A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said, "At this stage we do not know whether we could decide this issue or the high court will decide."
India is often viewed as an aggressive tax jurisdiction by domestic and overseas taxpayers, and making the charter as part of the Act may help restore confidence among taxpayers.
Harvard Global Health Institute Director Dr Ashish Jha noted that the number of cases in India may be higher than what the data suggests because while testing has been improving, it has not been rolled out in a way that will capture all low-symptomatic patients.
People familiar with the proceedings said independent cybersecurity experts from a private consulting firm, technology lawyers, government officials and WhatsApp representatives were asked questions about the Pegasus spyware and the larger issues surrounding surveillance, hacking and remedial measures.
'The digital economy will generate 60 to 65 million jobs by 2025, 20 million more than the 40 to 45 million existing jobs that are in danger of disappearing or getting automated,' points out T N Ninan.
The high court conducted the hearing in-camera after the counsel for the Centre requested for it on the ground that it was a very sensitive decision taken by the Army and the inputs cannot be made public.
The Infosys co-founder has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against his opponent in Bangalore South
'It's still very early. I have just been handed over the matter and therefore I haven't formed any views on it as yet,' Justice B N Srikrishna tells Pavan Lall.
Mercedes-Benz joins the connected cars revolution with the launch of their app -- 'Mercedes Me'.
The judgment was reserved after a marathon hearing which went on for 38 days spanning four months.
The deadline of March 31 has been postponed till the apex court delivers its final judgment.
Expressing serious concern over some social media platforms not being able to trace the originator of a message or an online content, a bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said the government must step in now.
According to a survey conducted by the Deloitte and Data Security Council of India, 37 per cent of wireless networks had no encryption at all, followed by 49 per cent using a lower-level protection like Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption and just 14 per cent using security layers like Wi-Fi Protected Areas (WPA and WPA2) to secure their networks.
Even though PUBG Corporation is a South Korean company with its headquarters in Seoul, Tencent Gaming, a subsidiary of Chinese investment and technology giant Tencent, holds the global franchise for the mobile version of the game.
Install a security software that has an app advisor function, advises Tinesh Bhasin.
Phishing attacks could either be in the form of an email from a trusted source asking for personal information such as passwords, bank details and personal details, or it could mimic an existing website or webpage and trick a user into entering confidential information on the page.
Taxpayers might face several issues while filing returns this year.
Isn't National Intelligence Grid and UIDAI engineered by vested interests, asks Gopal Krishna.
'First sold to us as a voluntary scheme for government subsidies, Aadhaar has since sprouted multiple heads and tails, horns, fangs, warts, and a nasty case of halitosis.' 'It is unacceptably intrusive, our data is hilariously unsafe, and fraud, corruption, and criminality is rampant,' says Mitali Saran.
The government on Thursday announced new rules to curb misuse of social media platforms, as it mandated firms to appoint grievance officer, disclose the first originator of the mischievous information and remove, within 24 hours, content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women.
'People, whose sensitive information has been leaked by State agencies or companies having license from UIDAI to access the Aadhaar database, can file suits, collectively or individually.'
The IT ministry sources said they have received a reply from WhatsApp and are studying it, and that a view on it will be taken soon.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that US President Trump is frustrated with China.
Do India's laws governing the Internet need revolutionary change, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.
The Facebook chief said his top priority has always been his social mission of connecting people, building community and bringing the world closer together.
Secusmart provides high-security voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping solutions for government organisations, enterprises and telecommunications service providers in Germany as well as globally.
Industry body Nasscom is in the process of setting up of an independent self regulatory organisation, which will establish, monitor and enforce privacy and data protection standards for the ITES and BPO industry in the country.
As we wave goodbye to 2019, we look back at the highlights of the year, in the numbers that made it memorable.
SSL technology-based networks set to grow ten-fold.
DoT will have wider consultations with all stakeholders.
It said while Indian IT services companies were the "disruptors" and had created the modern offshoring industry, they are now incumbents, challenged by a host of specialised and niche start-ups that have emerged in the new digital environment.
The war between hackers and banks over ATM security will be dynamically redefined, notes Atanu Biswas.
The 17-minute video, dubbed 'Paris Has Collapsed', features the final words of the killers behind the Paris attacks last November.
Shortly after a controversy erupted over government's plans to snoop on every message sent through WhatsApp, SMS, e-mail or any such service, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology clarified that social media websites and applications will be exempted from the purview of the draft National Encryption Policy.
An ambitious long-term vision to ensure economic connectivity between India and the rest of Southern Asia is critical to India's trade policy objectives.
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Apple and Google adopted strong default encryption in late 2014.
Bloomberg's data notes that since last year, Bill Gates's net worth has decreased by $1.1 billion, while Ortega's has increased by an impressive $10.4 billion.
The idea that every citizen in this country is to be numbered is the primary thing in the project.
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