http://in.news.yahoo.com/010516/48/vla9.html The name of whoever authorised this disgusting assault on free press should be sent to me or made public for operation soft drill kneecapping action.dani wath
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| | Mumbai madness
Disgusting repression in worlds biggest democracy Police are warned,this will not stand.
And, a related story about Indian police banning anonymity by requiring visitors to cybercafes to provide ID:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/010516/48/vla9.html The name of whoever authorised this disgusting assault on free press should be sent to me or made public for operation soft drill kneecapping action.dani wath
M.N.Singh You have been nominated for a kneecapping.You know why. The rupees to pay are being raised in cyberspace as we speak.Revrerse the mumbai madness or pay the penalty. Call me if you have any questions. This is a soft drill operation for global freedom.www corrupt police worried about whistle-blowers? Although the fascist party (Shiv Sena) is out of power in
the State of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, this irrational attempt to limit civil liberties shows that its principles remain politically acceptable in Maharashtra (at least to the extent where the police commissioner can decide this without realising his probable violation of the Constitution). The national fascist party (BJP) still has strong roots in Maharashtra, and it is probable that this is a response to the www.tehelka.com scoop. http://in.news.yahoo.com/010516/48/vla9.html > Anyone can enter a cyber cafe without any registration > and send threats of murder and extortion or porn mail > without being caught, adds Kumar. "The owner does not > know any details of the customers either, so there is no > point in interrogating him." VSNL acknowledges it's > easier to trace someone who hacks or misuses from home or > office than from a cybercafe. - the crime argument - This is a silly, scaremongering argument. What is the use of making a death or extortion threat if you remain anonymous? An extortion or death threat can only have an effect if you tell the victim where to send money! The police will then clearly know where to investigate. It is hard to believe that email is a serious source of threats of violence. Moreover, the best way to combat the mafia who threaten everybody is for victims to be able to *anonymously* tip off police. Maybe what the police are really worried about is an increasing number of electronic tip-offs about *police* who are involved in the mumbai mafia, and they are desperate to catch these "whistle-blowers"... (Foreigners: please note that during the Shiv Sena government, there was little distinction between police and criminals. This is common knowledge, locally.) - porn - Note the mixing up of violent crime threats with "porn mail" by the VSNL boss. Who's bothered about porn mail (apart from Sangh Parivar fundamentalists or fundamentalists of other religions)? You just delete it. - civil liberties - To anyone who claims that this is *not* fascism, try studying the history of Fascist Italy (where B.S. Moonje visited Mussolini) and Nazi Germany. - effects - Of course, if this comes into practice, all this means is that those who have enough money to buy false ID cards or to pay baksheesh to the cybercafe owners will have more freedom to use cybercafes. More anonymity for the rich cyberuser, less anonymity for the poor university student. |