Commercial satellite imagery. How on earth will the #GeoMapKiller Bill stop this from depicting India? #SaveTheMap https://x.com/daviottenheimer/status/595354435393490945
February 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Commercial satellite imagery. How on earth will the #GeoMapKiller Bill stop this from depicting India? #SaveTheMap https://x.com/daviottenheimer/status/595354435393490945
I would urge journalists writing on the #GeoMapKiller Bill to go through the CIS submission: http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/comments-draft-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-2016 #SaveTheMap
February 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I would urge journalists writing on the #GeoMapKiller Bill to go through the CIS submission: http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/comments-draft-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-2016 #SaveTheMap
Both @cis_india & @iffsti called for the #GeoMapKiller Bill to be scrapped, but Ministry says it won't. #savethemap https://x.com/DevTen85/status/744811892351217665
February 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Both @cis_india & @iffsti called for the #GeoMapKiller Bill to be scrapped, but Ministry says it won't. #savethemap https://x.com/DevTen85/status/744811892351217665
Do Ministers actually read the laws their Ministry's proposing before commenting on them? It seems not https://t.co/WSF2qkWBkM #GeoMapKiller
Map law won't hurt tech firms, but companies like Google will have to depict maps correctly: Kiren Rijiju
Firms like Google will have to make sure Indias maps show Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir correctly, Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju told ET.
economictimes.indiatimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Do Ministers actually read the laws their Ministry's proposing before commenting on them? It seems not https://t.co/WSF2qkWBkM #GeoMapKiller
We at @cis_india recommended that the #GeoMapKiller Bill be entirely scrapped, as saving it isn't really possible: http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/comments-draft-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-2016
February 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We at @cis_india recommended that the #GeoMapKiller Bill be entirely scrapped, as saving it isn't really possible: http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/comments-draft-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-2016
Sent in CIS's comments on the #GeoMapKiller Bill. We've recommended the Bill be scrapped in its entirety. #SaveTheMap @geohacker @savethemap
February 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sent in CIS's comments on the #GeoMapKiller Bill. We've recommended the Bill be scrapped in its entirety. #SaveTheMap @geohacker @savethemap
Essentially, the #GeoMapKiller Bill allows the govt to acquire land worth up to Rs. 100 crore for free. Great scam. https://x.com/ajantriks/status/738762747874250752
February 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Essentially, the #GeoMapKiller Bill allows the govt to acquire land worth up to Rs. 100 crore for free. Great scam. https://x.com/ajantriks/status/738762747874250752
#GeoMapKiller Bill applies to all Indian citizens, and this would mean 7 years in jail & up to 100 cr. #SaveTheMap https://x.com/ANI_news/status/737932456100286464
February 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#GeoMapKiller Bill applies to all Indian citizens, and this would mean 7 years in jail & up to 100 cr. #SaveTheMap https://x.com/ANI_news/status/737932456100286464
India's welcome response to Pakistani bluster on the #GeoMapKiller Bill. https://x.com/MEAIndia/status/732526354214887424
February 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
India's welcome response to Pakistani bluster on the #GeoMapKiller Bill. https://x.com/MEAIndia/status/732526354214887424
Here's a new twist in the #GeoMapKiller Bill saga. Pakistani govt is utterly wrong, though. https://x.com/ForeignOfficePk/status/732459824718340097
February 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Here's a new twist in the #GeoMapKiller Bill saga. Pakistani govt is utterly wrong, though. https://x.com/ForeignOfficePk/status/732459824718340097
Yet another map that will be banned? #GeoMapKiller #SaveTheMap https://x.com/RachelMJDwyer/status/730769568856166400
February 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yet another map that will be banned? #GeoMapKiller #SaveTheMap https://x.com/RachelMJDwyer/status/730769568856166400
February 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Govt. says it is willing to amend the #GeoMapKiller Bill. But it needs a *comprehensive* re-write. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/map-issue-govt-ready-for-review-of-geospatial-bill/article8576356.ece
MHA open to reviewing of draft Geospatial Bill
According to the draft ‘The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016’, it will be mandatory to take permission from a government authority before acquiring, disseminating, publishing or distributing any geospatial information on India.
www.thehindu.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Govt. says it is willing to amend the #GeoMapKiller Bill. But it needs a *comprehensive* re-write. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/map-issue-govt-ready-for-review-of-geospatial-bill/article8576356.ece
The penalty? ₹100 crores and 7 years in jail. #GeoMapKiller https://x.com/thej/status/729221020272336896
February 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The penalty? ₹100 crores and 7 years in jail. #GeoMapKiller https://x.com/thej/status/729221020272336896
Are we back in a digital Licence Raj? @mehersuri1's piece quoting @jackerhack, @nixxin, et moi. http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-indias-attempt-police-digital-maps-and-satellite-images-dumb-idea-42805 #GeoMapKiller
February 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are we back in a digital Licence Raj? @mehersuri1's piece quoting @jackerhack, @nixxin, et moi. http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-indias-attempt-police-digital-maps-and-satellite-images-dumb-idea-42805 #GeoMapKiller
Thank goodness we have @thej, @fakenisha, and @datameet to help deal with the monstrous #GeoMapKiller Bill.
February 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Thank goodness we have @thej, @fakenisha, and @datameet to help deal with the monstrous #GeoMapKiller Bill.
Dear @BJPRajnathSingh, things like the draft #GeoMapKiller Bill make India a laughing stock abroad. https://x.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/728445888058687488
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dear @BJPRajnathSingh, things like the draft #GeoMapKiller Bill make India a laughing stock abroad. https://x.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/728445888058687488
#mustread @nixxin's explainer on the horrors of the #GeoMapKiller Bill and its impact on ordinary Internet users. http://www.medianama.com/2016/05/223-india-draft-mapping-bill/
How India's ridiculous draft mapping data law will impact you (and your business) - MEDIANAMA
In what is a regressive and a remarkably myopic instance of policy making – and right up there in the…
www.medianama.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#mustread @nixxin's explainer on the horrors of the #GeoMapKiller Bill and its impact on ordinary Internet users. http://www.medianama.com/2016/05/223-india-draft-mapping-bill/
#mustread Excellent piece by @DevTen85 on many of the implications of the #GeoMapKiller Bill on your everyday life. https://x.com/pranesh/status/728547788166823937
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#mustread Excellent piece by @DevTen85 on many of the implications of the #GeoMapKiller Bill on your everyday life. https://x.com/pranesh/status/728547788166823937
Seriously, what is it with the govt coming up with such bad polixy? First the draft national encryption policy, now this #GeoMapKiller Bill!
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Seriously, what is it with the govt coming up with such bad polixy? First the draft national encryption policy, now this #GeoMapKiller Bill!
.@Mapbox and @cis_india will host a public meeting at CIS on Wednesday evening to discuss the #GeoMapKiller Bill. Please join in if free.
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
.@Mapbox and @cis_india will host a public meeting at CIS on Wednesday evening to discuss the #GeoMapKiller Bill. Please join in if free.