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Despite claims of IRCTC launching application based rail ticketing on mobile, there’s no clear indication of how they’re doing. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Railway has taken the...
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PrivacyNama Session: Government Access to Data; October 7
PrivacyNama Session: Privacy, Children and Access to Services; October 6
Summary: ONDC seeks feedback on trust-building measures in latest consultation paper
RBI has the powers to regulate payment aggregators: Delhi High Court
“Security Concerns” Prevented Meta from Releasing Full Report on Impact of Hate Speech on India
We are pleased to announce the “Government Access to Data” panel (October 7) at MediaNama’s PrivacyNama conference. Our speakers will examine how governments access...
We are pleased to announce the “Privacy, Children and Access to Services” panel (October 6) at MediaNama’s PrivacyNama conference, to discuss the concerns around...
What are the ways to build trust on India's government-backed e-commerce project Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
Despite claims of IRCTC launching application based rail ticketing on mobile, there’s no clear indication of how they’re doing. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Railway has taken the...
Update: In an emailed response to MediaNama, Vodafone has said that the app store has around 200 Indian apps, and claims that thousand apps...
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has launched a mobile application for receiving live quotes of its SENSEX index. Called BSE SENSEX Mobile Streamer, the...
Update: An interesting question from Kushan Mitra: if one can access YouTube’s live streaming on a laptop using a data card, why would they...
Over 2 years, more than 50 volunteers, 6 cities, 80 startup saturdays and 3 national events with a total audience to 5000 entrepreneurs; Headstart...
Google’s flagship Nexus One mobile handset will be redesigned for India. The handset will be a simplified cousin of the one that was launched...
BBC World Service Trust announced last month that Janala, a mobile service which helps learn English via mobile phones in Bangladesh, has delivered 1 million English...
J.S. Deepak, a government nominee on the board of public sector telecom operator BSNL has said the company was inflating its subscriber base, according...
Reliance Communications has launched a mobile VAS application called Socially, which gives access to to social networks including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn through a...
The Delhi High Court on September 15 ruled that Payment Aggregators (PAs) fall under the definition of Payment Systems and can therefore be regulated...
Social media giant Meta is facing a class-action lawsuit on violating privacy and intercepting communications by two Facebook users
RBI's card storage rules kick in today despite a lack of clarity on whether or not the payments ecosystem is ready for the change
We summarize the lawsuit against Amazon alleging anticompetitive behaviour in contracting practices and violations of state antitrust laws
India seeks to leverage non-personal data (NPD),but how far is such 'aggregated' data imune from deanonymization? We talk to experts
Apple has removed the popular Russian social media app VKontakte and other apps belonging to VK from its App Store globally
Studying the 'community' supporting the late Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR) shows how Twitter was gamed through organized engagement
Do we have an enabling system for the National Data Governance Framework Policy (NDGFP) aiming to create a repository of non-personal data?
A viewpoint on why the regulation of cryptocurrencies and crypto exchnages under 2019's E-Commerce Rules puts it in a 'grey area'
India's IT Rules mandate a GAC to address user 'grievances' , but is re-instatement of content removed by a platform a power it should...
Cyber security researcher Anand Venkatanarayanan gives an overview of how Pegasus was detected on the smartphones of two Indian journalists, and how available information...
ISOC's Joe Hall said that the rationale behind CERT-In's cybersecurity guidelines need to be explained by the agency as they are too broad
Following the inaugural edition of the PrivacyNama conference, focused on key themes related to privacy regulations, we have summarised the key points raised during...
