News Paytm yet to appoint IT audit firm as directed by RBI, Ministry of Finance reveals Last month, RBI directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding new customers with immediate effect. Sarvesh MathiApril 6, 2022
News How the debate on Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill unfolded in Lok Sabha The bill which allows law enforcement agencies to collect data without safeguards had opposition MPs up in arms. MitakshApril 6, 2022
News Major airports will have facial recognition-based boarding by next year, says Civil Aviation Ministry The policy behind the government's facial recognition project has been criticised as 'wide and vague'. Aihik SurApril 5, 2022
News No plan to authenticate social media accounts using government IDs: MeitY clarifies in Lok Sabha The question of verifying social media accounts with government IDs first came up in 2019. MitakshMarch 31, 2022
News Ransomware incidents in India doubled in 2021 at 132, up from 54 in 2020: MeitY in Parliament According to MeitY, the number of phishing attacks has also climbed. MitakshMarch 31, 2022
News Summary: Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 The bill proposes to collect biometric data from anyone arrested, raising concerns that it might be used to target dissenters. Anushka JainMarch 30, 2022
News Crypto exchanges coughed up nearly Rs 96 crores after evading GST, Finance Ministry reveals While there is no clear definition of cryptocurrency in the GST law, the government might be looking to change that. MitakshMarch 29, 2022
News There is no proposal to include online gaming with gambling: MeitY in response to a parliamentary question Real money games have grown in India since the onset of the pandemic yet regulations across states remain inconsistent. MitakshFebruary 14, 2022
News We searched but couldn’t find Tek Fog in any app store: IT Ministry Capable of social media manipulation, WhatsApp takeovers and much more, this app has given the government a lot to answer for. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 11, 2022
News No links will be created for third parties to access Aadhaar-Voter ID data: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Linking the two documents is seen as controversial as many fear that it could violate the sanctity of the electoral process. Aihik SurFebruary 7, 2022