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Whatsapp, Google, Amazon and Facebook under the scanner for data protection violations as Supreme Court calls on RBI and NPCI to investigate
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Payments …
Data protection bill to drive deep behavioural changes for platforms exploiting data: Chandrasekhar
Misinformation, he said, is not to be confused with right to free speech. The minister noted th…
PTI
IT ministry to send notice to WhatsApp on international spam calls issue: Chandrasekhar
India's IT Ministry will issue a notice to WhatsApp regarding the recent surge in spam calls from u…
PTI
This spam blocker may add a layer of anonymity to your social media presence while Twitter and Facebook are under pressure to verify their users
This means that if your social media handle is found to be a part of any activity, which v…
WhatsApp now a spam factory, 1 in 2 Indian swamped with promotional messages: report
Meta-owned WhatsApp has become a spam factory as more than one in two Indians now say that they are…
WhatsApp says it is taking action against automated and bulk messaging ahead of assembly elections in five states
Reacting to an IANS story on how the bulk WhatsApp API (application programming interface) tools…
New VPN rules: ExpressVPN removes its servers from India, other companies may pull out too
VPN service providers have said the guidelines issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response …
WhatsApp Pegasus hack gave attacker personal data access to at least 20 victims
"WhatsApp continues to review the available information. It also mentioned that WhatsApp believ…
PTI
Being GDPR compliant doesn't necessarily make companies ready for India's upcoming data protection laws
India is ready to take a stab at formulating its first laws to govern data and it is using the Euro…
WhatsApp banned two million Indian accounts during May 15-June 15 period
The new IT rules require large digital platforms -- with over five million users -- to publish c…
PTI
India rejects criticism for new IT rules relating to social media by three UN rapporteurs
The enactment of these rules had become necessary following widespread concerns about increasin…
PTI
Mozilla is not happy with India's new IT rules claiming there aren't enough checks and balances in place
According to Mozilla’s public policy advisor, Udhbav Tiwari, the sudden move will have ‘disastro…
As Signal downloads surge, employees are reportedly worried the messaging app isn't doing enough to head off extremism
Signal's strong privacy focus might mean it's less able to prevent and track harmful behavior on it…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
People in Kashmir are being forced out of WhatsApp for no fault of their own
There has been a shutdown of internet services in Kashmir since the government scrapped the state’s…
WhatsApp can sue you for sending bulk messages
WhatsApp will sue entities found abusing its platform starting December 7.
Facebook data breach continues more than a year after Cambridge Analytica
Data from Facebook continues to leak more than year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The soci…
Everyone is talking about Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-linked data firm that harvested 50 million Facebook profiles - here's what's going on
Simon Milner, the company's UK director of policy, told British MPs last month: "They [CA] may have…
Alexandra Ma
I've built a career in ethical hacking. Online scams are getting much, much worse — and AI isn't helping.
Laura Kankaala, whose worked in cybersecurity for 10 years, said that online scams are becoming mor…
Emma Magnus
USSD-based call forwarding to be suspended soon to curb fraud
Online fraud has been on the rise in the country, with several instances of fraud resulting from ca…
How to check the IMEI number on your phone
An IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is a unique identification number that is …