Guns, drones & algos: War gets smarter, faster & uncomfortably less humanArtificial intelligence is revolutionizing global warfare. Nations are significantly increasing AI spending for defense. This technology en...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Groww's strong Q4; Iran conflict hits India's GCCsFintech major Groww more than doubled its net profit in the fourth quarter of FY26. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
20 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Public sector banks told to take quantum leap in encryption for added securityIndian banks are preparing for a quantum computing future. The finance ministry has asked public sector banks to explore quantum-resistant ...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Gulf storm: India should be evaluated as a strategic locational hedge for co-sharing GCC data centre infraRecent attacks on cloud data centers in West Asia highlight a new geopolitical risk. Hyperscale providers are now reassessing their global ...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Can’t trust WhatsApp: Elon Musk, Pavel Durov warn against platform’s alleged privacy failuresElon Musk and Pavel Durov have criticised WhatsApp over privacy concerns. Musk said "can't trust WhatsApp" and instead promoted X Chat, whi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
View: India is worried that the West will always have free access to all encrypted dataIt was concluded that the society would be exposed to more risk if either of these were to be compromised.
10 Apr, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
IT Ministry revises work on encryption policy, seeks industry viewsThe ministry has given the associations a deadline of August 1 and said they would be invited for a more detailed discussion in the meeting...
31 Jul, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
DeitY working on new encryption, privacy policies, says officialHe added that the existing cyber laws have not been able to keep pace with recent cybercrimes, and require suitable amendments.
08 Jul, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Bit by bit, government looks to push new draft on encryption“The policy has to be absolutely crystal clear. Even if you look at encryption by WhatsApp, the government is in favour of it,” said the of...
27 May, 2016, 01.57 AM IST
Interest of users should be foremost in framing encryption policy: IAMAIThe association’s comments come close on the heels of a recent public spat between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Uni...
10 May, 2016, 06.20 PM IST
Govt taking steps to revise Encryption PolicyGovernment has started working on revising the encryption policy to ensure security of data and transactions done by citizens, Parliament w...
26 Feb, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Centre replicating 'Gujarat Snooping Model' at national level: CPI(M)CPI(M) today hit out at the Centre over its controversial draft encryption policy, terming it as 'Gujarat Snooping Model'.
22 Sep, 2015, 04.48 PM IST
No restrictions on WhatsApp, Facebook? Modi government withdraws draft encryption policyAll service providers located within and outside India that use encryption must register themselves with the government, as per the draft.
22 Sep, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
Government exempts WhatsApp, social media from purview of encryption policyThe 'C category' as per the draft are all citizens including personnel of government and business performing non-official or personal funct...
22 Sep, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
Experts pick big holes in India’s encryption policyThe Department of Electronics and Information Technology has asked for public comments on the ‘Draft National Encryption Policy' on its web...
22 Sep, 2015, 07.22 AM IST
Policy proposes storage of all messages on WhatsApp, Google Chat, yahoo messenger etc for 90 daysAll info shall be stored for 90 days from the date of transaction and made available to Law Enforcement Agencies as and when demanded in li...
21 Sep, 2015, 11.15 PM IST
Experts pick big holes in India's encryption policyDeitY has asked for public comments on the 'Draft National Encryption Policy' on its website until October 16.
21 Sep, 2015, 10.06 AM IST