BENGALURU: If the nature of cyber attacks is any indication, experts say India is a facing an increasing threat from ‘supari attackers’, who provide cybercrime-as-a-service (CAAS). The lack of a strong law/policy to deter this is likely to hurt the country, which is moving towards a digital economy. Read More
Bringing digital India to life: What India has been able to achieve in terms of economic transformation over the past two decades is commendable. Through sweeping economic reforms, initiatives to open up Indian markets to global business and investments in areas like digital technology and Smart Cities, the country has made great progress. Read More
This Is How 23 Countries Feel About Transgender Rights: One-quarter of Americans say people should never be allowed to change their legal gender, half of Brazilians know a transgender person, and lots more from a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos survey in 23 countries around the world. As the rights of transgender people became a major political issue in…
Letters: Preserving Net neutrality: With reference to the editorial, “Bridging India’s digital divide” (December 27), platform services and zero-rated products are anti-competitive, predatory business strategies that risk creating digital divides by skewing the playing field in favour of applications and services that enjoy privileged pricing. They often masquerade as policies to narrow the digital divide…
INTERNET PRIVACY IN 2017: PREDICTIONS AND SECURITY ADVICE: It’s clear that 2016 was probably the worst year ever in online privacy, considering increasingly restrictive surveillance laws of governments around the world, major online hacks—such as compromised accounts of over a million Yahoo users—and authoritarian regimes blocking Internet to restrict the freedom of speech. So, what…
Internet Connectivity Still Out Of Reach For 950 Million Indians: Study: NEW DELHI: India may have the world’s second largest internet user base, but connectivity remains out of reach for nearly 950 million citizens, a report said today. “Even with the internet data plans in India being among the cheapest in the world and the…
India ranks 6th in cybercrime; trails Nepal, Bangladesh in download speed: According to a Times of India report, India stands at the 96th spot in terms of download speed and 105th when it comes to average bandwidth availability. Moreover, the country also has a record of poor internet security, which is progressively becoming worse. Read…
Hi-tech lab helps cops nail cyber blackmailers: NOIDA: For Manish (name changed), a day out at the Noida stadium with his son turned into a nightmare.”My five-year-old son wanted to go to a washroom to relieve himself. So I took him outside the stadium in search of a suitable spot. However, soon a man reached…
Ooty Stands As Google’s 100th WiFi Enabled Railway Station In India: Earlier, CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai announced a pact of granting free WiFi to the 400 busiest Railway stations in India. This activity assured by Google is so far going well as per the norms. Free Wifi is enabled at Udhagamandalam (Ooty) station today,…
Cyberbullying in India is a form of censorship: Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director of SFLC: Cyberbullying and online harassment is a major global problem. The lack of a physical presence only means that people are more mentally exposed in the digital realm. A majority of children in India encounter online harassment in one form or another,…