Facebook, Instagram Plan To Combat Scams

Facial Recognition Technology will be deployed to counter celebrity-bait scams. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Is WFH A Societal Shift?

...or just a Covid-era practice, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A friend who is the founder of a several thousand-person tech company in India recently......

Sahastra Seema Bal frowns on WhatsApp, Truecaller use by troops

Border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal has directed its personnel not to store personal data on smartphones as it may lead to 'dangerous' consequences if the device falls into wrong hands.......

Meet the 3 experts appointed by SC in Pegasus probe

Three experts on cyber security, digital forensics, networks and hardware were roped in by the Supreme Court on Wednesday to ”enquire, investigate and determine” whether Pegasus spyware......

How to save yourself from financial frauds, online and offline

There's very little you can do about cyber crime at your end, apart from being more vigilant. But certain things that you should do can make a lot of difference. Illustration: Dominic......

Google introduces global kids safety programme in India

Google on Wednesday launched its global 'Be Internet Awesome' programme for children in India in partnership with Indian comic book publisher Amar Chitra Katha to interweave critical internet......

Explained: WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy

A WhatsApp spokesperson said the update 'does not impact the privacy of personal messages for anyone'.Ritwik Sharma reports. IMAGE: 'WhatsApp is collecting large amounts of data through metadata......

How Xiaomi passed the Covid lockdown test

'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone,' Mi India MD Manu Jain tells Peerzada Abrar. IMAGE: Manu Jain, vice-president, Xiaomi and managing director, Mi India. All photographs:......