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Cybercrimes Could Cost India Rs. 20,000 Crore Due to Brand Abuse and Fake Domains in 2025: CloudSEK
- Friday February 28, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
India could potentially suffer financial losses reaching roughly Rs. 20,000 crore due to cybercrimes in 2025, as per a recent report by a cybersecurity firm. The report predicted that brand abuse, phishing scams, and fake domain takedowns would be the leading methods to conduct cybercrimes in the ongoing year.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access
- Tuesday February 11, 2025
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
Officials from the French antitrust authority are probing Microsoft to see if it is unfairly dumping bad search results onto smaller engines that rely on Bing’s huge reservoir of search results, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
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www.gadgets360.com
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As Internet Consumption Continues To Increase, 2024's Wellness Tips To Help You Create A Balance
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Health | Manya Singh
Below we aim to provide tips to ensure there is a balance maintained when it comes to your internet consumption.
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www.ndtv.com
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Telegram Tackles Child Abuse Images After Founder's Arrest
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Messaging app Telegram will deploy new tools to prevent the spread of images of child sexual abuse after teaming up with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK-based charity said Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Competition Commission of India to Investigate Google's Strict Real-Money Gaming App Policy
- Friday November 29, 2024
- Reuters
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform. WinZO, which offers real-money games, first approached the CCI in 2022 after Google excluded it from the Play Store.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Fined EUR 798 Million by EU Over Abusing Classified Ads Dominance
- Friday November 15, 2024
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
The European Commission ordered Meta to stop tying its classified-ads service to Facebook’s sprawling social media platform, and refrain from imposing unfair trading conditions on rival second-hand goods platforms.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Alarming Rise In AI-Produced Child Abuse Material, Warns Regulatory Body
- Friday October 18, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
AI is being used to create highly realistic child sexual abuse content that is increasingly accessible online.
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www.ndtv.com
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
- Saturday September 28, 2024
- Reuters
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
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www.gadgets360.com
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China Boarding School Punishes Student For Using Toilet Late At Night, Internet Calls It A "Prison"
- Thursday September 26, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
An anonymous teacher said that the school had strict rules prohibiting students from walking around the dormitory after 10:45 pm, and surprisingly, even using the toilet was not allowed after this time.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Loses Fight Against $2.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
- Tuesday September 10, 2024
- Reuters
Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro ($2.7 billion or roughly Rs. 22,673 crore) fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago. CJEU judges noted that EU law does not sanction the existence of a dominant position, but its abusive exploitation.
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www.gadgets360.com
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- Reuters
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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www.gadgets360.com
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72 Arrested In Badlapur Violence Over Sexual Assault Cases, Internet Suspended
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district were suspended on Wednesday a day after a massive protest over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, and 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence.
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www.ndtv.com
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Paris Olympics 2024: How Technology Is Transforming The World’s Oldest International Sporting Event
- Friday August 2, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Paris Olympics 2024, or the Olympic Games, are underway in Paris. More than 10,000 athletes across 200 countries have assembled to compete in humanity's oldest international sporting event. However, over the years, the event has also become an intersection of humanity and technology, where the latter has assisted in not only making the event grandi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Woman In Taiwan Makes Daughter Walk Barefoot On Hot Pavement, Internet Outraged
- Friday July 19, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Instead of buying her new shoes, she forced the girl to walk barefoot on the scorching asphalt road for at least 20 minutes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cybercrimes Could Cost India Rs. 20,000 Crore Due to Brand Abuse and Fake Domains in 2025: CloudSEK
- Friday February 28, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
India could potentially suffer financial losses reaching roughly Rs. 20,000 crore due to cybercrimes in 2025, as per a recent report by a cybersecurity firm. The report predicted that brand abuse, phishing scams, and fake domain takedowns would be the leading methods to conduct cybercrimes in the ongoing year.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access
- Tuesday February 11, 2025
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
Officials from the French antitrust authority are probing Microsoft to see if it is unfairly dumping bad search results onto smaller engines that rely on Bing’s huge reservoir of search results, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.gadgets360.com
-
UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
As Internet Consumption Continues To Increase, 2024's Wellness Tips To Help You Create A Balance
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Health | Manya Singh
Below we aim to provide tips to ensure there is a balance maintained when it comes to your internet consumption.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Telegram Tackles Child Abuse Images After Founder's Arrest
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Messaging app Telegram will deploy new tools to prevent the spread of images of child sexual abuse after teaming up with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK-based charity said Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Competition Commission of India to Investigate Google's Strict Real-Money Gaming App Policy
- Friday November 29, 2024
- Reuters
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform. WinZO, which offers real-money games, first approached the CCI in 2022 after Google excluded it from the Play Store.
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www.gadgets360.com
-
Meta Fined EUR 798 Million by EU Over Abusing Classified Ads Dominance
- Friday November 15, 2024
- Samuel Stolton, Bloomberg
The European Commission ordered Meta to stop tying its classified-ads service to Facebook’s sprawling social media platform, and refrain from imposing unfair trading conditions on rival second-hand goods platforms.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
Alarming Rise In AI-Produced Child Abuse Material, Warns Regulatory Body
- Friday October 18, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
AI is being used to create highly realistic child sexual abuse content that is increasingly accessible online.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
- Saturday September 28, 2024
- Reuters
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
China Boarding School Punishes Student For Using Toilet Late At Night, Internet Calls It A "Prison"
- Thursday September 26, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
An anonymous teacher said that the school had strict rules prohibiting students from walking around the dormitory after 10:45 pm, and surprisingly, even using the toilet was not allowed after this time.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Google Loses Fight Against $2.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
- Tuesday September 10, 2024
- Reuters
Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro ($2.7 billion or roughly Rs. 22,673 crore) fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago. CJEU judges noted that EU law does not sanction the existence of a dominant position, but its abusive exploitation.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- Reuters
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
72 Arrested In Badlapur Violence Over Sexual Assault Cases, Internet Suspended
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district were suspended on Wednesday a day after a massive protest over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, and 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Paris Olympics 2024: How Technology Is Transforming The World’s Oldest International Sporting Event
- Friday August 2, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Paris Olympics 2024, or the Olympic Games, are underway in Paris. More than 10,000 athletes across 200 countries have assembled to compete in humanity's oldest international sporting event. However, over the years, the event has also become an intersection of humanity and technology, where the latter has assisted in not only making the event grandi...
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
Woman In Taiwan Makes Daughter Walk Barefoot On Hot Pavement, Internet Outraged
- Friday July 19, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Instead of buying her new shoes, she forced the girl to walk barefoot on the scorching asphalt road for at least 20 minutes.
-
www.ndtv.com