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Check out @MishiChoudhary & Eben Moglen's latest piece in @timesofindia: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/biggest-…

"Our #privacy is in our hands and if attempts by the state to take away this right are not resisted, no other right can be exercised." @MishiChoudhary writes in the @IBLJ_insights. #pervertedpriorities #dataprotection Read the full article here: law.asia/perverted-prio…

“What #Twitter has done is courageous but users can’t rely on the benevolence of companies. The #government should do what the #constitution requires: protect #FreeSpeech & civil #liberties.” @MishiChoudhary @qzindia #DataPrivacy #censorship READ: qz.com/india/2186307/…

More than 50 countries are accelerating efforts to control the digital information produced by their citizens, government agencies and corporations. The goal is to gain “digital sovereignty.” Via @nytimes @indianexpress #DataSecurity #DigitalRights indianexpress.com/article/techno…

"In the past, @SFLCin has had to move to courts for CERT-In to do its job on data breaches. We hope faster incident response times are instituted." - @MishiChoudhary moneycontrol.com/news/business/… #CERTIn #VPN #Privacy #CyberSecurity

In testimony for the House Financial Services Comm., @MishiChoudhary says the U.S. needs an "electronic token ... equivalent to #cash, offers all of its benefits including #anonymity, #privacy, autonomy, no transaction fee and addresses all of its flaws.” cointelegraph.com/news/us-needs-…

"Everyone thinks they know how to do #content moderation until it becomes their job. I am not sure how #Musk plans to address censorship by proxy that countries like #India demand," -@MishiChoudhary #ElonMuskBuyTwitter #twittersold #TechTuesday 📰READ: codastory.com/authoritarian-…

"It is important that citizens feel at ease while expressing their opinions both online and offline." - @PrasanthTweets medianama.com/2022/03/223-ex… @AihikS #FreeSpeech #privacy #Mumbai

“#Smartphones have become an extension of our brains ... resulting in phones containing vast troves of our #personal information, making the requirement of strict limits on invasive evidence gathering necessary to preserve #privacy.” @MishiChoudhary scroll.in/article/101969…

"A model Code of Conduct is only worth anything if it’s enforced #impartially irrespective of the ruling party in power." @MishiChoudhary on #Facebook charging BJP, #India's current ruling party, less for #election ads than others. @AlJazeera #facebookads aljazeera.com/economy/2022/3…

India is now called the Internet Shutdown Capital of the world with a total of 558 #InternetShutdowns till date. Internet shutdowns in India caused an estimated loss of 582.8 million to the Indian economy in 2021 alone. #LetTheNetWork #keepItOn #internetdown #economy

In addition to @MishiChoudhary, check out @SheThePeople's list of #inspiring female lawyers from across India who have massively contributed to improving the judicial system there. #WomensDay #wednesdaythought 📰Read it here: shethepeople.tv/top-stories/fa…

Safe #internet is essential for all, but with growing #online abuse & harassment, #safety has been compromised, especially for women. #InternationalWomensDay2022 #safetynet #internet Check out @MishiChoudhary @SFLCin in "Building a Safety Net": youtube.com/watch?v=0Irdqi…

#EventAlert 'Building A Safety Net' - join @IsmatAraa, @busydot, @kavita_krishnan & @MishiChoudhary this #WomensDay as they discuss women's safety in online spaces and the ways to fight back & reclaim the internet. Set a reminder for our YouTube Live: youtu.be/0Irdqi46c_8

"People the world over have learned in the first two decades of the 21st century that if they lose their #privacy they lose their #freedom." #encryption #internet #Policy 📰Read @MishiChoudhary & Eben Moglen's #WaybackWednesday article in @HTTech: tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/no-e…

The #GDPR gives European internet users some of the strongest privacy protections in the world. Regulators in any of the 27 EU countries can hand out huge fines for violators. A thread on companies that have faced the biggest penalties: via @CNET #Privacy cnet.com/tech/gdpr-fine…

"Whether 59 #apps are banned or 118, all this underscores how #technology and #geopolitical matters are becoming two strands of a braid." @MishiChoudhary comments on #India's recent ban of #ChineseApps. #ChineseappsBan #TechnologyNews 📰READ the story: gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/app-…

Why is the #EarnItAct dangerous for #privacy? #Encryption #DataSecurity #technology #ThursdayThoughts #EARNIT READ @EFF's piece: eff.org/deeplinks/2022…

How did the #Google v. Oracle case contribute to the #freesoftware movement? #opensource #FOSS #technology #APIs 📰READ Eben Moglen's latest piece in a new series entitled "Google v. Oracle: The End of an Era" here: softwarefreedom.org/blog/2022/jan/…

According to recent research, the #internet was shutdown by the #govt in #India 1,157 hours, costing an estimated $583 million in 2021, affecting some 59 million people. @IndianExpress #InternetShutdowns #technology #TechNews READ the full story: indianexpress.com/article/techno…