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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The growing criminal activities and complexities marking the cyberspace gave rise to the fascinating combination of technology and law. The cyber lawyers are the new age cyber warriors fighting to protect the domain from the legal end. One such warrior who has established herself at the forefront when it comes to protecting the laws of…
This was one of the key observations in a webinar titled ‘Cyber Safety Best Practices for MSMEs.’The webinar waspart of CUTS International’s ongoing project – Cyber Safe East, which is being implemented in partnership with the U.S. Consulate, Kolkata. Speaking on the occasion, Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS International emphasised on the importance of building…