Facebook has squared off for battle against Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani over India’s tough data privacy regulations. On Thursday, Facebook’s vice-president for global affairs and communications Nick Clegg slammed India’s inward-looking policy of fiercely storing the repository of data gathered from its citizens within the country and stopping global corporations from mining it for…
DetailsSunetra Aggarwal (not her real name), a Delhi-based IT professional, is an avid Internet user. With rising digitisation, it has been a cinch for her to do all her banking, shopping and cab/ticket bookings online. She is also active on social media and accesses endless entertainment via OTT platforms. It was convenient and cost-efficient for…
DetailsIn the light of the current sabre-rattling between the US and its Western allies on one side, and countries like Russia and Iran on the other, each accusing the other of hacking into its computer systems, it is time for international cyber peacekeeping initiatives. Will the UN intervene? By Nijhum Rudra According to an old…
DetailsSocial media has captivated India to an almost unimaginable degree. Wherever you look, you’re likely to find someone chatting on WhatsApp or rapidly scrolling through Instagram, maybe even stopping to have a peek at videos. This is even more apparent with the youngsters of the country. But with all that connectivity, there are always big…
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