Facebook-owned messaging platform said Indian journalists and human right activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli sypware Pegasus.
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Furious competition between social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace is compromising the protection of users' data, a Cambridge University study has concluded.
The proposed new norms include deployment of technology-based automated tools or appropriate mechanisms for proactively identifying and removing or disabling public access to unlawful information or content, minister of state for electronics and IT Sanjay Dhotre said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
A new mobile banking 'Trojan' virus -- SOVA -- which can stealthily encrypt an Android phone for ransom and is hard to uninstall is targeting Indian customers, the country's federal cyber security agency said in its latest advisory.
Financial institutions are 300 times more vulnerable to cyberattacks than any other industry.
'There appears to be no larger public interest overriding the right to privacy of the donors and donees concerned'
India's sprawling digital public infrastructure received a glowing endorsement from billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday as he praised the country's "great" digital network, reliable and low-cost connectivity, and said this will be the cheapest 5G market. Under the G20 presidency of India, a session on 'Building resilient and inclusive economies- the Promise of Digital Public Infrastructure' was held on Wednesday in New Delhi, where the Microsoft co-founder spoke of India's digital identity Aadhaar, its payment infrastructure, and rapid strides that the country has taken in bringing more people into formal banking system. "India in particular, by laying the groundwork for digital public infrastucture starting with identity system, allows people to build on top of that.
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked a news company to "hold its hand" for the time being and not publish any information against a Delhi-based businessman in connection with a drugs case involving the son of a Bollywood actor.
The Supreme Court has extended the benefits of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act to minors who engage in consensual sexual activity by exempting doctors from disclosing their identity to the local police.
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Bird Group's executive director Ankur Bhatia died on Friday at the age of 48 following a massive cardiac arrest.
Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) helps you shake off the last-minute jitters as you prepare for the UPSC National Defence Academy exam.
Sections in the draft Personal Data Protection Bill are a blatant violation of the Right to Privacy as guaranteed by the Constitution.
Banerjee also alleged that instead of using the spyware for the security of the country, it was used by the central government which she claimed purchased it, for "political" reasons against Judges and officials.
In the past few months I have been closely monitoring a series of news reports which deal with surveillance of my mobile phones.
In the past few months I have been closely monitoring a series of news reports which deal with surveillance of my mobile phones.
The official also said the government's official app helped generate information about 697 potential hotspots in the country.
This is particularly disturbing because these screenshots -- and videos of your activity on the screen -- could include usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, and other important personal information, researchers said.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi upheld the 2010 Delhi high court verdict and dismissed three appeals filed by Secretary General of the Supreme Court and the Central Public Information officer of the apex court.
BJP members of the panel who were present in the meeting room didn't sign the attendance register in protest leading to a lack of quorum required for holding the meeting.
Office politics exists in many organisations, so don't let that bother you, advises HR Guru Mayank Rautela.
The contentious bill providing for legal sanction to police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and detainees for investigation in criminal matters was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday, with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting it will act as a defender of human rights of law-abiding citizens.
The petition, likely to come up for hearing within next few days, sought to investigate if the illegal hacking into the phones using the Pegasus spyware represented an attempt by agencies and organisations to muzzle and chill the exercise of free speech and expression of dissent in India.
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These mistakes can turn out very expensive and not just in terms of your finances, but also in the time it will take to resort to the conflict at hand. Having a legal hand can save you from any unforeseen troubles, alerts Harshit Malik, entrepreneur, wisdom coach and enrichment guide.
The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave the way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters.
Lawyer Vrinda Grover, appearing for the petitioner, informed the high court that the trial court had granted bail to him earlier this month but urged the bench to grant him relief as sought in the petition.
MPs asked if the platforms have the right to take down or suspend accounts.
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
'Have a candid discussion with your management and raise your concerns,' suggests HR Guru Mayank Rautela.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Defining "modern medicine" for the first time, the National Medical Commission (NMC), in its code of conduct, has introduced a major change, proposing the use of "Med Dr" as a prefix for those registered under the NMC Act, 2019, as practitioners of modern medicine.
Several Supreme Court lawyers on Monday wrote to the apex court alleging that they have received calls threatening judges over the case involving the security breach that left Prime Minister Narendra Modi stuck for 20 minutes on a flyover in Punjab last week.
Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala attacked the government saying that in May, WhatsApp had "quickly resolved a security issue and notified relevant Indian and international government authorities".
The Congress on Thursday attacked the Modi government over the issue, alleging that it had been "caught snooping". The Opposition demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the "illegal hacking" of cellphones.
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The nutritional value and flavour of dry fruits increases when they are soaked for a few hours, says Nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
In the letter to Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava, she said the station house officer of Barakhamba Road police station had come to meet her at her residence on February 12 and shortly "thereafter, around three Border Security Force personnel armed with assault rifles had been deputed outside her house."
