SRINAGAR — Global internet search engine Google was asked by Kashmir’s Cyber Crime Investigation Cell to take off current depictions of the disputed Kashmir in five Google Maps domains other than maps.google.co.in. The US-based company’s legal director Susan Infantino said it refused to oblige the demands of Indian authorities. Read More…. For more information go…
Pakistan’s telcos to filter text messages for objectionable words
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has instructed telecommunications operators in the country to filter SMS (Short Message Service) messages that include words that it considers objectionable, drawing criticism from civil rights groups in the country. “The filters infringe several basic human and fundamental rights enshrined in our constitution, and we think…
