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Pinarayi Vijayan calls MHA notification, enabling 10 govt agencies to intercept any device, an 'attack' on individual freedom
• 6 years agoPinarayi Vijayan said it was even more "disturbing" that the media, members of legislatures and even judiciary have not been excluded from the ambit of the order.
MHA says 'snooping order' based on UPA-era IT rules, no new powers conferred on any security agencies
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe MHA has authorised 10 central agencies, including the IB, CBI, and ED to intercept, monitor, and decrypt "any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer" for national security
MHA authorises 10 central agencies to intercept calls, data on any computer: Mamata, Omar, Owaisi slam move
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe 10 agencies which have been authorised will be able to intercept, monitor and decrypt information on any computer.
E-commerce companies to deduct 1% TCS under GST from 1 October; 'unfair liability imposition' says trade body
Fp Staff • 6 years agoTCS provision would increase compliance burden for e-commerce companies but help government in checking tax evasion.
Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: CBI goofed up in rush to prosecute Talwars; probe agencies should get their act right
Ajay Kumar • 7 years agoThe Arushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case is a classic example of how India's investigating agencies like CBI need to act better
Privacy concerns rise in Kashmir as IT Act silent about cellphone and data searches
Ians • 8 years agoJammu and Kashmir Police in March this year claimed to have traced connections of some 10,000 Facebook profiles to Pakistan and said militant groups control some 300 groups on WhatsApp.
SC reserves order on Aadhaar: Privacy act is urgent requirement to save India from dangers of data breach
Sanjay Pandey • 8 years agoA comprehensive privacy law in India is an urgent requirement simply because a misuse of personal data due to a possible breach may harm citizens much beyond their current predicament of being hinged to an electronic leash
Facebook launches new tool to tackle 'revenge porn': Here's what can be done
Fp Archives • 8 years agoFacebook on Wednesday announced that is launching tools to prevent the upload and reupload of ‘revenge porn’.
Govt releases draft rules for m-wallets, smart cards, proposes to set up chief grievance officer
• 8 years agoThe draft IT (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules 2017 have been designed to ensure adequate integrity, security and confidentiality of electronic payments effected through PPIs.
Supreme Court questions Google on obscene content; AI could be used to prevent illegal uploads
Fp Archives • 8 years agoThe Supreme Court of India has questioned Google on whether something can be done to deal with the uploading of obscene content, such as videos with sexual violence, on YouTube. As Google argues, there is no legal obligation on it to discover and monitor such illegal content.