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A screengrab of the AnonOps video that announced Operation Reliance. Credit: YouTube

Is Reliance Jio Sending Unsecured Indian Data Into China?

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/06/2015

It was only a month ago that Reliance had...

Signals from space: Can a network of satellites really provide affordable access for all to the internet? Credit: Shutterstock/Tatiana Shepeleva

A New Space Race is on to Bring the Internet to the Whole World

Thas Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas 19/06/2015

Only about 40% of the world’s population currently has...

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6 Tips for Protecting Your Communications From Prying Eyes

Julia Angwin, ProPublica 18/06/2015

While these tips were designed for journalists and confidential...

Health Minister JP Nadda. Credit: From Twitter

Tribunal Restrains Nadda From Rewriting Whistleblower Chaturvedi’s Appraisal

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 17/06/2015

The order by the Principal Bench (Delhi) of CAT...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. Credit: PTI Photo

Readers Respond to Smart Cities, Patriarchy & Toilets, Zoya Akhtar, Warring CMs

The Wire Staff 15/06/2015

Select comments from our readers on stories in The...

Writing on the wall, about Mission Poorn Shakti. Credit: Government of India

Debate: Sanitation Campaigns in Rural Rajasthan Do Not Promote Patriarchy

Somya Sethuraman 12/06/2015

Ashish Gupta and Nikhil Shrivastav’s article, “Why Using Patriarchal...

Agriculture in India. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Get Wired 11/6: Doubling Farmer Suicides, SAIL Chief Waved By, New HIV Sensors and More

Vaishali Rathore and Ayush Ranka 11/06/2015

Maharasthra’s farmer suicides double in two months In Maharashtra,...