trillion by 2030, a report showed

Around 56% of Reliance Jio users affected by network outage across India

Reliance Jio went down in some parts of India on Wednesday as users reported facing issues with the network.

Samsung Internet gets new search, privacy features on Android beta

The updated version allows users to just type the bookmark or tab they want to find in the search box and the application will find and show it to them

Mobile, Internet usage to drive India's digital ad spend to $21 bn by 2028

The digital ad spend in the country is set to observe a muted growth in FY23 due to macro factors

LearnTube: An Honest Review of a Product that is Helping 4 Lakh People Up-skill on Whatsapp!

Built for Bharat, the new face of Ed-Tech is here!

Elon Musk's Starlink internet service hits 1 mn active paid subscribers

Starlink is providing high-speed, low-latency internet to passengers during flights on the jet, with more JSX jets to join the service soon

Microsoft, Viasat partner to deliver satellite internet globally by 2025

Microsoft announced that it has partnered with global communications company Viasat to deliver satellite internet access to 10 million people across the world by 2025

Astrome deploys E-band radio for internet connectivity in rural Karnataka

Bangalore based deep-tech startup Astrome on Monday said it had deployed the first indigenously developed E-band radio to provide affordable internet connectivity in rural parts of Karnataka. The GigaMesh, which uses millimetre wave radio frequencies, was deployed from Sompura gram panchayat to Nidavanda village in rural Bangalore district to facilitate 4G and 5G connectivity, Astrome Technologies founder and CEO Neha Satak said. GigaMesh is an E-band radio, with Multiple-Point-to-Point (Multi-P2P) communication, making it the most effective way to distribute fiber capacity, wirelessly, he said. Through this, we have managed to bring high speed connectivity to Nidavanda village and are looking forward to more such successful deployments in the future, the Astrome CEO said. In terms of applicability, a single GigaMesh at a Gram Panchayat in Rural India, can connect to multiple surrounding villages, thus providing a significant cost advantage, a company statement said. BharatNet fib

Gmail goes down for users globally, India too; app, desktop both affected

Gmail went down for users, including in India, on Saturday evening as most of them complained about mails not being delivered or being received

Absence of incentives, poor awareness hobble rural WiFi scheme PM-WANI

Scheme central to government's plans to create up to 10 mn public WiFi hotspots by Dec

Reliance Jio announces rollout of 'True 5G' service in Delhi, NCR cities

Company's welcome offer will give users unlimited data at up to 1Gbps speeds