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Data Societies: Can the State be trusted with information in times of ubiquitous surveillance systems?
Anant Gupta And Sayantan Banerjee • 5 years agoAmid the rise in global surveillance systems, the common man needs to be involved in conversations on data through politics.
RBI sticks to 15 October deadline for companies to comply with data localisation
• 7 years agoGlobal fintech companies sought an extension of the data localisation deadline but RBI declined.
Facebook starts gamifying videos, adds support for quizzes and polls in lives
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoVideo creators will now be able to add quizzes, polls, challenges and games on videos and lives.
Tripura and Mizoram take steps to strengthen their setup for fighting cyber crime
Ians • 7 years agoThe government in Tripura has recently decided to set up a separate full-fledged Crime Branch comprising senior IPS officers.
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Nikita Rana • 7 years agoEconomists are studying consumer behaviour and are finding more data on citizens through social networking platforms rather than through the govt. portal
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu slams paid news, says media outlets should ensure 'sensibility'
Ians • 7 years agoVice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said "paid news" had become "menace" and media outlets should ensure "sensibility" in their news than focusing on "sensationalism".
Prime Minister Modi approves agreement with Ethopia for cooperation in the field of information
Ians • 8 years agoThe move will pave the path for cooperation between India and Ethiopia in the fields of information, communication greater dissemination of information.
TRAI to look into mobile apps which ask for blanket access to phone users' information
• 8 years agoMobile apps seeking blanket access to phone users' information — even if irrelevant to their functions — have come under the lens of TRAI.
Kerala govt will train 500 blind teachers to use technology that would aid teaching
Fp Archives • 8 years agoClose to 500 blind teachers in Kerala would be trained in the various facets of Information and Communication Technology.
Military Chiefs from United States and Europe call for improved information sharing to combat terror
Fp Archives • 8 years agoFailure to share information could keep authorities from connecting the dots and preventing violent attacks, he said, citing the Paris attack that killed a police officer last week.