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Orkut In Pact With Indian Law Enforcement

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-your-mouth dept.

food4thought writes "The Economic Times reports that Orkut has signed a pact with Indian Cyber Crime Cell. They have now pledged to block any 'defamatory or inflammatory content', or hand over IP address information to police if asked.' Deputy Commissioner of Police (enforcement) Sanjay Mohite said the pact means they do not have to go through the lengthy process of asking the Central government to communicate with Orkut. The practice so far has been to first send a request to the Centre's computer emergency response team in New Delhi. This team processes the request through its channels and even if a forum is finally blocked, the "culprits" still remain untraceable as no IP addresses can be obtained ... "Now we can do away with the process and not just directly ban content but also obtain details of IP addresses and service providers quickly," Mohite said.' How long before we see these 'informal arrangements' elsewhere?"

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  3. India is Unique: India is not a Western nation. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    The Indian experience will not translate to other Western countries. Though India is a democracy, it is not a Western nation. India is, for example, rife with honor killings. Moreover, the Indians aggressively pursue the development of nuclear weapons.

    Contrast the Indians to other peoples who are truly Westerners and who truly commit to Western values. Consider the Poles. They refuse to develop nuclear weapons and prefer to invest government funds in developing the infrastructure to spur economic growth. The Poles are also committed to civil rights and to protecting the rights of women and children.

    The Indians, like the Chinese, enjoy suppressing human rights -- including the rights to privacy. By contrast, the Poles embrace human rights.