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These are the privacy issues in Aarogya Setu, India's Covid-19 tracker app, alleged by French hacker Elliot Alderson
In April, Alderson found that the WebViewActivity allowed users to access internal files of th…
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Here’s what’s up with Kimbho, the Indian messaging app that wants to take on WhatsApp
The question really is, why not?
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BSNL revealed a customer's private data on Twitter to answer query
Not only did this include his phone number and recharge amount, but the types of services and ti…
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You're a big fan of the Pixies' 'Where Is My Mind,' you just don't know it yet
The song is everywhere: in movies, TV shows, advertisements, and beyond, completely detached from i…
Maria Sherman
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Aarogya Setu denies privacy breach, contradicts ethical hacker’s claims
The first claim by Alderson was that the Aarogya Setu app is fetching the user’s locatio…
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Security researcher finds flaw in Chingari site, firm says app safe
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Well-known French security researcher Elliot Alderson claimed that the web…
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Apple and Google offer Indian authorities their new COVID-19 contact tracing platform
Apple and Google have come together to launch COVID-19 contact tracing platform called Exposure Not…
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French security researcher claims Twitter's desi rival Koo is 'leaking' personal data of users
According to Robert Baptiste who goes by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y), Koo is expos…
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Mitron repackaged app made by developers from Pakistan: Report
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Mitron, the much touted desi version of TikTok, appears to have a "Pakista…
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This researcher found a way to change what pixels you see on your PC monitor. That hack ended up on 'Mr. Robot'
Ang Cui, CEO of Red Balloon Security, focuses on security within embedded devices. Embedded devices…
Shona Ghosh
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India's contact tracing app Aarogya Setu comes under the scanner again — three departments fail to explain their role in its development
India’s contact tracing app Aarogya Setu, which boasts of over 162 million downloads, is caught i…
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Twitter's upcoming feature will keep the trolls from hounding you
Trolls are a persistent problem on Twitter. Whether its politics, sports or just general conversati…
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Hacking Aarogya Setu can win you ₹1 lakh to ₹3 lakh through the Indian government’s ‘bug bounty’ programme
There’s a ₹1 lakh reward up for grabs for anyone who can find a valid way to improve the Indian gov…
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Experts explain the legal and moral pitfalls in Aarogya Setu app — despite the government’s insistence that a protocol has been put in place
India’s IT Ministry has passed an order to lay down the protocol for data collection in the Aarogya…
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Indian telecom regulator’s conspiracy theory about Aadhaar data leaks sounds a lot like Mukesh Ambani’s claim
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chief, RS Sharma, is alleging that there’s a consp…
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India's latest economic survey makes a case to use Aadhaar to create a master database for every citizen
The latest economic survey recommendation on Aadhaar, India's unique biometric identity for citiz…
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REVIEW: 'Mr. Robot' is still one of the smartest and most addictive shows on TV in season 2
In the second hour, we get a brief introduction to new series regular Grace Gummer. Meryl Streep's …
Jethro Nededog
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Can Nilekani, the architect of the world’s largest biometric project, spark digital payments in India?
While the infamous demonetisation in November 2016, which aimed at pushing Indians to use digita…