BUSINESS
Govt to release rules for data protection law soon, aims to notify in January 2024
If the Digital Personal Data Protection Law, in its current form, offers a legislative framework, the process of rule-making will be responsible for defining its specific parameters.
BUSINESS
GPAI Summit: India crafting declaration for mitigating AI risk, boosting innovation
Electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says discussions are on to finalise a declaration document, with the hope of reaching consensus
TECHNOLOGY
All you need to know about how the government is planning to regulate deepfakes
One can identify deepfakes by scrutinising incongruities in facial expressions, irregular blinking, and lip-sync disparities. Users should also look out for unnatural artefacts, anomalies in hair, clothing, and background.
TECHNOLOGY
Deepfakes: Govt may temporarily block platforms, apps that violate norms repeatedly
During the meeting with the social media platforms on combating deepfakes, the government also said that platforms will have to disclose first originator of information. This particular requirement, which figures in the IT Rules, have been controversial as it experts say that it threatens encryption of messaging platforms
TECHNOLOGY
Deepfakes: MeitY gives social media platforms 7-day deadline, to help aggrieved users in filing FIR
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that such content could be subject to action under the current IT Rules, particularly Rule 3(1)(b), which mandates the removal of 12 types of content within 24 hours of receiving user complaints.
TECHNOLOGY
Apple's technical experts to visit India for threat notification investigation
A government official, giving insight into the investigation into the threat notifications, said it was a vulnerability in Apple's systems that allegedly exposed citizens across the world to viruses
BUSINESS
Government to come up with regulations to tackle deepfakes, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
In 10 days, the government will also come up with actionable points on how to detect, prevent, strengthen reporting mechanisms and increase awareness when it comes to deepfakes, Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has said
BUSINESS
Deepfakes: Nervous November for social media cos with back to back meetings lined up with IT ministers
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has invited social media platforms for a meeting with Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on November 24
BUSINESS
MeitY to meet social media companies on deepfakes issue on November 23
The government recently sent social media platforms an advisory on deepfakes, warning them that not removing such content from their platforms may lead to loss of safe-harbour provisions
BUSINESS
OpIndia AI row: Google says Bard's responses don't reflect its perspective
On November 16, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that safe harbour protections will not apply to platforms that promote algorithmic or search bias, or whose artificial intelligence models exhibit discriminatory behaviour.
BUSINESS
CERT-In tackled over 1.39 million cybersecurity incidents in 2022: Annual report
When compared to 2021, although CERT-In tackled marginally lesser number of cybersecurity incidents in 2022, data showed that phishing and malware attacks in India increased largely in the previous year
BUSINESS
ICMR to use drone to transport tuberculosis samples, drugs in Telangana
The six-month-long feasibility study, which begins in December, will be carried out in the state's Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district under the the National TB Elimination Programme
BUSINESS
Boom, other digital organisations set up fact-checking body
In April, the Centre laid down rules that said that only a government-appointed unit could fact-check content related to the government. For fact checking non-government content, the Centre favoured the industry setting up a self-regulatory body
BUSINESS
MeitY's advisory to social media firms on deepfake cites threat to women's modesty, citizen's dignity
The government, in the advisory, also warned social media intermediaries that not removing deepfake content from their platforms can attract damages, such as losing safe harbour provisions and so on
BUSINESS
MC Explains: What is the new authorisation regime for import of laptop, tablets, and PCs?
n August, Indian regulators surprised the world’s biggest PC makers when they made licences mandatory for the import of electronics — from small tablets to all-in-one PCs — without a license. The move was later rolled back, and now the government has allowed free import of such items till September 2024.
BUSINESS
MeitY blocks 22 'illegal' betting apps and websites, including Mahadev Book app
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the blocking orders were issued after requesting regarding the same from Enforcement Directorate
BUSINESS
AI should not be demonised, be regulated out of existence: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that various nations will deliberate on a global framework for regulating artificial intelligence in the upcoming GPAI Summit in Delhi, and expects the framework to be in place in the six months.
BUSINESS
Internet, mobile body seeks 2-year extension to comply with data protection Act
The Internet and Mobile Association of India’s request is in line with other industry bodies, which have maintained that several provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act would require technical, product, policy and process-level changes
BUSINESS
MeitY sends notice to Apple over threat notification to opposition MPs, journalists
iPhone hacking: Several opposition MPs and journalists took to X formerly Twitter, saying that they have received a threat notification from Apple warning them of state sponsored attackers targeting their device
BUSINESS
Just trying to recover my investment, says dark web threat actor selling 815 million Indians' database
Pwn0001 who is selling sensitive details of Indian citizens on a dark web website said that he has not hacked any database, but bought it from another dark web forum last year
BUSINESS
Skyroot Aerospace raises $27.5 million in pre Series C round led by Temasek
The Hyderabad-based company, which launched India's first private rocket in 2022, is set to launch its second commercial rocket, the Vikram-I, next year. The launch vehicle can take payloads of upto 300 kilograms into low earth orbit.
BUSINESS
India disconnects 6.4 million 'fraudulent' phone connections with the help of facial recognition
The C-DoT-developed 'Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification' tries to find photos with similar facial vectors to zero in on fraudulent connections
BUSINESS
80% of equipment used in 5G roll-out is made in India: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the draft rules of the DPDP Act will be rolled out soon, and that the government is working on the digital architecture of the Data Protection Board.
BUSINESS
India plans to ensure all connected devices are from ‘trusted sources’ by 2027: NCSC Lt Gen M U Nair
The National Cybersecurity Coordinator also said that in the last six months 58 per cent of malicious files in the cyber domain such as information stealers, ransomware etc have been delivered through the web
