- ‘Day We Fight Back’ campaign is aimed at voicing out dissent against the mass worldwide surveillance and open breach of privacy being conducted by the US Government and the NIA. This campaign is supported by the Free Software Movement of Karnataka (FSMK), and the Internet and Society (Bangalore based NGO). This campaign has received worldwide support from more than 5000 websites.
- ‘Safe Internet Day‘ campaign is aimed at promoting safety to the online technology users. According to the Safe Computing Index released by Microsoft Corp, phishing attacks have penetrated into the security of more than 20% interest users in India, and 12% of Indian users have faced issues related to identity thefts.
- Similar campaign has also been launched by Google India as well. Their ‘Good to Know’ campaign is aimed at bringing about awareness on online safety practices.
Exams Perspective:
- USA’s PRISM & Boundless Informant programs on snooping
- Internet Governance
- Right to privacy