Amazon signs deal with British spy agencies to boost use of AI for espionageThe agreement was signed this year with AWS, Amazon.com Inc's cloud service unit, and the data of all the agencies will be held in Britain.
26 Oct, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
Pakistan voices 'serious concern' over reports about India's alleged use of Pegasus spywareAccording to reports, Imran Khan was a potential target of the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware programme by clients of the NSO Group cyberespi...
23 Jul, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
The Banality of Magic, Whether Here or in OzThe reappearance of an iconic dress reminds us how ordinary magic can be
22 Jul, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
Google patents 'creepy' internet toys for homesThe devices would listen for instructions and interact with homeowners to switch lights on and off or turn on household appliances upon a s...
24 May, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
Five things to know about contactless credit and debit cardsContactless credit and debit cards allows communication between NFC-enabled objects at a minimum distance of 4 centimetres.
19 Jan, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
Make faster payment with contactless card, but take precautionsThey are safe because the card is never out of your sight. However, forensic experts feel that NFC cards have their own set of vulnerabilit...
19 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Blackberry expects strong growth for its enterprise services in IndiaThe company says its enterprise services — BES 10 and BBM Protected – are witnessing increasing demand from Indian corporates.
22 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
BlackBerry to acquire Secusmart; open to more such acquisitions"With Secusmart, BlackBerry is well-positioned to address growing interest in high-end secure communications solutions", says MD Sunil Lalv...
30 Jul, 2014, 06.37 PM IST
'Snowden was apprehensive of foreign forces seeking his files'In "The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man," award-winning scribe Luke Harding recounts the incredible story of...
19 May, 2014, 12.31 PM IST
New tech can allow governments to hear conversations on SkypeUntil now, so called voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services have been difficult to tap into, because of the way they send information...
22 Nov, 2012, 03.25 PM IST
Two encryption systems of satellite phones crackedResearchers in Germany claim to have for the first time cracked two encryption systems of satellite phones, a breakthrough in call decipher...
03 Feb, 2012, 09.36 PM IST
Facebook faces crackdown in Europe on selling users' secretsUsing sophisticated software, FB collects information from people's activities and make it available to advertisers, it claimed.
28 Nov, 2011, 09.34 AM IST
- How Secure?
The government and the private sector must invest way more in cyber security.
06 May, 2011, 07.21 AM IST
- Radia tapes herald radio silence in Delhi
Some of New Delhi’s hyperactive phone lines have caught a cold. It isn’t the November chill, but the chilling effect on carefree speech the...
02 Dec, 2010, 12.50 AM IST
- Privacy as a public good
It is welcome that govt has stated that it has not authorised phone tapping.
27 Apr, 2010, 04.17 AM IST
Parliament may be paralyzed by phone-tapping rowMedia reports alleged that advanced tapping technology had been used to listen in on the conversations of opposition and Cong leaders.
24 Apr, 2010, 10.21 AM IST
- Sweden adopts law to allow tapping of e-mails, phone calls
Sweden has adopted contentious legislation that will give officials sweeping powers to eavesdrop on all e-mail and telephone traffic that c...
19 Jun, 2008, 06.42 AM IST