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1 " The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by passing series of draconian laws and it seems we are exactly imitating the same with the freedom of the internet by passing Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill. "
― Arzak Khan
2 " The very success of the internet itself is due to its openness, equality of opportunity and innovation. Platforms like Facebook itself would not have been created if Mr. Mark Zuckerberg was accessing the internet via free basics. "
3 " No global corruption scandal can be complete without mentioning Pakistani politicians. "
4 " The impact of the internet on economic development is shifting in two important directions. First, given the aging population and near-saturated market penetration in the advanced economies, most of the expansion of the internet related market will take place in developing countries like Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Secondly, the globalization of the internet is expected to increase the share of developing countries in the internet economy presenting a historic opportunity for the young and poor in Pakistan to improve their economic condition. "
5 " We should refrain from adopting laws that would allow countries with poor scorecard on human rights to exploit backdoors on techs for silencing dissent. "
6 " The only way to stop big data from becoming big brother is introduce privacy laws that protect the basic human rights online. "
7 " The South Asia region is not only a hub of global disinformation innovation but also a hub of growing disinformation entrepreneurs who serve a very complex global clientele from private brands to foreign governments. "
8 " Expecting to fix privacy problem by passing few laws will not work as the cancer is much deeper than this in our surveillance society. "
9 " Connecting any strategic infrastructure to the internet makes it vulnerable to security threats and most government systems connected in South are extremely vulnerable to hacking, data leakages and hijacking. "
10 " Destruction of privacy via surveillance programs engineered by Great Powers widens the existing power imbalance between the ruling elite and everyone else. Its impact on global south will be colossal. "
11 " If winning hearts and minds matter in Balochistan than the military and civil establishment are doing everything to loose on that end. "
12 " Pakistan need to better prepare their citizens for the demands of a changing information economy, and they need to adjust tax and social protection systems to ease the transition from labor market to information one. "
