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Open to providing exemptions to startups and changing provisions of IT Rules: MeitY
Stakeholders pointed out that provisions of the draft amendment, especially that of redressing certain grievances within 72 hours may have a disproportionate effect on startups and smaller intermediaries.
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Dhruva Space to test satellite deployer onboard ISRO PLSV-C53 on June 30
Dhruva Space will be testing their satellite deployers on ISRO's PSLV-C53 ahead of launching their own satellites Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 on the PSLV-C54
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Oversight Board flags lack of user appeals from India, questions Meta’s commitment to non-English content moderation
India has the most Facebook and Instagram users. However, a mere 2 percent of appeals came from Central and South Asia combined; a whopping 49 percent came from the US and Canada.
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Tax body issues guidelines for securing websites, procuring IT services
The guidelines were issued three days after Malaysia-based "hacktivists" called on hackers to target Indian government websites to protest remarks made against Prophet Mohammad
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SMEs ask MeitY for 300 days to comply with CERT-In cybersecurity norms
In a meeting held on June 10, it was pointed out to the ministry that SMEs will face additional burden in complying with the directions, and the ministry had said that it will consider ‘support’ to such companies.
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Exclusive: Over 100,000 pensioners verified via Aadhaar-based facial recognition, says RTI reply
Despite the government claiming that Aadhaar is infallible, its critics have cited a myriad Aadhaar-related payment frauds, identity theft cases and so on.
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Drone export policy under consideration: RTI
The drone industry has for long been complaining about long authorisation process for drone exports
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Customer data safe, we don't store it, says Logixal a day after VPN hack
Malaysia-based "hacktivisit" group DragonForceIO had broken into the VPNs of Logixal and edtech services provider Cybernetyx
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Big Tech won't be beneficiary of National Data Governance Framework: MeitY
In a meeting , MeitY also made it clear that there would not be no aspect of monetising data
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CERT-In directions: NordVPN follows Surfshark and ExpressVPN, says it will remove its servers from India
VPN service providers have criticised the new directions under which they have to store users' names, IP addresses assigned to them, usage patterns and other data.
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Prophet row sparks cyber war: Malaysia’s DragonForce hacks corporate VPNs, websites of Mumbai varsity, Thane police
Cybersecurity company CloudSEK confirmed to Moneycontrol that Logixal, an Oracle banking service provider used by major banks in the country, and Cybernetyx, which offers services to edtech companies, were hacked
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Foreign hacktivists targeting Indian govt websites over Prophet row: CloudSEK
Malaysia-based DragonForce group is also planning to target Bharatiya Janata Party’s official website and an Indian Army website, according to the report
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Centre considering ‘support’ for MSMEs, startups to comply with new cybersecurity norms
This and other issues pertaining to CERT-In directions were discussed during a meeting Minister of State in MeitY Rajeev Chandrasekhar held with representatives of industry bodies on Friday.
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Exclusive | Understanding Tata Power's drone plans to maintain power lines, prevent thefts
As it plans to launch full scale operations, Tata Power has raised questions over the lack of privacy guidelines, quality of India-made drones
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Facebook’s inaction, Indian IT panel’s lack of response led Zhang to go public
The whistleblower highlights how her efforts to take down fake accounts associated with BJP MP Vinod Sonkar on the social media platform were ‘not deemed worthwhile’
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Conversational AI platform Kore.ai to go for IPO in next two years, announces partnership with Tanla
The partnership with Tanla is aimed at expanding the companies’ footprints in India, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines
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CERT-In vs VPN: Days after ExpressVPN exit, Surfshark to shut down servers in India
Head of Legal at Surfshark Gytis Malinauskas said the company operates under a strict “no logs'' policy, and that the CERT-In requirements "go against the core ethos of the company".
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Drone startup Skye Air Mobility initiates trials for delivery of medicines in Kerala
The New Delhi-based drone startup along with Aster DM Healthcare will conduct the deliveries between Kozhikode and Mallapuram districts
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Drone startup Garuda Aerospace all set to close $30 million Series A funding
The drone startup's CEO Agnishwar Jayaprakash says the company will be looking to venture into North American market
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Explained: Why government has proposed amendments to the IT Rules 2021
Under the drafts, a Grievance Appellate Committee has been proposed which will have the power to override decisions made by grievance officers of intermediaries
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Amendments to IT Rules 2021 will ensure rights of users are not contravened by Big Tech: MeitY
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has published draft amendments to the Information Technology Rules 2021 and is inviting comments from public and all stakeholders for the next 30 days
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VPN service providers Surfshark, Windscribe, and NordVPN may follow ExpressVPN in moving servers out of India
Last week ExpressVPN removed its Indian servers citing that the CERT-In directions are 'incompatible with purpose of VPNs'
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Body representing Microsoft, AWS, IBM and others urges MeitY to pause implementation of CERT-In directions
The Software Alliance (BSA) said that the CERT-In directions could hurt “commercial operations, investments and R&D activities” of businesses.
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Eight times when former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg found herself in troubled waters
From Cambridge Analytica to the 2016 US Presidential Elections Facebook files, Sandberg has seen her share of controversies that have thrown shade on her career
