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Government Gives Nod To Bill For Building DNA Databases In India, For 'Criminal Investigation And Justice Delivery'
The bill will be introduced in Parliament in the Monsoon session.
India's Latest Data Leak: People's Aadhaar Number And Bank Account Are Just One Google Search Away
Even Truecaller doesn't reveal this much.
Child-lifting rumours caused 69 mob attacks, 33 deaths in last 18 months
45 persons were killed in 40 cases of mob lynching across nine states between 2014 and 3 March 2018 according to data.
Death by Social Media
The victims of WhatsApp forwards are outsiders, the political class is silent, the state is helpless. There are clear patterns behind the recent mob lynchings.
'Hope for such swift crackdowns for everyone'
The prompt arrest has impressed cybercrime experts, but some are sceptical whether this case will serve as a deterrent for trolls or spell hope for citizens at the receiving end of online abuse.
Tech transformation: how agriculture is being redefined through digital innovation and startups
At a recent YES Bank panel and digital startup competition, it was evident that India’s digital boom was lending the Indian startup ecosystem a distinctly agri-flavour.
Draft bill proposes Rs 1 crore fine, 3 year jail for data privacy violation
The move comes at a time when user data of Indians is under threat from social media firms accused of data mining and sharing information with private companies for advertising and marketing purposes. There has also been a growing concern over Aadhaar.
The rise of AI in Indian healthcare industry: An innovative asset to the rescue
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly increasing with the growth of start-ups and large Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies that offer AI healthcare solutions for healthcare challenges in India.
26th AMIC Annual Conference – India 2018
The 26th AMIC annual conference on the theme Disturbing Asian Millennials: Some Creative Responses was organized by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) at Fortune Inn Valley View, Manipal in Karnataka from June 7 - 9, 2018. Swaraj Paul Barooah was a speaker.
Police to counter fake news on WhatsApp
State police across Karnataka, Assam, Telangana and Kerala are designing social media campaigns as an antidote to fake news on messaging apps like WhatsApp following claims that these platforms have been used to incite violence across several locations in recent weeks.
'Full belief in fake texts shows cops not trusted'
Nilotpal Basu and Abhijeet Nath, an audio engineer and digital artiste, were beaten to death in Assam's Karbi Anglong last week based on rumours that they were kidnappers.
Jindal varsity's international affairs students shine in job market
Turning a common perception on its head, international affairs students of O.P. Jindal Global University here have shown that pursuing a so-called "conventional" course can also open several doors of recruitment including in multinational companies, think tanks and international NGOs.
Data Privacy: Footprints on the Web
Technology has made data protection a hot button issue. Now, a group of eminent citizens, mostly lawyers, have formulated a draft privacy bill, a legal framework that protects the individual’s right to privacy, but it faces legal jurisdiction issues
Death By WhatsApp
The fatal messages were both in text and in audio. They were in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese and Gujarati among others.
Is Privacy Obsolete?
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this event organized by TERI in Bangalore on June 22, 2018.
Anushka finds support for her anti-litter tirade
She is well within her rights to shame the affluent man who threw plastic waste out of his swanky car, many say.
Citizens’ Draft Privacy Bill Seeks To Revolutionise Data Collection, Storage In India
A draft privacy bill proposes sweeping reforms to the way personal data is collected, processed and stored in India.
EC disables easy access to electoral data across states
The recently-concluded Assembly elections may have set more than just one precedent with implications for the entire nation.
Allow admins to add users to online group chats only after permission: SFLC.in
SFLC.in -- a donor supported legal services organisation -- has written an open letter to messaging service providers like WhatsApp, Facebook and others, urging them to modify their platforms to ensure that users are not added to group chats without their permission.
Patanjali's Kimbho swiftly retreats over security scare, ripped on Twitter
Swadeshi" messaging app targeted at WhatsApp taken off from app stores hours after launch.
