Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

I have previously written about the top issues addressed by the Treaty , but to recap, the Treaty is a wonderful instrument because it requires exceptions for people who are blind or have other print disabilities in national copyright laws. We hope that many other countries will follow India’s ratification. HathiTrust.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

The rules also require the companies to have a grievance officer who acknowledges users’ complaints within 24 hours, a chief compliance officer, and a contact person who would be available to law enforcement agencies 24 hours a day. There were no employees in the offices at the time, as Twitter employees in India were working remotely.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2022

On a clear afternoon, Laxmi (name changed) was sitting in her office in Gujarat, India, when she received a message from her distant relative, saying that they received some of her “morphed” nude photos from multiple phone numbers on WhatsApp along with a text that reads, “loan thief.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Barot underlined that India needed strong data privacy laws to help limit growing instances of data exposures and leaks. Totla said customer PII data will no longer display on the page while loading. Shipyaari claims to handle more than 5,000 shipments a day. The company also has over 6,000 active sellers across the country.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2021

Twitter has reinstated the accounts of several politicians in India’s opposition party, which were suspended after party leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted a photo of himself with the parents of a girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in New Delhi, Reuters reported.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

India has announced new regulations for social networks and other web services in the country, particularly “significant social media” companies with large user bases, like Facebook and Twitter. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) announced the rules earlier today. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2021

Twitter is now legally liable for content posted by its users in India after failing to comply with the country’s new IT rules, the government said in a legal filing. These include appointing a chief compliance officer, a grievance officer, and a contact person to respond to requests from law enforcement 24 hours a day.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Sea’s Shopee closes India operations : Singapore’s Sea is closing down its Shopee e-commerce business in India, but not for the reason you may think. It’s been a super huge treat to write for you here for so many months. Hugs, and good luck! — Alex. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

After a four-and-a-half-year ban, Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion giant, is making a comeback in India a market it was abruptly shut out of in 2020 alongside more than 200 other Chinese apps. Shein’s re-entry into the country could further invigorate India’s textile industry.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Last week, the Indian government announced that it would ban TikTok and other popular Chinese-connected apps like WeChat over allegations that they are “engaged in activities … prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on X Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On Monday, the US Department of Justice signed on to a new international statement warning of the dangers of encryption and calling for an industry-wide effort to enable law enforcement agencies to access encrypted data once a warrant has been obtained.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As the operators of Bookshare in the USA, which was made possible through a great exception in our copyright law here, we would love to make all of our books available to people with qualifying disabilities around the world. We expect that many of the big issues with the current text will get ironed out this week.

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The Verge

JANUARY 7, 2022

But I also support anti-money-laundering and Know Your Customer (KYC) laws, which are useful in combating terrorists, murder-for-hire plotters, and other harms. If messaging apps are going to add crypto payments, it seems to me they at least ought to do so in a way that is consistent with those laws.

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TechNode

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Indian financial enforcement agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested four executives involved in the smartphone industry, including a Chinese citizen working at Vivo India, on charges related to illegal remittances, Reuters reported on Tuesday. billion) to overseas destinations, primarily mainland China.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU. The Three Step Test This arcane bit of international copyright law caused a lot of concern among advocates that it might be a Trojan horse for more extensive commerciality requirements.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” I’m not sure if I would qualify for an EB-1A, but since I was born in India, I face a much longer wait for an EB-2 NIW. Sophie Alcorn.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 19, 2006

Just after returning from India and Bangladesh, I received word that one of my key contacts and hosts had suddenly passed away. He has been described as the pioneer of Talking Books in India, and had been campaigning for a copyright law change to make it easier to provide access to accessible books.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 19, 2020

For the second time in two months , Apple is putting one of the companies it hires to build the iPhone on notice for violating labor laws. Wistron started assembling iPhones in India back in 2017. ). The company says it also sacked its VP of business in India. Apple didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Multiplier , a startup that enables companies to hire and pay remote workers while complying with local laws, announced today that it has raised a $60 million Series B at a valuation of $400 million. The round was co-led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital India, and brings Multiplier total investment since it was founded in 2020 to $77.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

India is the second largest demographic represented in the new batch. For companies in India, founders no longer have to spend three months away from their customers or teams. When it comes to choosing founders in India, we accept them based on the same criteria we judge companies from anywhere else.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

India’s financial crime fighting agency searched the offices of fintech unicorns Paytm and Razorpay as well as Cashfree on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps, it said Saturday, the latest in a series of probes in recent months.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Now Bingham and Art Kulik, a Russian immigrant and former Olympian who met Bingham prior to a Law and Order audition, have turned baiting scammers into their full-time job via Trilogy Media, a YouTube channel with more than 1.6 Long story short, it went viral" when the scammer ended up blocking Bingham's number — and changed his life.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Idealistic from India. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. immigration system! In addition, U.S.

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2021

But WhatsApp, which boasts nearly 400 million users in its largest market of India, argues that doing so would require it to trace every message sent on its service, violating users’ right to privacy. Responding to efforts by India and other countries to force it to trace messages, WhatsApp has published an FAQ on its website.

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2021

Twitter has hired a grievance officer in India | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Twitter has appointed two new executives in India in an attempt to comply with the country’s new information technology laws, a company lawyer told the Delhi High court at a Friday hearing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Penguin, he points out, is a growing power in China, India and Brazil, while Random House is pervasive across Spanish-speaking Latin America. Special thanks go to Charles Coward and Xavier Domènech of the Barcelona law firm Uría Menéndez. We invite you to check out the Bookshare catalog for updates on our Spanish collection.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Intelligent in India. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” such as India and China. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India. Of course, in India and other developing countries, the gap is even larger. As part of this project, we are working with our lead Indian partner, the DAISY Forum of India, as well as other Indian disability organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2010

To enter the contest, readers had to share their " Theory of Change." Megha is a passionate human rights advocate in India and also lawyer. I am a lawyer by profession and presently a student of human rights law in my masters at India. My theory for a change has some linkages to my law specific profession: 1.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

It is narrower than the Treaty, and is not binding as a treaty would be (some call it “soft law” compared to the “hard law” of a treaty). law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now). and European privacy laws, and so on. • law today. • What would I work on?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” to begin processing renewals for H and L visas later this year, according to Bloomberg Law.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Last year, the US joined the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, and Japan in a call to give local law enforcement backdoor encryption access , which would allow authorities to view encrypted messages and files if a warrant is issued.

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