With the rising dependence on the mobile phone to access bank accounts and store personal data in India, the government has started acknowledging the security threats that arise if it is stolen or cloned. The department of telecommunications (DoT) is now launching Read More …
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What do we want? Decentralised, non-siloed social media with open standards! When do we want it? Soon!
The other Wikipedia co-founder has called for a 48-hour boycott of all social media platforms to demonstrate users’ desire to regain control of their data and privacy. On 4-5 July, and for at least one day, Larry Sanger has implored Read More …
PUBG Mobile Ban: Nepal’s Supreme Court Orders Govt Not To Ban PUBG as it is Freedom of Expression
The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued an interim order to Government for not to ban the popular online game, PUBG Mobile. Nepal Telecommunications Authority had on April 11, directed all internet service providers of the country to block internet Read More …
New Indian IT rules take social media giants to task
As India gears up for general elections, owners of global social media platforms are in a huddle over how to curb the spread of misinformation and fake news in a country where deep mobile penetration has made Facebook, its messaging service WhatsAppand Twitter available at the Read More …
Draft IT rules will lead to censorship on social media: Experts
Internet activists, law firms and public advocacy groups Saturday said the proposed changes to IT laws will lead to censorship and not achieve the government’s goal of removing objectionable content from the web. Putting forth their views at a consultation Read More …
Mahindra Confirms It Will Supply Electric Powertrains To SsangYong In 2020
SsangYong will rely on the parent Mahindra for its electric powertrains. Electric Vehicles or EVs are not just the flavour of the season anymore. All global carmakers have either an EV project of their own under development or have an Read More …
Estimated Samsung Galaxy F bill of materials shows why it will cost $1,800
Korean agency CGS-CIMB Research has posted a report in which it estimates the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the foldable Galaxy F and compares it to a Galaxy S9+ and an iPhone XS Max. The priciest item is the display Read More …
IT Secretary Calls for More Stringent Rules on WhatsApp
Although WhatsApp recently limited forwards on the app, Ministry of Electronic and IT Secretary Ajay Kumar Sawhney on Monday noted that this alone would not be enough to tackle the growing problem of circulation of fake or speculative news. “It (WhatsApp) has become a Read More …
Make Facebook Commit It Will Not Influence Elections, Parliamentary Panel Urges Government
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT on Thursday told the government to make Facebookcommit that it would not misuse the users data to influence elections in India or for any other extraneous purposes outside the purview of the local laws or Read More …
Why IT Hardware Firms Are Shifting to Software-Based Revenue Models
IBM had to do it. Oracle is in the process of doing it. Lots of other companies should have done it but couldn’t. We’re talking about vendors making the risky and often costly jump from a hardware-based IT business to Read More …