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Meta's proposed Twitter competitor: A look into the possible privacy risk
While lawyers are exercising caution in regards to their opinion on the subject, mostly stating that the cross-platform data transfer will likely be put down in a new privacy policy, digital rights activists have slammed the proposed move
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TN plans space industry park near upcoming Isro facility
Such parks would provide a one-stop location for space-tech-related infrastructure such as testing facilities and services, regulatory sandbox, technology standards and so on
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IIT Kanpur launches two-year MTech program on drones
IIT Kanpur director Abhay Karandikar said that the MTech in UAV will require students to complete 150 credits of coursework and thesis research work
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More IT committee members dismiss minister's claim on nod to data protection bill
Members of the Pariamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT have dismissed Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw's claim that the committee had given an approval to the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in advance
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Approval for data protection bill: Parliamentary panel member Karti Chidambaram dismisses IT minister's 'untrue' claim
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw had said that the Standing Committee on Communications and IT had "in advance" examined the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill before the bill was brought into the Parliament, and that it gave the bill a "big thumbs-up"
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Telangana government inaugurates 78,000 sq ft prototyping facility T-Works
Foxconn chairman Young Liu who was present during the inauguration of T-Works, donated to T-Works a surface mount technology (SMT) line, used for assembling high-end electronics circuit boards.
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Foxxcon chairman bets on Telangana, says working with state will double company's revenue
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and iPhone supplier Foxconn's Chairman Liu signed an expression of interest to invest in the state, with the aim of creating 1 lakh jobs there
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iPhone supplier Foxconn to invest in Telangana, 'create 1 lakh jobs'
The investment comes at a time when the Centre has said it will approve two applications to set up electronics chip manufacturing plants in the country
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Hyderabad firm's AI, blockchain platform promises to end menace of phishing messages
HDFC Bank has partnered with Tanla Platforms to curb phishing, even as regulators across the globe are starting to realise the impact of phishing and are seeking solutions
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In future, definition of children in data protection bill will be based on safety of platform: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
In an interview with Moneycontrol, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that although the definition of children will be as those below the age of 18, when the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill rolls out, it will be reviewed and the age bar would be lowered or increased based on how safe or exploitative a platform has been
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MHA wants start-ups to create voice recognition software to combat cyber call fraud
This comes at a time when, with the adoption of digital payments skyrocketing, the instances of cyber frauds done through social engineering have increased manifold.
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Ex-defence officials develop quantum computing-resistant video conferencing for Navy
Last week, the Data Security Council of India-incubated start-up won the Ministry of Defence's Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) Open Challenge (IDEX SPRINT)for developing the solution for the Indian Navy.
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Indian defence services seek cyber-security, surveillance products
The army, air force and navy floated their requirements as part of the Defence India Startup Challenge
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Did CCTV play a part in misidentifying 'custodial torture victim' Mohammed Khadeer as a suspect?
Not just Hyderabad, there has been a massive push towards the installation of surveillance technology in the entire country. If this recent incident is considered, it shows that technologies like CCTV can also harm citizens -- in this case by playing a role in the misidentification of a person as a suspect in a crime.
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Centre explores self-regulatory mechanism for fake news, deep fakes
This comes a few weeks after the government, in a draft amendment to the IT Rules, proposed that news items identified as fake or false by the Press Information Bureau's fact checking unit will be forced to be removed from social media platforms.
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What DoT's draft standards for measuring fairness of AI say and how the industry sees it
This comes at a time when the Indian government is preparing to roll out the Digital India Bill, the much-awaited successor of the more-than-two-decades-old Information Technology Act, where it is speculated the government may introduce sections to ensure algorithmic accountability.
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Space industry body wants dedicated spaces akin to IT parks to boost sector
Reasoning the need for Space Technology Parks, Indian Space Association said that currently technical infrastructure for testing, calibration and validation for the space sector is held by government agencies such as Indian Space Research Organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation and so on
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Indian Railways updates cyber security provisions for key system responsible for train operations
The Indian Railways updated cyber security provisions of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), a system that monitors and control the traction power distribution of trains
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This Bengaluru firm is using 3D printing to power ISRO's Gaganyaan. Here's how
Bengaluru-based Ankit Aerospace manufactured the prototype of a 3D- printed grid fin, a type of flight control surface to be used for the upcoming Gaganyaan or human spaceflight mission
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Rocket girls: Meet the students who worked on a satellite aboard ISRO’s SSLV-D2
The girls, studying in government schools across the country, worked on a satellite developed by Chennai-based start-up Space Kidz India
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Digital Lenders meet Meity officials to seek more clarity on app ban directive
Several industry players also say that the ban is more to do with the platforms that are hosting the app like Google Play and Aptoide.
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Agnikul Cosmos successfully carries out key test ahead of planned launch
After the suborbital launch, which will help in validating in necessary technologies, Agnikul Cosmos will be getting ready for a full-scale commercial launch by April 2023.
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The startup behind DigiYatra reveals how it perfected the tool’s facial recognition algorithm
Avinash Komireddy, Founder and CEO of Dataevolve, the start-up that designed the DigiYatra ecosystem, claims the facial recognition algorithm has a success rate of 99%
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Most Indian companies affected by DJVU ransomware, says home ministry official
DJVU ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that uses cryptography algorithm to lock the target's data on a computer or a whole server
