Chat facility in gaming apps now communication tool for terror groups: officialsTerror groups and Pakistan's ISI are exploiting online war games like PUBG to radicalize and communicate with recruits in Jammu and Kashmir...
25 Jul, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
How to protect your communications through encryptionEnd-to-end encryption or E2EE is a security method where messages are scrambled so that only the sender and recipient can see them. If anyo...
12 Dec, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
Can privacy and national security coexist on encrypted messaging platforms?Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France for inadequate monitoring of illegal activities on the platform has sparked a debate on balanci...
06 Sep, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Why is bankrupt Pakistan installing more mobile cell towers along the Indian border?Telecom towers along the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have increased, aiding terrorists with encrypted communication. Viola...
20 Feb, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
'Channels' goes live on WhatsApp: How the one-to-many broadcasting feature is different from discussionsWith 'Channels', WhatsApp introduces a new type of communication to the world's most popular chat app. The new feature is intended for one-...
10 Jun, 2023, 10.50 AM IST
WhatsApp launches 'Channels'; expected to roll out in India in coming monthsMark Zuckerberg in his blog post said that the feature is being started in Singapore and Colombia, but will roll out to other regions later...
08 Jun, 2023, 03.39 PM IST
Why Telegram became the go-to app for Ukrainians - despite being rife with Russian disinformationWe've seen a bombardment of "imposter content" circulating - including fake news reports and deepfake videos - while Ukranians and the rest...
27 Mar, 2022, 12.22 PM IST
ISRO achieves breakthrough in quantum communication, precursor for quantum satelliteThe demonstration also validated the use of India's homegrown Navic receiver for synchronising time between the transmitter and receiver mo...
22 Mar, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
Privacy concerns giving you sleepless nights? Keep chats safe with these 7 appsAlways remember, no system is 100 per cent secure.
12 Apr, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad calls for steps to avoid encryption draft-like fiascosPrasad has asked senior officials to put in processes to ensure fiascos such as the one created by the draft National Encryption Policy don...
26 Sep, 2015, 04.11 AM IST
- Governments should improve the quality of security software: Bailey Diffie, public key cryptography expert
Governments have been at loggerheads with tech and telecom companies which facilitate secure communication between citizen on the issue of ...
13 Sep, 2011, 04.06 AM IST
E-services like Gmail, BlackBerry, Skype can't be banned for lack of scrutiny: Telecoms security panelThe panel added that security agencies must take the help of cos such as Infosys, TCS, Wipro and Tech Mahindra to build such capabilities.
19 Jun, 2011, 02.06 PM IST
- Can't track Blackberry, Gmail: DoT
Operators are not supposed to introduce encryption and are not meant to know the content of messages.
16 Mar, 2011, 12.59 AM IST
- DoT rejects BlackBerry’s email decoding solution
The BlackBerry security jinx is unlikely to be resolved soon. The telecom department has rejected the interception solution offered by Cana...
01 Oct, 2010, 12.33 AM IST
- Blocking services won’t resolve security concerns, RIM tells govt
RIM has warned the government that blocking its popular BlackBerry service will not resolve India’s security concerns.
29 Sep, 2010, 02.33 AM IST
- A view through the BlackBerry prism
Be it pesky calls from telemarketers, blocking of handsets without valid IMEI numbers, allocation of spectrum to telcos or encrypted commun...
16 Aug, 2010, 01.11 AM IST
- Nimbus bouncer on cricket telecast
While Nimbus has been objecting to DD airing the live feed without encryption, which it claims results in a loss of revenue due to piracy o...
07 Mar, 2007, 01.56 AM IST