@johl How can it be, that corporations can control their data long ago after it leaves their hands, and wield an army of lawyers to uphold that. But a private person is nothing but a subject, with the traces of what they leave on the internet void of human value?
There will be a day when our internet personas are us. And if we don’t give then rights now, we as people will be in the position of that data right now
Am I the only one who finds it curious, that companies can control everything about the digital footprints they produce, yet our traces of walking the digital reality are only subject to a harvest?
How is it fair, that if a company’s bytes get copied by someone and read by me, I can be criminally responsible, yet the digital trail that’s created when I surf the web and is equally unique, gives me absolutely no rights to decide what others can do with it?
'Such Illegal Relations Need Not Be Protected': Allahabad HC Rejects Protection Plea Of Married Woman, Her Live-In Partner; Imposes ₹2K Cost
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a protection plea filed by a married woman and her live-in partner while observing that such type of 'illegal relationship' need not be protected by the court. A bench of Justice Renu Agarwal also imposed a cost of Rs. 2,000/- on the live-in couple (petitioners) as it observed that if it would indulge in "such type of cases" and grant protection to "illegal relationship", then it will create 'chaos' in the society.
Rejection of final EPF claims sees surge in 5 years, up from 13% to 34%
EPFO rejections: Out of the three PF claim categories – final settlement, transfer and withdrawal – the rejection rate has sharply increased for the final settlement of PF claims over the last five years.
Aadhaar Deactivations and the Genealogy of Cybernetics Gone Rogue in India
The recent developments with several individuals' Aadhaar being de-activated has created a flurry of concerned activity among the political class in India about the dangers of this system.
How Procedure Upended Personal Liberty In Allahabad High Court’s Refusal To Protect Interfaith Couples
In January 2024, the Allahabad High Court turned down appeals of nine interfaith couples for protection from their families on the grounds that they did not solemnise their marriages according to Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law. In doing so, the High Court opted for procedure over liberty, even as challenges to the law are pending in the Supreme Court, which last heard the case in April 2023.
“We cannot accept fmr President #Trump's claim that a President has unbounded authority to commit #crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power - the recognition & implementation of #election results. Nor can we sanction his apparent contention that the Executive has carte blanche to violate the #rights of individual citizens to #vote & to have their votes count.”
Places of Worship Act – a crucible for the idea of India
The next few months and years will determine which vision of India will triumph – the one which (as the Act does) recognises fault lines that were imaginarily wiped out by the lawmakers to bolster the dream of a unified vision of a shared India, or the one which is premised on cultural supremacy and reclamation of a glorious religious past. Soutik Banerjee writes.
Environmental rights: Big corporations vs disadvantaged communities
"Legal advocates warn that federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's pledge to defund the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is a "retrograde step" that would ultimately disadvantage everyday Australians. Defunding the EDO will reduce Australians' access to legal representation. It's really important that communities are able to enforce their environmental rights."
Over a million people across the country flooded the streets in the first general strike against Milei, a taste of what’s to come if #Milei pushes ahead with his more radical policies. These policies include the #privatization of state companies, the destruction of workers’ #rights, and the end of all funding for infrastructure projects — a crucial source of jobs and development for the country…
Today in Labor History January 21, 2017: The Women’s March took place, the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. It was prompted by several of Trump's misogynist statements during his campaign for president. Marchers were advocating for legislation in support of women's rights, immigration reform, healthcare reform, disability justice, reproductive rights, the environment, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of religion and workers' rights. Over 470,000 people marched in Washington, D.C. Up to 5.5 million people participated throughout the U.S., or 1.5% of the entire U.S. population.
What happened to Brittany Watts never should have happened in the first place. Now we need to make sure it never happens again -- nobody should be criminalized for how their pregnancy ends. We have multiple ways for you to take action right now. https://indivisible.org/resource/demand-justice-brittany-watts
#NewJersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law legislation allowing 17-year-olds to vote in state primaries if they'll be 18 by the next general election.