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Setting up a social media hub will be like creating a surveillance state, says SC
The court said the government wanted to tap citizens’ WhatsApp messages and sought its response within two weeks.
Facebook in Australia Faces Potential Class Action Suit over Data Privacy Breaches
In Australia, more than 311,000 users data may have been used without authorization, Facebook said in April, when Australia’s Information Commissioner, the country’s privacy regulator, began to investigate.
Poor governance & fraud risks hit India investment:Kroll
“India figures among the top three countries globally for every category measuring fraud vulnerability in this survey except for vendor, supplier, or procurement fraud,” the report said.
55,000 children kidnapped in 2016 in India
“Even though most of the lynchings in the recent past were fuelled by rumours of child lifting on social media, the statistics show that the fear of child kidnapping among people, especially those in the rural areas, is not completely unfounded,” a ministry official said.
‘Incredibly shrinking airline seat’ Not a Safety Concern:U.S. US aviation regulator
Aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing Co. and Airbus SE are required to demonstrate a fully loaded plane can evacuate within 90 seconds with half the exits blocked before that model can be approved to carry passengers by FAA. The agency has no rules on seat width or the distance between rows, relying instead on the evacuation standards.
India Inc faces online bigotry risk,reputational & business risks can pose business continuity risks
Risk consultancy Kroll Inc. says it’s seeing an “exponential increase” in questions from corporate clients on how to manage the fallout from incidents on social media.“It doesn’t just carry reputational and business risk, it can snowball into business continuity risks that can spread faster than a forest fire,” said Tarun Bhatia, a Mumbai-based managing director at Kroll. “
Cos’ directors to furnish personal mobile numbers for verification: Govt
“While filing the form, the unique personal mobile number and personal e-mail id would have to be mandatorily indicated and would be duly verified by one time password (OTP),”
Is your smart fridge mining bitcoin for criminals? A guide to cryptojacking
Both Apple and Google have started to ban applications that mine virtual currencies on their devices. But Hron, the Avast researcher, warns that the risk is growing as more everyday devices are connected to the internet – from ovens to home lighting systems – and that these are often the least secure. Hron said that cheaply made Chinese devices were particularly easy to hack.
Protecting the Planet from Asteroids, Comets
NASA’s planetary defense officer, Lindley Johnson, said scientists have found 95 percent of all these near-Earth objects measuring one kilometer (two-thirds of a mile) or bigger. But the hunt is still on for the remaining 5 percent and smaller rocks that could still inflict big damage
India most dangerous country for women due to high risk of sexual violence: Poll
The survey asked respondents which five of the 193 UN member states they thought were most dangerous for women and which country was worst in terms of healthcare, economic resources, cultural or traditional practices, sexual violence and harassment, non-sexual violence and human trafficking.