News UK government and multiple Catalan politicians targeted with Pegasus: Citizen Lab India and a few other countries are suspected to have a hand in the hacking of UK targets. Sarvesh MathiApril 19, 2022
News TLDR: Swiggy, Zomato, CoinDCX, Airtel, OTT, Google Maps, Smart Cities, drones, surveillance Rajasthan gets new server to improve internet speeds In a first for any state in India, an L-root server was installed at the Bhamashah... Karan HMApril 19, 2022
News How Pegasus surveillance changed Rupesh Kumar Singh and Ipsa Shatakshi’s lives Impact on their health, family, work and finances Anushka JainApril 15, 2022
News 360 degree profiling: Maharashtra government to assign unique IDs to citizens, integrate databases Government requirements to draw connections between people and places using data analytics also bring up surveillance fears. Aihik SurApril 12, 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 Exclusive: Mumbai Police looks to tackle cyber crimes by profiling social media users and keeping tabs on their “thoughts” From a face-matcher to an encryption backdoor, the police are on the lookout for powerful tech that carries grave implications. Aihik SurMarch 30, 2022
News Who authorised this invasion of our privacy, Pegasus victims Rupesh Kumar Singh and Ipsa Shatakshi ask expert committee Deposing before the committee, the two journalists revealed how they could tell that their phones had been infected with Pegasus. Anushka JainMarch 21, 2022
News EU MPs urge Indian government to investigate use of Pegasus against Bhima Koregaon accused In a letter, the MPs also sought broader constitutional reforms that prevent the persecution of human rights defenders. Anushka JainMarch 10, 2022
News Exclusive: Indian government looks for solution to bypass and trace those using VPNs While this appears to be targeted at cybercriminals, it could affect a great number of Indians who use VPNs frequently. Aihik SurFebruary 19, 2022