Whistleblowers in India often murdered

It’s not safe to blow the whistle on government corruption in India. At least 12 whistleblowers have been murdered since January of 2010. But citizens have a new Right to Information Act which is being used to expose corruption, and business leaders are beginning to point out that corruption hinders economic growth and India’s competitiveness [...]

Blackberry dispute: Reporters Without Borders worried national security a pretext to censorship

Reporters Without Borders is concerned that in asking BlackBerry to provide access codes to governments, it will allow them to shut down free expression. -db MediaShift Commentary August 26, 2010 By Clothilde Le Coz Next week will be decisive for BlackBerry corporate users. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) could provide a solution to help [...]

BlackBerry CEO says government intrusion would hurt growth of electronic commerce

Research In Motion CEO Michael Lazaridis says government who want to ban BlackBerry smartphones says his company will not allow government access to customer data and that attempts to invade privacy of users will undermine electronic commerce. -db Wall Street Journal August 4, 2010 By Spencer E. Ante and Phred Dvorak Research In Motion Ltd. [...]

India all a-twitter as government ministers clash over use of social media

An Indian junior minister got a reprimand from his boss for using Twitter to criticize the government’s immigration policy, provoking discussion about open debate in a democracy and the role of electronic media. -DB The Los Angeles Times December 31, 2009 By Mark Magnier NEW DELHI – It takes a lot fewer than 140 characters [...]