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Why you may see less fake news this election season

The updated election ads policy for India will require advertisers to provide a 'pre-certificate' issued by the EC or anyone authorised by the poll panel, for each ad.Further, Google will verify......

Govt moves to rein in social media before Lok Sabha polls

'Before the elections, fake news can create law and order hassles and that is the reason they want social media firms to follow the amended IT Act.'Karan Choudhury reports. Illustration: Dominic......

Is Facebook answerable to Delhi?

'Under Section 79 of the IT Act, Facebook is mandated to exercise care. Once you have a duty, you do not have the right to silence; you need to show compliance.' Geetika Srivastava reports0 The......

Monitoring WhatsApp: Privacy vs law and order

Steps taken to prevent misuse of the platform have to be balanced with data privacy and security concerns, say experts. IMAGE: Many legal experts feel asking WhatsApp to do the job of the......

India's social media headache

Unhappy with response to queries following Mehdi Biswas' arrest, Bengaluru Police summon Twitter India marketing head. Anita Babu reportsThe tussle between law enforcement agencies and social media......

Indian companies afraid to report cyber crime

A labyrinth of confusion leads to the small but neat fourth-floor office of Unistal Systems in Delhi's Nehru Place. The promoter of the Rs 20-crore company which manufactures data recovery software......

Cyber Fraud Helpline: How it Works

Since its launch in April, helpline 155260 has been able to prevent more than Rs 18.5 million of defrauded money from reaching the hands of fraudsters.Shivani Shinde reports. All illustrations:......

Work from home: How safe is your data?

India doesn’t have a data protection law or a dedicated law on cybersecurity. Also, there is no specialised law on privacy. Experts say this complicates the scenario for businesses as they......

Why India's ATMs are vulnerable to cyber attack

'The absence of a cyber security framework for ATMs is like a dream come true for hackers.'Business Standard's Ayan Pramanik & Shivani Shinde Nadhe report.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Right to Privacy: Data harvesting by web firms under threat

People use Internet on smartphones, using apps which use their data to provide tailor-made services The Supreme Court (SC) landmark ruling on fundamental rights for privacy will influence the......

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