The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday banned another 118 Chinese-funded mobile apps, including the popular PubG, Alipay and Baidu, after terming them prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of the nation. The latest move comes a little over two months after the ministry of electronics and information technology banned 59 apps, including TikTok, amid… Continue reading PubG and 117 apps banned, the telegraph, 2020
The Mumbai Police earlier this week arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly creating a fake profile of Bollywood playback singer Bhoomi Trivedi. The interrogation of the accused Abhishek Daude revealed that there are several such companies that sell followers and ‘likes’ on social media. Mumbai Police have now decided to widen the scope of the… Continue reading Explained: The business of fake social media accounts, revealed in Mumbai arrest,Indian express, 22 july 2020
TikTok is under investigation for allegedly violating a settlement reached with US authorities last year that resolved charges the popular app broke rules governing how children’s personal information is treated online. The US Federal Trade Commission, which enforces the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, and the Justice Department, which often files court actions… Continue reading Tiktok App privacy:How US seeks to protect children’s privacy online, Times of India ,9 july 2020
The ban on the 59 Chinese owned mobile applications by the Indian government on account of ‘threat to the sovereignty and security’ is being hailed by the Cyber Law experts who believe that this move is aimed at sensitising safe consumption of technology without compromising on the data protection. Times Now spoke to various Cyber… Continue reading Cyber Law experts give tips on handling of banned 59 Chinese apps on your phone, Timesnow, Jun 30, 2020
When Britain was clueless about the importance of computers as engines of growth and men felt lazy about machine work, they hired women as “low-level drones” in the technology industry during the World War II through to the 1960s. This segment of the female workforce cracked enemy codes, ran large electromechanical computers and worked out… Continue reading Why we need more women leaders in cybersecurity, May 21, 2020
Following the footsteps of Singapore and South Korea, India has launched its own contact tracking app, called Corona Kavach. The app tracks the data of the user every hour to alert them whether they have crossed paths with any person who tested positive for coronavirus. While this might be beneficial for the user, privacy activists… Continue reading Corona Kavach: This app tells if you have crossed COVID-19 positive person 2 April 2020
Recently reported Delhi Police call log records show that during the targeted violence which proceeded unchecked for days barely an hour’s drive from Parliament, police stations in the national capital’s targeted areas received 700 distress calls on Sunday February 23 – 3,500 calls on Monday – 7,500 on Tuesday – and 1,500 on Wednesday February… Continue reading Reward of Public Money If Delhi Police Registers Your Hate Speech Complaint 17 March 2020