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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...
Expired dates? Young Indians face dating burnout despite spending more on finding loveAmid the bustling life of young urban Indians, an ironic trend emerges: individuals thriving in their careers are still finding themselves ...
PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
Quote of the Day by Louisa May Alcott: "A faithful friend is a strong defense; and he... — Inspiring quote on friendship, loyalty, trust and life lessons on why true companionship is one of life’s greatest blessings by the American novelist and poet best known for Little WomenQuote of the Day by Louisa May Alcott: Louisa May Alcott’s timeless quote "A faithful friend is a strong defense; and he that hath found hi...
India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
Is Canvas still hacked - what is a data breach? The shocking Canvas cyberattack timelineWhat really happened in the Canvas data breach? Hackers allegedly accessed 275 million student records, exposing education’s dangerous hidd...
Digital lenders wary of small biz; Mythos’ biggest security riskHappy Tuesday! Digital lending firms are turning cautious on term loan exposure to small businesses. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
Dating in the time of AI: Are you swiping right on a guy, girl, ChatGPT, or Gemini?AI is reshaping online dating, with many users now relying on tools to craft bios, messages and even real-time conversations, often creatin...
Mangaluru man gets call about SIM card misuse; one mistake makes him lose Rs 2,07,04,600 in a few weeksA 61-year-old man in Mangaluru was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore in a sophisticated digital arrest scam, where fraudsters posing as of...
PhD holder faced repeated job loss but then an idea changed her life. Today she has built 5-figure USD income from zeroA PhD holder and former Assistant Professor, Dr Priya Porwal faced repeated job losses and a career break after motherhood despite strong q...
In wake of US social media verdicts, look at what limits other countries have imposed for kidsOn Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...
UK far-right figures stoke digital ID fears with unproven claimsPublic debate over the UK’s planned digital ID system has intensified, with critics – including far-right voices – spreading unfounded clai...
A new weapon against cyber fraud: Govt’s I4C database enables search for known scamsters, can help prevent digital arrestGovernment's I4C database: The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal maintains a database of know scammers which you can search using UPI I...
One Nation, One Student ID: What is APAAR, how to make an ID, and should parents, students be concerned?Each individual will possess a unique APAAR ID, linked to the Academic Bank Credit (ABC), a digital repository housing information about th...
Telecom companies seek more time to change verification modeThe new digital process envisages a customer acquisition form (CAF) be embedded with live photographs of subscribers and scanned images of ...
DoT may soon direct telcos to revert to paper verificationAccording to sources, legal teams have suggested to the telecom department that Aadhaar can be used in the physical form to verify while on...
Telcos to delete Aadhaar data if customer gives alternative KYC docs: COAIHe said that telecom operators will need some time to verify documents shared by customers but his connection will continue to work as till...
How will the SC verdict on Aadhaar impact online lending companies?The apex court ruled that private entities cannot force anyone to share Aadhaar data for the purpose of KYC authentication.
UIDAI says Aadhaar an identification, not profiling toolUIDAI dismissed concerns that linking of various information with Aadhaar could lead to government monitoring, surveillance or possible mis...
- UIDAI to issue cards from Feb 2011, to cover 600-mn in 5 years
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) plans to issue 600-million identification numbers over the next five-years.