Canada's move to rein in AI chatbots, spurred by school shooting, faces doubts over loopholesCanada's new AI chatbot and social media regulation bill, prompted by a school shooting, faces criticism for potential loopholes and a leng...
12 Jun, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Marwaris don’t chase luxury first. CA shares 7 timeless money rules Marwari families follow to build their wealthMarwari families build wealth differently. They focus on disciplined systems and long-term thinking. Money is not for spending but for crea...
07 May, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening upTurkmenistan, a nation known for its secrecy, is witnessing a subtle shift. E-commerce and social media are gaining traction, signaling a n...
02 May, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Data localisation may pinch startups, payments firmsCompanies will have to store financial data here if it’s notified as critical data, a move that will add to their costs.
28 Jul, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
EC disables easy access to electoral data across statesWhile the poll result led to what many see as the beginning of a national front comprising regional parties, the steps Karnataka’s chief el...
06 Jun, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Parties seek social media influencers to go viralDigital-savvy influencers are now an essential part of social media teams of political parties, which know that a viral tweet or a post can...
31 Mar, 2018, 10.33 AM IST
Your mobile apps have the permission to spy on you“What we need is, not just knowing what permissions are being sought, but why they need such permissions,” said Pranesh Prakash, policy dir...
30 Mar, 2018, 09.29 AM IST
Bengaluru cops' twitter handle in ethical stormThe police control room has put out more than 46,000 tweets since April 2015 containing the numbers of complainants calling the emergency n...
06 Apr, 2017, 11.44 AM IST
Tech companies like Gmail, WhatsApp may be asked to store user informationGovt panel to draft rules that will spell out what data cos like Gmail and WhatsApp must store, in which format, and for how long.
14 Oct, 2016, 07.32 AM IST
Government's stand on internet governance draws applause from civil society organisationsA day after communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India will support the multistakeholder model, reactions poured in on T...
24 Jun, 2015, 01.29 PM IST
DoT calls advisory group meet on net neutrality on April 27"A committee has been constituted in Department of Telecommunications to examine various aspects of net neutrality.
23 Apr, 2015, 02.37 PM IST
Online Shaming: When campaign turns slanderAbraham pointed out to when the city-based Blank Noise project encouraged women to upload snapshots of their 'harassers' but were forced to...
06 Apr, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for pollsBig and small social media cos are looking to use the poll fever to augment their businesses by wooing new users and generating more traffi...
11 Apr, 2014, 10.08 PM IST
Wikipedia boom in Marathi, Malayalam and other desi languagesIn the last eight months, the number of Wikipedia entries has grown substantially in 20 Indian languages, says a study by the Bangalore-bas...
01 Aug, 2013, 09.26 AM IST
India is second only to US in accessing private details of netizensIndia ranks second globally in accessing private details of its citizens, next only to the US, if the latest data from Google is to be beli...
15 Nov, 2012, 08.57 AM IST
- Experts brain storm over protecting data & privacy
The conversation brought together a cross section of citizens, lawyers, activists, researchers, academia and students.
19 Jun, 2012, 04.02 PM IST