Ekta Kapoor is not in favour of regulating streaming platforms. Producer Ekta Kapoor is not in favour of regulating streaming platforms as she believes it will only create a bigger need for unregulated content. The Supreme Court has sought the government’s response on a plea to regulate the functioning of streaming platforms like Netflix and … Read more
WhatsApp has turned down the Indian government’s demand to provide it with a solution to track origin of messages on its platform. The Facebook-owned WhatsAppsays creating a software to trace the origin of messages will go against the idea of user privacy and end-to-end encryption. Sources in the IT Ministry had told PTI that the government … Read more
WhatsApp has rejected India’s demand for a solution to track the origin of messages on its platform, saying building traceability will undermine end-to-end encryption and affect privacy protection for users. Emphasising that people use its platform for all kinds of “sensitive conversations”, the Facebook-owned company said the focus is on educating people about misinformation. The government has … Read more
“GPS is the main tool regarding location details of the subscriber in the emergency, so the government has decided to implement it in all the mobile phone handsets from 1 January 2018 in a positive manner,” the DoT said. DOT also said that all mobile phone manufacturers should also adhere to a second part of … Read more
Rapid-response teams Friday, 21 Oct 2016 | 12:00 AM ET | 02:32 If you’re angry at a company for poor service and want results, forget email or a phone call. More than likely, your fastest way to get a response is through a social media post. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram—the same methods that help frustrated fliers … Read more
On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) released a report stating that there is a need to recruit millions of teachers in order to provide quality universal primary and secondary education by 2030, which is the deadline of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UNESCO … Read more
The ShadowBrokers’ auction for the hacking tools has so far generated little interest. Hackers claim to have stolen files that may belong to the NSA. Credit: National Security Agency
Looks like the blue-colored model of the Huawei Honor 8 is in high demand in the UK, as reports are pouring in that the model is facing severe stock shortages in the country. Other color variants, however, are said to be readily available. There’s currently no information on exactly how long the shortage as well … Read more
hard disk drive from Seagate Credit: Seagate 1COMMENT John Ribeiro IDG News Service Jul 11, 2016 7:40 PM Seagate Technology will cut about 6,500 jobs worldwide, or 14 percent of its workforce, with most of the cuts in manufacturing jobs, it said Monday. The data storage maker had said in June that it was aiming … Read more