Government mulls using surveillance gadgets to bolster airport security Mohd Ujaley Sep 13, 2017 A new proposal to bolster security at country’s major civil airports by “rationalising” about 3,000 CISF personnel and…
India can create data democracy that gives control to people: Nilekani Express News Service Aug 10, 2017 Delivering the sixth C K Prahlad memorial lecture, the architect of the Aadhaar system said there is a need for not just data…
Cybersecurity: ‘Understand threats, treat digital lives as real lives to prevent attacks’ Express News Service Aug 10, 2017 BSNL further said that the affected devices that it identified were mostly of customers that still had default “admin” password on…
Indians trading personal information for free mobile apps, finds study Srikanth RP Jun 28, 2016 With a rise in smartphone adoption, more and more Indians are sharing their personal information in exchange for free mobile…
India needs regulatory standards on privacy and security of health records: Arvind Sivaramakrishnan,… Ankush Kumar Apr 26, 2016 Tele-health solutions can greatly enable healthcare access and delivery in the rural sector. Ensuring that the telecommunication…
Location data on just two apps is enough to identify someone, says study Srikanth RP Apr 14, 2016 Stripping a big data set of names and personal details is no guarantee of privacy. Previous research has shown that individual…
Security – Well knitted in all form factors and channels Abhishek Raval Jul 27, 2015 A complete risk mitigation is possible by putting forth a convincing case to the business in making them to look at the product…
Airtel calls it ‘standard solution’, but experts say spy code breach of privacy Abhishek Raval Jun 12, 2015 Airtel seems to be doing some serious firefighting after being accused of “spying” by Bengaluru-based programmer Thejesh GN.…
Google tries to demystify privacy controls with new approach Mohd Ujaley Jun 2, 2015 Google is making its privacy controls easier to find and understand in an attempt to make users more comfortable
Xiaomi promises peace of mind for Indian users with local data centres Express News Service Oct 28, 2014 The Chinese company says no one, even Xiaomi employees, can decrypt user data.