News Telangana government denies storing any voter data as part of its e-voting pilot project The state government's experiments with remote voting had sparked concerns of data abuse among privacy advocates. Aihik SurFebruary 2, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Possibility of misuse of Right to be Forgotten, overlap with Right to Erasure and more #NAMA While the bill grants users certain rights, experts at a MediaNama discussion point to redundancies and scope for abuse. Aihik SurFebruary 1, 2022
News Elon Musk impersonators target Ministry of Rural Development’s verified Twitter handle Of late, there has been a rise in similar incidents where scammers pose as celebs to trick crypto enthusiasts on social media. Aihik SurFebruary 1, 2022
News All that’s happening on Pegasus since the New York Times reported that India purchased the spyware The report's findings have led to allegations of treason against the Modi government, while calls for a probe intensify. Aihik SurJanuary 31, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Burden on users to establish harm, problems in ascertaining compensation amount and more #NAMA In a MediaNama discussion, experts attempt to poke holes in various aspects of the bill from the perspective of users' rights. Aihik SurJanuary 31, 2022
News Ministry of Agriculture offers financial assistance to promote drones in farming The ministry looks to spur drone applications in agriculture by making grants of varying amounts available to select entities. Aihik SurJanuary 21, 2022
News Tweets on Prime Minister’s security breach taken down upon government request The content that's been made inaccessible to Indian users was largely critical of India's ruling party. Aihik SurJanuary 20, 2022
News Why Google isn’t happy with the US government’s newly proposed antitrust bills The tech giant went on the offensive, claiming that the legislation could impose double standards and hamper device security. Aihik SurJanuary 20, 2022
News Europol shuts down VPNLab.net, says service aided ransomware and other cybercrime activites The operation also allowed the agency to alert several businesses that had been earmarked for cyber attacks. Aihik SurJanuary 19, 2022
News Delhi Police deploys facial recognition systems, CCTV cameras ahead of Republic Day: Report Research has shown that using facial recognition for policing is likely to disproportionately affect some more than others. Aihik SurJanuary 19, 2022