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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%
BUSINESS
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
BUSINESS
Union Budget 2023: Department of Space receives Rs 12,544 crore allocation
Union Budget 2023: IN-Space, the government's one-stop body for all dealings with private space industry players, received a more than four times increased budget estimate at Rs 95 crore.
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Budget 2023: IT ministry receives a 40% hike in allocation on semiconductor push
The semiconductor development programme of the government has been given a budget estimate of Rs 3,000 crore from the Rs 200 crore in the revised estimate last year. PLI scheme for large scale electronic manufacturing also received a whopping over Rs 4,000 crore estimate
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How to identify ChatGPT text or code? Indian law enforcement officials scurry to find forensic tools
The potential for misuse of the new AI wonder for writing better phishing emails and codes has piqued the interest of the cops.
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BharOS explained: How it works, how 'indigenous' it is and more
BharOS is not the first attempt by India to develop a homegrown operating system. In 2007, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing unveiled BOSS, billed as an alternative to Microsoft Windows
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Indigenous BharOS is based on early Linux versions: IIT Madras director
On January 24, Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan successfully tested the operating system made by JandK Operations Private Limited, a company incubated at IIT Madras
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MC Explains: The emergency provisions of IT Rules used to block BBC documentary in India
The Indian government used Rule 16(3) of Information Technology Rules and Section 69A of the IT Act to order the content’s blocking. What do these pieces of legislation say?
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Govt's proposal to remove content that PIB marks fake leaves scope for misuse, is unconstitutional: Experts
Earlier in the day, Editors Guild of India also objected to the draft rules saying that the determination of fake news cannot be in the sole hands of government and that it will lead to censorship of press.
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Indian space-tech start-ups laud United Nations resolution on banning ASAT tests
Anti-satellite weapons are space weapons designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic or tactical purposes
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Inside NIC: How the MeitY department maintains govt IT infra despite budget, personnel crunch
NIC has slid from being a monopoly to becoming a dumping ground of industry-developed government projects. The freedom to innovate too, is dying at the government body.
BUSINESS
Cyber attack on AIIMS not only hit hospital ops, but also academic processes
In a recent office memorandum, AIIMS admitted to the difficulties being faced by students and granted an extension for submitting their thesis
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Exemptions to early-stage start-ups should not undermine DPDP Bill objectives: NASSCOM
Countering the proposed exemptions given to a 'class of data fiduciaries' in the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, NASSCOM wants several clauses of the the bill to continue to be applicable for early-stage start-ups.
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Industry body representing Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon slam Finance Committee report as 'regressive'
Asia Internet Coalition, an industry body representing companies such as Google, Twitter, Meta, urged the Indian government to undertake wide consultations over the Standing Committee of Finance's recommendation that a digital competition law should be introduced for the country
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Post AIIMS attack, govt bodies on high alert, issue multiple security advisories
The cyber attack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences last year left centralised records inaccessible. Hospital services such as generation of unique health identification numbers, new registrations, laboratory reports, billing and patient discharge were also hit.
