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(Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/kvjYDJ) 3D printing is currently one of the biggest buzzwords in technologically inclined circles. And yet grand format flatbed printers and other printers, it is not in and of itself a new technology, and has been in existence since 1984. The current increase in its popularity is because it is only now becoming…
(Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/5V1h4R) The following is a post on the recent disconnection of mobile internet, bulk SMS and bulk MMS services by the government in Vadodara in light of social unrest and riots. It’s a bit of a long post, and therefore has been divided into sections – the first part details the factual background of…
(Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/mjhubJ) Recently in our class on the Law of Evidence, the discussion turned to the security of email accounts, specifically Gmail. Our teacher asked a general question, about how easy it would be for a person to hack a Gmail account, on a scale of 0 (extremely difficult) to 5(extremely easy). There was…
(Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/e9LG7B) (This post is based in part on a paper earlier published by Rostrum Law Review) This post first explains the Bitcoin Network itself and some of its vulnerabilities, and then the cyptography used by Bitcoins that gives it the title of Cryptocurrency.
(Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/e9LG7B) (This post is based in part on a paper published by Rostrum Law Review) Most of the currencies in the world right now, and all the reserve currencies, are fiat currencies, declared to be currencies by a legal tender, and unsupported by any physical commodity, only the rules of supply and demand (Incidentally, the term ‘fiat’…
(This post was earlier published on SpicyIP) Google, ARA and Open Source Licensing When Google sold Motorola, which it had bought only a short while ago for a certain amount, there was a considerable amount of speculation over the sale. One of the most curious points about the deal, though, was that Google had retained…
(Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/ciEBXf) (This post was published earlier on SpicyIP) Network Neutrality The debate around Network Neutrality is a decades old debate, but it is not any less relevant for it. The idea of ‘Network Neutrality’ is, simply put, that ISPs do not price-discriminate between their consumers. Thus, under the Net Neutrality regime, an Internet…
(ImageSource: https://flic.kr/p/5kN3ek) (This post was earlier published on SpicyIP) ICANN and a Changing Internet Ever since Swaraj covered the new domain names being permitted by ICANN back in 2011 on SpicyIP, there have been a few quite crucial developments. Before moving on to these developments, a quick background of some relevant points. Part I: Introduction…