privacy

Govt Takes A Stand On Data Privacy: Restricts The Unauthorized Use Of Pan Card Details https://www.goodreturns.in/news/govt-takes-a-stand-on-data-privacy-restricts-the-unauthorized-use-of-pan-card-details-1386593.html Needs more work on protecting privacy...

No phone numbers needed: WhatsApp will soon let you create username for web WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will let users create unique usernames for their accounts. But this feature will only come on WhatsApp web for now...

Cambodia's Cyber Slave Camps: The Story of the Keralites Who Escaped In March, the media reported that 5000 Indians were forced into cyber-slavery in Cambodia. https://www.thequint.com/news/india/indians-inside-cambodian-cyber-slave-camps-story-of-the-keralites-who-escaped#read-more

Multiple SIM under your name? You may face a Rs 2 lakh penalty, jail time; how to check SIM cards registered under your name...

Airtel denies security breach amid reports of major data leak that could have left 37.5 crore Indians exposed Bharti Airtel has strongly denied allegations of a security breach following reports that a significant amount of customer data had been compromised...

A major PAN card misuse scam likely unfolding across India; many cases already reported https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/a-major-pan-card-misuse-scam-likely-unfolding-across-india-many-cases-already-reported/articleshow/111075422.cms

I am not sure if I am supposed to laugh or cry at this but Avast has pulled off the unthinkable. https://www.ghacks.net/2024/02/26/avast-has-been-fined-by-the-ftc-for-using-its-privacy-software-to-harvest-and-sell-user-data/ Avast owns AVG, Avira, and Norton. It also owns CCleaner, a browser...

I’m fairly new to the Fediverse, and I'd like to share my onboarding experience here. Personally, I appreciate the concept of decentralization and the community-driven aspect of Fediverse. I’ve used Mastodon, based on ActivityPub, for a month, however: 1. I find it difficult to get all the...

Selling my well maintained HP ProBook x360 435 G7. It's quite the workhorse! Specs: Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 4750U (Up to 4.1GHz) (8 Cores / 16 Threads) RAM: 32GB DDR4 SODIMM Storage: None available (reused in my home server), but it takes in an M.2 NVMe drive. Full aluminium body...

Hi, i'm selling my thinkpad t495 fhd ips touch screen purchased from blr local shop mainly for linux use. purchased in early 2020 with 3 years extended onsite/in-home warranty is expiring this month, you can extend if needed. this exact optioned specs in lenovo costs 1.2-1.28 lac. warranty can...

I have a Poco F1 and have been using Lineage OS on it since the day I got it. Currently on LOS 18.1. I specifically bought this phone since it supported LOS. Here are some questions for like minded folk. Do you buy the phone based on ROM support, or just buy any and check later if it supports...

Privacy Supreme On 24 August 2017, the landmark Right to Privacy judgement was passed by the Supreme Court of India, in which a 9 judge bench unanimously held that privacy was a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. Every year, IFF (https://internetfreedom.in/) commemorates the...

This is a story of someone I'm close to had to go to the doctor for post covid treatment. The issue wasn't life threatening or wasn't even very private. So as usual we had to go through the cycle of doctor > blood tests > prescription > getting meds. Nothing fancy. While going through this cycle...

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/2wzmmr/everything_youve_ever_said_to_siricortana_has/ The above reddit thread has a link to your google voice history. You might be stunned at the thought but google has recorded a lot of things that you didn't authorise it to. In my history I found...

TD;DR Nopes. http://mashable.com/2017/02/14/india-aadhaar-uidai-privacy-security-debate/#5yKleW9yxOq3...