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December 26, 2021 21:12 IST
Phishing attempts directed at employees of various central ministries have recently been mounted through compromised government domain email IDs, even as MeitY and NIC take measures to tackle such breaches
Mon, Dec 27, 2021
December 26, 2021 03:22 IST
“We believe that by 2027, there will be 3.9 billion 5G subscribers, which is 49% of all the subscriptions. For India, we expect 500 million 5G subscriptions. In 2035, that is when we may see 6G.” — Magnus Ewerbring
Sun, Dec 26, 2021
December 24, 2021 04:47 IST
Through a notification dated December 21, the DoT has said all call detail record, exchange detail record, and IP detail record of communications “exchanged” on a network must be archived for two years or until specified by the government for “scrutiny” for security reasons.
Fri, Dec 24, 2021
December 23, 2021 03:30 IST
🔴 "We had been thinking only of silicon fabrication. This time, the thought process is for the entire ecosystem, which includes silicon fabrication, display fabrication, 15-odd compound semiconductor fabrication and the entire design unit," Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
December 20, 2021 05:10 IST
One major bone of contentions, for example, is the wide range of exemptions given to the government for the way it will be able to handle and process data, Kazim Rizvi, Founder, The Dialogue, a public policy think tank.
Mon, Dec 20, 2021
December 18, 2021 09:14 IST
The JCP recommendations on the Personal Data Protection Bill are in some aspects very similar to global standards such as European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, but differs in aspects such as jail terms. Take a look
Sat, Dec 18, 2021
December 18, 2021 04:00 IST
The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Personal Data Protection Bill has tabled its report. A look at its proposals on the nature of data to be protected, liability of social media companies, and the implications.
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
December 17, 2021 04:40 IST
🔴 Report: Social media firms not acting as intermediaries accountable for content
Sat, Dec 18, 2021
December 17, 2021 03:30 IST
While Meta did not provide details of how many people were targeted from which country, most were journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, families of opposition members, human rights activists, lawyers, doctors, and even clergy, it said.
Fri, Dec 17, 2021
December 16, 2021 03:14 IST
The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, that aims to prohibit private cryptocurrencies with some exemptions, is likely to see some changes in line with the evolving global framework and issues related to aspects of taxation and safeguards for consumers, according to the sources.
Thu, Dec 16, 2021
December 12, 2021 06:46 IST
🔴 The account has now been restored and the tweets have been deleted.
Mon, Dec 13, 2021
December 10, 2021 03:15 IST
Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday inaugurated its new office in Gurgaon, with the company saying it was the first standalone office in Asia and will house teams of the three apps under the Meta umbrella — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Where is the office and what does it contain? Located in Gurgaon, the office is […]
Fri, Dec 10, 2021
December 07, 2021 13:33 IST
Vishal Garg, the CEO of Better.com, fired more than 900 employees over a Zoom call last week. What is this company and why were its employees fired?
Tue, Dec 07, 2021
December 05, 2021 03:01 IST
🔴 The new CEO of Twitter takes over at a time when the social media platform is negotiating the free-speech line with governments around the world, including in India. The Sunday Express traces Parag Agrawal’s journey from IIT Bombay to Stanford University to Silicon Valley and finally, Twitter. Jayprakash S Naidu & Ravish Tiwari
Sun, Dec 05, 2021
December 04, 2021 03:30 IST
🔴 At Rs 23,213 crore, their combined ad revenues is higher than the combined ad revenues of the top 10 listed traditional media companies at Rs 8,396 crore, an analysis by The Indian Express showed.
Sat, Dec 04, 2021
December 03, 2021 04:19 IST
🔴 One of the suggestions, made by the players as well as the industry association, was to cut down the reserve prices “by at least 50-60 per cent” to bring it to realistic levels, given that “a large quantity of spectrum in the recent 4G auction” had remained unsold
Fri, Dec 03, 2021
December 03, 2021 04:12 IST
🔴 Combined with Google, total gross ad revenue of the two tech giants stands at `23,213 crore for FY21
Fri, Dec 03, 2021
December 02, 2021 00:13 IST
🔴 It is, therefore, left to the “appropriate authority to form an opinion” on whether an event threatens public safety and emergency, and thereby ban internet in the area, the MHA told the committee.
Thu, Dec 02, 2021
November 29, 2021 09:28 IST
Earlier this year, in a series of reports published by several news outlets across the world, it was alleged that the Pegasus software had been used to snoop on journalists, activists, government officials, and even Cabinet ministers.
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
November 25, 2021 03:03 IST
In earlier meetings, phone and allied component makers have in their submissions told the Ministry that the levy of 18% GST on mobile phones had “led to very high costs', and should be brought down to 12%
Thu, Nov 25, 2021
November 24, 2021 04:00 IST
The Joint Committee of Parliament that studied the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill is believed to have adopted a final set of recommendations. The draft Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament’s Winter Session.
Thu, Nov 25, 2021
November 23, 2021 09:04 IST
Bharti Airtel has hiked tariffs of its prepaid plans by up to 25 per cent, a move that could be followed by the two other private telecom service providers. What is the reason for its decision, and what impact will this have?
Fri, Dec 03, 2021
November 18, 2021 06:21 IST
The company's vice president of Integrity, Guy Rosen, contradicted the claim and said that platform took steps to keep people safe even if it impacted their bottom line.
Thu, Nov 18, 2021
November 18, 2021 06:03 IST
These internal reports are part of documents disclosed to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and provided to Congress in redacted form by the legal counsel of former Facebook employee and whistle-blower Frances Haugen.
Thu, Nov 18, 2021
November 16, 2021 03:15 IST
40% of such ignored content included nudity, hate speech and violence
Tue, Nov 16, 2021




