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'Facebook, WhatsApp seek more data than Aarogya Setu app'

'When a person is capable of infecting 50 others, will you think about the privacy of the person or about protecting the lives of people?' IMAGE: Jammu-Kashmir police personnel display the Aarogya......

No security breach in Aarogya Setu app, govt responds to hacker

The government on Wednesday said no data or security breach has been identified in Aarogya Setu after an ethical hacker raised concerns about a potential security issue in the app. The app......

Aadhaar helpline number can't steal data, says UIDAI

The Unique Identity Authority of India on Sunday said vested interests misused Google's "inadvertent" act around it old helpline number to create fear and tarnish the image of Aadhaar while......

Did TRAI chief's Aadhaar dare go wrong? UIDAI rejects Twitterati claims

After causing a flutter on social media with his Aadhaar dare, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman R S Sharma has said he had thrown an open the challenge to Twitterati -- to prove how......

Ramdev's messaging app 'Kimbho' goes off Play Store hours after launch

While experts claimed that Patanjali's Swadeshi messaging app was removed form Google Play over security concerns, Kimbho declared that it was removed because of heavy traffic. The fate of......

3.5 million MobiKwik users' data up for sale, company denies claim

Many people posted screenshots of the alleged MobiKwik user data, which, according to sources, was up for sale for 1.5 bitcoin or about $86,000. Payment app MobiKwik on Monday came under fire for......

Do you use Koo app? Please be careful!

French security researcher Robert Baptiste posted a screenshot suggesting the micro-blogging platform that offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages had Chinese connections. French......

Data privacy a major concern in India: Nandan Nilekani

Data privacy, he said, is a broader argument beyond Aadhaar as it includes everything such as issues related to mobile phones and social media data. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Nandan......

Google apologises for 'inadvertently' adding UIDAI helpline to Android setup

Amid public outrage over Aadhaar helpline number being pre-stored without user consent on certain mobile phones, Google on Friday night apologised for ‘inadvertently’ loading the old......

Do you have Aadhaar helpline number in your phone contact list?

French hacker Elliot Alderson had earlier pointed out UIDAI helpline (1800-300-1947) could just be “the tip of the iceberg”, hinting there could be additional data or trackers on Indian......

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Elliot Alderson

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'Facebook, WhatsApp seek more data than Aarogya Setu app'

No security breach in Aarogya Setu app, govt responds to hacker

Aadhaar helpline number can't steal data, says UIDAI

Did TRAI chief's Aadhaar dare go wrong? UIDAI rejects Twitterati claims

Ramdev's messaging app 'Kimbho' goes off Play Store hours after launch

3.5 million MobiKwik users' data up for sale, company denies claim

Do you use Koo app? Please be careful!

Data privacy a major concern in India: Nandan Nilekani

Google apologises for 'inadvertently' adding UIDAI helpline to Android setup

Do you have Aadhaar helpline number in your phone contact list?

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