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A number of government agencies in the European Union and elsewhere have voiced concerns about security risks as Apple opens up its iPhones and iPads to rival app stores to comply with EU tech rules, Apple said on Friday.

WhatsApp has responded to the Indian Government's call to send notice to the Meta's messaging platform regarding an increase in international scam calls. Promising to safeguard user's privacy and security, WhatsApp says it provides options like 'Block' and 'Report' for users to avoid any unwanted calls or messages.

Amid the government crackdown on illegal loan apps, research firm Chase India in a report on Tuesday proposed setting up a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for the digital lending industry.

Meta Verified launched earlier this year in February. It is a subscription-based service that verifies each profile with a legitimate government ID. The program rolled out in Australia and New Zealand previously before launching in the US earlier this month. Now, the platform has reportedly opened up a waitlist for its Indian users and the subscrip...

TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the US, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. The Chinese-owned app confirmed the figure ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony set for Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

TikTok is set to be banned on government phones in the UK on Thursday, according to a PA Media report. Countries around the world have increased scrutiny of TikTok over concerns that the personal data of users could end up in the control of the Chinese government. The UK government is expected to make a statement on the security of its devices on T...

TikTok said on Wednesday it is developing a tool that will allow parents to prevent their teens from viewing content containing certain words or hashtags on the short-form video app, as the embattled company looks to shore up its public image. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is facing renewed scrutiny worldwide over its proximity t...

Swiggy and Zomato have complained to the Delhi government against challans being issued to their two-wheeler riders in the name of a ban on bike taxi services in the national capital. The food delivery platforms have also sought clarification from the government on the directive while claiming that there has been misinterpretation of th...

The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears. So how serious is the threat? And should TikTok users who don’t work for the g...

Dozens of migrant families are splitting up at Mexico's northern border as they struggle to secure US asylum appointments on a government app beset by high demand and persistent glitches, migrants and advocates say.

State-run BSNL will use about Rs. 53,000 crore in upgrading its network to 4G and 5G this year as well as revamping landline network across the country, Union Minister for IT and Telecom Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Government has announced a capital infusion of Rs. 52,937 crore in BSNL during the next fiscal year starting April 1, 2023.

The government is expecting up to seven countries to sign up to adopt India's technology stack by March, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. India's technology stack includes services like Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, Co-Win, GeM, and GSTN.

Governments and Internet forums have lagged behind in setting up rules for Big Tech, according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Raneev Chandrasekhar. The minister stated that safety and trust are core issues for the government to address because 1.2 billion Indians are going to use the Internet, adding that the government is slowly and s...

Google has been asked by the central government to stop direct and surrogate advertising of overseas betting firms like Fairplay, PariMatch, and Betway in the country. Ads for these companies were showing up in search and YouTube, according to a letter reportedly sent to the company by the government last week.

Elon Musk was urged by top US Senate Republican Chuck Grassley on Wednesday to better protect US user data on Twitter, weeks after he completed his takeover of the microblogging service. Grassley has asked Musk to conduct a threat assessment at the social media company and follow up on concerns raised by a whistleblower earlier this year.

A number of government agencies in the European Union and elsewhere have voiced concerns about security risks as Apple opens up its iPhones and iPads to rival app stores to comply with EU tech rules, Apple said on Friday.

WhatsApp has responded to the Indian Government's call to send notice to the Meta's messaging platform regarding an increase in international scam calls. Promising to safeguard user's privacy and security, WhatsApp says it provides options like 'Block' and 'Report' for users to avoid any unwanted calls or messages.

Amid the government crackdown on illegal loan apps, research firm Chase India in a report on Tuesday proposed setting up a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for the digital lending industry.

Meta Verified launched earlier this year in February. It is a subscription-based service that verifies each profile with a legitimate government ID. The program rolled out in Australia and New Zealand previously before launching in the US earlier this month. Now, the platform has reportedly opened up a waitlist for its Indian users and the subscrip...

TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the US, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. The Chinese-owned app confirmed the figure ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony set for Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

TikTok is set to be banned on government phones in the UK on Thursday, according to a PA Media report. Countries around the world have increased scrutiny of TikTok over concerns that the personal data of users could end up in the control of the Chinese government. The UK government is expected to make a statement on the security of its devices on T...

TikTok said on Wednesday it is developing a tool that will allow parents to prevent their teens from viewing content containing certain words or hashtags on the short-form video app, as the embattled company looks to shore up its public image. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is facing renewed scrutiny worldwide over its proximity t...

Swiggy and Zomato have complained to the Delhi government against challans being issued to their two-wheeler riders in the name of a ban on bike taxi services in the national capital. The food delivery platforms have also sought clarification from the government on the directive while claiming that there has been misinterpretation of th...

The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears. So how serious is the threat? And should TikTok users who don’t work for the g...

Dozens of migrant families are splitting up at Mexico's northern border as they struggle to secure US asylum appointments on a government app beset by high demand and persistent glitches, migrants and advocates say.

State-run BSNL will use about Rs. 53,000 crore in upgrading its network to 4G and 5G this year as well as revamping landline network across the country, Union Minister for IT and Telecom Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Government has announced a capital infusion of Rs. 52,937 crore in BSNL during the next fiscal year starting April 1, 2023.

The government is expecting up to seven countries to sign up to adopt India's technology stack by March, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. India's technology stack includes services like Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, Co-Win, GeM, and GSTN.

Governments and Internet forums have lagged behind in setting up rules for Big Tech, according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Raneev Chandrasekhar. The minister stated that safety and trust are core issues for the government to address because 1.2 billion Indians are going to use the Internet, adding that the government is slowly and s...

Google has been asked by the central government to stop direct and surrogate advertising of overseas betting firms like Fairplay, PariMatch, and Betway in the country. Ads for these companies were showing up in search and YouTube, according to a letter reportedly sent to the company by the government last week.

Elon Musk was urged by top US Senate Republican Chuck Grassley on Wednesday to better protect US user data on Twitter, weeks after he completed his takeover of the microblogging service. Grassley has asked Musk to conduct a threat assessment at the social media company and follow up on concerns raised by a whistleblower earlier this year.