News and media coverage
2,600 items.
25 Jul 2018
News
WhatsApp races against time to fix fake news mess ahead of 2019 general electionsOn Friday, when WhatsApp announced that it would pilot a ‘five media-based forwards limit’ in India, the government came up with an unequivocal reminder.
25 Jul 2018
News
Firms find wealth in your dataData collection and theft is quite prevalent and there is little an individual can do right now.
19 Jul 2018
News
TRAI recommendations on data privacy raises eyebrowsThe telecom regulator’s recommendations on data privacy have raised eyebrows over jurisdiction and timing, with IT ministry officials as well as companies questioning the need for it at a time when the government appointed Justice BN …
19 Jul 2018
News
Srikrishna panel upset at timing of Trai suggestionsThe Justice BN Srikrishna Committee, which is drafting a model data protection and privacy law for India, is upset by the timing of recommendations made by the country’s telecom regulator this week, according to a senior member of the …
18 Jul 2018
News
IETF 102 MontrealThe Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organized IETF 102 Montreal at Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Montreal in Canada from July 14 - 20, 2018. Gurshabad Grover participated remotely in the meetings of several Working Groups.
18 Jul 2018
News
IEEE-SA InDITA Conference 2018Gurshabad Grover participated in the IEEE-SA InDITA Conference 2018 organized by IEEE Standards Association held IIIT-Bangalore on July 10 and 11, 2018.
13 Jul 2018
News
India's Latest Data Leak: People's Aadhaar Number And Bank Account Are Just One Google Search AwayEven Truecaller doesn't reveal this much.
13 Jul 2018
News
Government Gives Nod To Bill For Building DNA Databases In India, For 'Criminal Investigation And Justice Delivery'The bill will be introduced in Parliament in the Monsoon session.
13 Jul 2018
News
Child-lifting rumours caused 69 mob attacks, 33 deaths in last 18 months45 persons were killed in 40 cases of mob lynching across nine states between 2014 and 3 March 2018 according to data.
10 Jul 2018
News
Death by Social MediaThe victims of WhatsApp forwards are outsiders, the political class is silent, the state is helpless. There are clear patterns behind the recent mob lynchings.
7 Jul 2018
News
'Hope for such swift crackdowns for everyone'The prompt arrest has impressed cybercrime experts, but some are sceptical whether this case will serve as a deterrent for trolls or spell hope for citizens at the receiving end of online abuse.
30 Jun 2018
News
Tech transformation: how agriculture is being redefined through digital innovation and startupsAt a recent YES Bank panel and digital startup competition, it was evident that India’s digital boom was lending the Indian startup ecosystem a distinctly agri-flavour.
29 Jun 2018
News
Draft bill proposes Rs 1 crore fine, 3 year jail for data privacy violationThe move comes at a time when user data of Indians is under threat from social media firms accused of data mining and sharing information with private companies for advertising and marketing purposes. There has also been a growing concern …
27 Jun 2018
News
The rise of AI in Indian healthcare industry: An innovative asset to the rescueThe use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly increasing with the growth of start-ups and large Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies that offer AI healthcare solutions for healthcare challenges in India.
26 Jun 2018
News
Police to counter fake news on WhatsAppState police across Karnataka, Assam, Telangana and Kerala are designing social media campaigns as an antidote to fake news on messaging apps like WhatsApp following claims that these platforms have been used to incite violence across …
26 Jun 2018
News
Jindal varsity's international affairs students shine in job marketTurning a common perception on its head, international affairs students of O.P. Jindal Global University here have shown that pursuing a so-called "conventional" course can also open several doors of recruitment including in multinational …
26 Jun 2018
News
26th AMIC Annual Conference – India 2018The 26th AMIC annual conference on the theme Disturbing Asian Millennials: Some Creative Responses was organized by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) at Fortune Inn Valley View, Manipal in Karnataka from June 7 - 9, 2018. Swaraj …
26 Jun 2018
News
'Full belief in fake texts shows cops not trusted'Nilotpal Basu and Abhijeet Nath, an audio engineer and digital artiste, were beaten to death in Assam's Karbi Anglong last week based on rumours that they were kidnappers.
25 Jun 2018
News
Death By WhatsAppThe fatal messages were both in text and in audio. They were in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese and Gujarati among others.
25 Jun 2018
News
Data Privacy: Footprints on the WebTechnology has made data protection a hot button issue. Now, a group of eminent citizens, mostly lawyers, have formulated a draft privacy bill, a legal framework that protects the individual’s right to privacy, but it faces legal …
23 Jun 2018
News
Is Privacy Obsolete?Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event organized by TERI in Bangalore on June 22, 2018.
23 Jun 2018
News
Anushka finds support for her anti-litter tiradeShe is well within her rights to shame the affluent man who threw plastic waste out of his swanky car, many say.
11 Jun 2018
News
Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In IndiaA draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India.
5 Jun 2018
News
EC disables easy access to electoral data across statesThe recently-concluded Assembly elections may have set more than just one precedent with implications for the entire nation.
1 Jun 2018
News
Patanjali's Kimbho swiftly retreats over security scare, ripped on TwitterSwadeshi" messaging app targeted at WhatsApp taken off from app stores hours after launch.
1 Jun 2018
News
BIF Workshop on V Band-New Use Cases under 802.11ad &.11ayThe workshop organized by Broadband India was held on May 31, 2018 at Taj Mansingh (Long Champ) in New Delhi. Shyam Ponappa attended the workshop.
1 Jun 2018
News
Allow admins to add users to online group chats only after permission: SFLC.inSFLC.in -- a donor supported legal services organisation -- has written an open letter to messaging service providers like WhatsApp, Facebook and others, urging them to modify their platforms to ensure that users are not added to group …
31 May 2018
News
India Proposes Law to Give Indians Complete Control of their Digital Health DataIndia’s health ministry has proposed a law to govern data security in the healthcare sector that would give individuals complete ownership of their health data.
31 May 2018
News
Election Experiment Proves Facebook Just Doesn't Care About Fake News In IndiaMuch-hyped fact-checking initiative identified only 30 bits of fake news in month-long Karnataka campaign. Yup — 30!
31 May 2018
News
Don't blindly forward WhatsApp messages. You could be suedNever before in Bengaluru has the Internet and social media taken such a vicious and violent turn as it did last week.