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The Madras High Court in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has asked...
Meta, Google, TikTok must face schools’ addiction claims in US
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AXA XL appoints new global chief underwriting officer for Cyber
New Delhi: AXA XL announced that Michael Colao has joined as Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Cyber, reporting to the recently promoted Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Financial Lines, Libby Benet. Commenting on the development,Benet said: “Michael...
Lloyd’s launches global resilience platform for systemic risks
“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that a hypothetical systemic risk, is never far from becoming a reality and that we must do everything we can to prepare and mitigate against the worst impacts of the constantly changing and challenging risk landscape,” commented John Neal, CEO of Lloyd’s.
IRDAI asks insurers to promote Govt’s Digilocker for e-storing their policy documents
Digilocker is an initiative under the Digital India program by the Government of India where citizens can get authentic documents/ certificate in digital format from original issuers of these certificates.
The insurers should inform their retail policyholders about Digilocker and how to use it. Insurers are also advised to enable the process by which the policyholders can place their policies in the digilocker., said the IRDAI.
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Govt to soon bring bill on crypto currencies: MoS Finance Anurag Thakur
Thakur said regulatory bodies like RBI and SEBI do not have any legal framework to directly regulate crypto currencies as they are not currencies, assets, securities or commodities issued by identifiable users.
Govt asks people to register as cyber crime volunteers to check unlawful online content
The project known as Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) is an initiative of the Union Ministry. It was started in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir last week where the police issued a circular asking citizens to register themselves as volunteers.
Joint Panel on Data Protection Bill can submit its report by 15 March
Opposition parties had criticised the central government for a growing “snooping industry” under its watch and alleged that the bill violated the Constitution of India. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had refuted the charge.
Exxon unveils carbon-removal tech venture in green image push
The move comes as Exxon looks to burnish its environmental credentials as it engages in a proxy fight with hedge fund Engine No. 1, which is attempting to appoint candidates on the oil company’s board and push toward a more renewables-focused future.
The oil major said it would invest $3 billion on lower-emission solutions through 2025, by which time it plans to reduce the intensity of its oilfield greenhouse gas emissions by 15%-20% from 2016 levels.
Police seize $60 million of bitcoin! Now, where’s the password?
Bitcoin is stored on software known as a digital wallet that is secured through encryption. A password is used as a decryption key to open the wallet and access the bitcoin. When a password is lost the user cannot open the wallet.
‘Playing with fire’: Twitter’s India snub sparks debate on compliance, free speech
Twitter initially complied but later restored most of the accounts, citing “insufficient justification” to continue the suspensions. The technology ministry warned the company, in a letter seen by Reuters, of legal “consequences” that could include fines or jail, saying the government was not required to justify its demand to ban accounts.
No blanket permission given for surveillance under NETRA, NATGRID: Centre To HC
The ASG told the court that the permissions are only given in cases that affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of the country, security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, etc.The affidavit further states that the standard operating procedure (SOP) for carrying out surveillance mandates that permission for the same shall be sought only if the information required cannot be acquired by any other reasonable means.