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19 Apr 2018
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Metrolife: Brutality porn has sadly many takers in IndiaThe name of the eight-year old Kathua rape victim is trending not just on social media but also on a porn site.
19 Apr 2018
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ICANN 61 ReadoutAkriti Bopanna attended an ICANN61 Readout session on the 19th of April at the International Institute of Information Technology at Electronic City in Bengaluru.
17 Apr 2018
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Wikipedia Will Reward You For Translating English Articles To Indian LanguagesIndia has seen a substantial growth in the number of internet users since the introduction of attractive prices by Jio. Internet adoption is seen as the key to bridging the divide between urban and rural populations and an important means …
17 Apr 2018
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Is This The Beginning Of The End For Facebook?After two days of congressional hearings that collectively lasted over ten hours, there are many questions about Facebook, its policies and its future that experts are debating.
17 Apr 2018
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In a first, Indian Singers Rights' Association distributes royaltyWhile singers say this benefits out of job artistes, the transparency in distribution remains questionable.
17 Apr 2018
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Facebook’s fake news clean-up hits language barrierThe sheer diversity of India’s ethnic languages could defeat Facebook’s move to get content moderators and use artificial intelligence (AI) to counter the spread of misinformation on its platform ahead of the general elections next year, …
10 Apr 2018
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Pension won’t be denied for want of Aadhaar, says EPFOThe move is aimed at ensuring that no retired government employee is deprived of pension for want of Aadhaar or failure of fingerprint authentication.
10 Apr 2018
7 Apr 2018
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It Took Just 355 Indians to Mine the Data of 5.6 Lakh Facebook Users. Here's HowData privacy in India is still a nascent subject. Experts say cheap data has led to unprecedented Facebook penetration. Often, it is seen that those who open an account are not aware of the privacy concerns.
7 Apr 2018
7 Apr 2018
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Cambridge Analytica row: Facebook data breach hit 560K Indian usersFacebook said that data and information of 87 million users globally were compromised.
7 Apr 2018
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After data leak row, Facebook imposes restrictions on user data accessMEIT issues notice to Facebook even as experts debate absolute impact on the second largest developer community.
3 Apr 2018
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Your mobile apps have the permission to spy on youThe top applications on the Android Play store in India seek permission like access to your camera, microphone, modify contacts and download files without notifications depending on the use of the app.
3 Apr 2018
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Parties seek social media influencers to go viralIt was 2015. Rahul Gandhi, Congress vice president then, met Mount Carmel College students in Bengaluru. Soon after the interaction, there were media reports on how Gandhi was stumped by the questions.
3 Apr 2018
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If data is the new oil, how much does an Indian citizen lose?Surveillance capitalism is the business model of the Internet, so what exactly are we talking about here?
29 Mar 2018
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The Narendra Modi app: The secret weapon in BJP’s elections arsenalNarendra Modi app, BJP's secret weapon.
28 Mar 2018
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Narendra Modi’s personal app sparks India data privacy rowPM’s NaMo app sends user data to third party in US, says researcher.
27 Mar 2018
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UIDAI servers or third parties, Aadhaar leaks are dangerous: ExpertsEven though the UIDAI has denied these reports, its arguments rest on shaky grounds, according to experts.
27 Mar 2018
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PM’s app also susceptibleEven the Narendra Modi app of PM Modi is susceptible to data theft as a 22-year old Indian hacker established, claiming that privacy of more than 70 lakh users on it is at stake.
27 Mar 2018
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Data Breach: How will the biggest scandal that Facebook is mired in affect its credibility in India?Facebook has not been able to catch a break lately.
26 Mar 2018
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Security experts say need to secure Aadhaar ecosystem, warn about third party leaksThe public reckoning of data leaks in India’s national ID database, Aadhaar is still on hold while reports of data leakage through third-parties keep coming.
26 Mar 2018
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Modi Govt compromising privacy of individuals: CongCharging the Narendra Modi Governemt with compromising the privacy of individuals by leaking user information on the Narendra Modi app, the Congress on Monday said the counter allegations by the BJP that the Opposition party was indulging …
26 Mar 2018
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Indian IT firms not ready for European Union's proposed privacy laws, only a few compliant with GDPROnly a third of Indian IT firms are compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will come into force on 25 May, according to a media report.
26 Mar 2018
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Data politics: BJP, Congress in spat over sharing app data without users’ consentCongress took down its WithINC app after facing allegations of sharing user data, a day after it accused BJP of doing the same with the NaMo app.
26 Mar 2018
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Aadhaar safetyWe get experts to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.
25 Mar 2018
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Without stringent law, threats to Mark Zuckerberg are hollow: ExpertsIT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday warned Facebook and other social networks of tough action, if they attempted to influence the Indian elections.
25 Mar 2018
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Siri, did you hear me? Adapting Privacy to New Technologies, Automated Decision-making, and Cloud ComputingAmber Sinha participated as a panelist in the discussion on adapting privacy to new technologies organised by the USIBC on March 6, 2018 in New Delhi.
25 Mar 2018
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Listening Machines - New interfaces for Art-Science and Technology PolicySharath Chandra presented his work "Listening Machines - New interfaces for Art-Science and Technology Policy" at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C, at the Arthur M Sackler Colloquia on March 12, 2018.
25 Mar 2018
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Is Facebook too powerful without legal safeguards?The absence of a data protection law and a competition watchdog to oversee Internet companies are key shortcomings, according to some experts.
25 Mar 2018
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Govt warns Facebook of stringent legal action if found misusing dataIT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says that under the IT Act, Facebook’s chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, can be summoned to India if required.