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Obough-Fegue, a 6-foot-4 sophomore from Paris, said she plans to graduate from Eastern Florida State in December and enroll at Tech for the spring 2019 semester. She said she will redshirt the 2018-19 season, then play the following two seasons for the Hokies. … [Read more...] about Blog: Virginia Tech women sign JUCO center

Now, let me throw light on the negative aspect of photo matching technology used by Facebook: This however would mean that Facebook would ‘store’ “guarded” and “reported” images, including biometrics, which may be/have been used to commit harassment and offence, including revenge porn; the users who have already started applying the cover shield and profile cover, have already impliedly agreed for letting Facebook store their biometrics for ‘safety sake’.  Once the user activates the application of photo matching technology by clicking on the ‘option’ of using profile cover guard and the shield, Facebook initiates the action of storage of biometrics. This  act of intimating the user about the profile picture guard mechanism by Facebook (which may fall within the meaning of ‘body corporate’ as has been defined under S.43A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended in 2008)), may deem to be a fitting … [Read more...] about FB, Its Content Regulation Policies & Photo-Matching Tech: Boon Or Bane For Indian Women From Privacy Law Aspects

And the StarTribune reported he said: "Facebook doesn’t have to care about the privacy and security of their users’ online information because there’s no mass exodus when it violates those rules. They have no real competitors … and that means users have no defense." … [Read more...] about Franken Pushes for More Regulation on Tech Industry

Two weeks into the ban, Telegram claimed that its active base, had shrunk by only 3 percent. Naturally, state-owned media-monitoring website Medialogia reported a much larger figure, 76.5 percent. Whatever the real number is, the showdown has turned into a test of strength between the Russian state and tech-savvy citizens. For the time being, the internet is winning. But Telegram supporters worry that this is “not a battle the Kremlin can afford to be seen to lose,” says Vladimir Markov, a Moscow-based information technology consultant. “Offcials’ careers are at stake. [Telegram] has made a fool of RKN and the FSB.... They will do everything to punish this defiance.” … [Read more...] about Russia’s New Internet Crackdown—and How Tech-Savvy Citizens Are Trying to Thwart It

Would technological innovations in law & judiciary help reduce pendency in court cases in India? Can technology help legal profession to transform so as to get their best & affordable legal services in a country like India? Will smart technology affect favourably/adversely to the employment in legal profession? Chief Guest: Ms. Gita Mittal, Hon’ble Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi … [Read more...] about ASSOCHAM’s Indian Tech-Law Conference on Decoding Technology For Indian Law [12th May; New Delhi]