Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he was against media censorship but the content on some social networking sites were "dangerous and inflammatory".
A top Chinese think-tank believes that social networking sites like Facebook pose a security threat to China.These sites are being used as 'tools of subversion' by Western nations, including the United States, claimed the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in its annual report on the development of new media. "Facebook has appeared as the rallying point for overseas Xinjiang separatist groups," the report said.
On Thursday, Google India's name was taken out from the suit for trial of various social networking websites for allegedly hosting offending contents, after it was pointed out to a Delhi court that it is merely a software developing firm.
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The website will now be repositioned as an e-commerce portal such as eBay.
While the world of internet and social networking sites is being increasingly by citizens, companies, or even the governments across the globe, the Indian Armed Forces are bracing against cyber attacks, cyber honey traps after several incidents of possible hacking and honey trapping came to light.
The former Congress president also tagged a post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in which he talked about eliminating EVMs.
Pakistan, which is witnessing an influx of Tehreek-i-Taliban terrorists in significant numbers in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's tribal districts, is also facing a threat from the Islamic State (ISIS) which is trying to establish a foothold in the country, the ministry of interior has said.
The founder of the social networking site was named Person of the Year for "connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and for changing how we all live our lives", according to the magazine.
Amid a raging controversy over BlackBerry posing security concerns, security agencies have now asked the Union telecom ministry to provide real-time monitoring of various social networking sites like Google, Skype and Twitter, among others.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's personal fortunes have soared, thanks to investment fund GSV Capital's recent stake in the social networking site which has put the Harvard dropout at a worth higher than Google founder Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
Popular social networking site Facebook, which will soon launch its initial public offering, has zeroed in on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange to list its shares.
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The senior IPS officer said that 45 percent of cyber financial frauds taking place in the country are originating from the South East Asia.
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"The growing prevalence and capabilities of the most visible cyber-events of 2010, Stuxnet and Hydraq, have turned the focus on protecting businesses and critical infrastructure." said Shantanu Ghosh, vice president, India Product Operations, Symantec.
A new poll finds that cyberbullying in India is pretty high.
The government has the power to monitor, intercept and even block online conversations and websites.
Google+ paves the way for yet another interesting feature for Facebook. Now Facebook facilitates video calling, and that too a group video chat.
Worried for your child's obsession for the internet and social networking sites? You are not alone, researchers say.
The social networking site has 1.23 billion monthly active users and 757 million daily active users.
Soon after the article came out on the last 500 office typewriters in the world of Godrej Prima brand, these became the favourite buzzword for the global media.
Business success often involves a combination of planning, implementation, and continuous learning, says rediffGURU Harsh Bharwani.
Priyanka stressed on the importance of the UP polls for the party, calling it a "do-or-die" situation.
Ankita Gaba and Aditya Rao are in their early 20s. The two run Superchooha, a social business communications firm. They tell Abhishek Mande how social media is changing the way organisations function and why it is difficult selling the idea of social communications in India.
Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked Vistara to submit a daily report on flight cancellations and delays as the Tata group airline cancelled more than 50 flights for the second straight day on Tuesday amid non-availability of pilots.
With social networking sites becoming an integral part of our lives, experts believe using digital traces for legal purposes will only rise in future.
Experts warned that amendments, which would allow traceability of "unlawful content", invade personal privacy and free speech.
With online deals getting bigger everyday, Facebook is getting into the local deals business. And that move by itself as per analysts is enough to make Groupon, a website that is localised to major geographic markets worldwide look nervously over its shoulder and further strengthen Facebook.
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According to the survey by global IT security and data protection firm Sophos, criminals have increasingly focused attacks on users of social networking sites in last 12 months with an explosion in reports of spam and malware.
The first movie to be made available on Facebook is the Heath Ledger starrer The Dark Knight.
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Google's latest offering 'Google Plus' is steadily gaining ground in the social networking space, so far dominated by Facebook, with the internet giant's social network attracting about 20 million visitors in the initial three weeks and nearly half of these visitors hailing from US and India.
Some members of a parliamentary panel looking into the issue of hate speech on Facebook on Monday expressed the view that whistle-blowers Sophie Zhang and Frances Haugen, who have flagged bias and lack of proper regulation on the social media platform, be called to depose before it, sources said.
With rising incomes, education, and health awareness in India, especially in the big cities, droves of people are saying no to sugar.
The deal makes Facebook now worth more than companies like eBay, Yahoo and Time Warner.
'The people of Tamil Nadu in particular Chennai know about the double standards of the BJP. Nothing will work for them here.'
'We want to prove to the world that they will get the best code written from a small place like Wayanad.'
Divya Narendra, the 29-year-old, American Indian who along with the Winklevoss brothers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for copying their idea, talks about his his idols and ideals in life, the lessons he learnt from the Facebook episode and the traps that start-ups should watch out for.
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