Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain; it failed 1,000 times in a weekBritain's Financial Conduct Authority found that during one week in November, 1,052 ads for currency trading and certain complex financial ...
18 Mar, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
Rapido’s fresh funding; Starlink’s gotcha momentRapido has bagged fresh capital from an investor ahead of its food delivery rollout. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
10 Jun, 2025, 09.26 AM IST
Airtel MD writes to banks, NPCI, RBI to join forces against digital frauds; moots collaborative measuresAirtel is proactively seeking collaboration with banks, RBI, and NPCI to combat rising digital fraud. They've proposed a unified front, inc...
08 Jun, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
Airtel approaches Jio, VIL on joint telecom initiative against fraudAirtel is urging Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea to join forces in a collaborative effort against rising telecom fraud. Citing over 1.7 mill...
25 May, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
Global scam calls surge in India as fraudsters exploit cheap international routesScammers are exploiting India's low international termination charges (ITC) to flood the country with spam calls via overseas networks. Loc...
19 Mar, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
Video games on Netflix: Over 70 mobiles games added for iOS, Android users. Details hereNetflix has more than 70 mobile games for iOS and Android platforms.
18 Sep, 2023, 09.32 PM IST
Government amending IT Act to trace rogue messages on WhatsAppThe government has proposed to amend the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 of the IT Act, 2000.
27 Nov, 2019, 05.01 PM IST
Rising cyber security threats in manufacturingMetals, capital goods, chemicals and electronics industries are fast becoming prone to cyber security risks as investments in manufacturing...
11 Oct, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
The critical flaw in India's mobile securityOnce hackers access your device, they can easily use your microphone or camera to record you.
22 Jul, 2018, 06.56 AM IST
Is our data safe there? Clients ask app makersEfforts are being made to educate users about reasons why apps seek permission, saying consumer ignorance is a huge factor in violation of ...
07 Apr, 2018, 07.46 PM IST
TRAI mulls consultation to boost telecom gear manufacturingThe ICA has maintained that inadequate infrastructure, and not device quality, was responsible for the call drop and network throughputs.
17 May, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
Blue Coat Systems: Why the US firm is among top-five corporate enemies of internetBlue Coat has been blamed for selling products to Syria, Iran and Sudan and its products have been named among the top three government spy...
04 Aug, 2013, 10.16 AM IST
Local sourcing obligation to apply to private telecom operators tooThe PMA implementation roadmap will be discussed at a DoT meeting on June 5, which will also be attended by senior home and commerce minist...
05 Jun, 2013, 09.59 AM IST
Upgrade tech to intercept GenNext websites: IB to telecom companiesIB has requested the DoT to instruct all telecom service providers to upgrade their software to intercept websites using web 2.0 technology...
01 Oct, 2012, 06.35 AM IST
- New Internet protocol creates challenges
Lack of awareness coupled with new vulnerabilities are likely to create security problems, experts say.
08 Mar, 2011, 02.27 AM IST
- Phone tap technology widely available; both GSM & CDMA phones easy to tap
Technology available today makes it very easy to intercept and record phone conversations passively, without callers or telecom operator no...
16 Dec, 2010, 06.18 AM IST
- Has the government got 3G policy right?
The government has set the ball rolling on mobile broadband through its recent 3G policy: spectrum would be made available in an open aucti...
12 Aug, 2008, 01.34 AM IST