Why government wanting to regulate Facebook and WhatsApp may not be a bad thing: Citing the fact that there are no regulatory norms to address privacy concerns of users of Over The Top (OTT) messaging services such as WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook etc, the government has informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 5, that it would soon…
The right to privacy: a digital disconnect: The question of a right to digital privacy never seems far from the news headlines. In the last month, for example, FBI director James Comey told the press that the American people have no right to what he called ‘absolute privacy’. Read More
INTERNET FREEDOM FORUM 2017 TO HOLD IN LAGOS, WITH OVER 30 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: The Internet Freedom Forum 2017 (IFF 2017), hosted by Paradigm Initiative, will hold from 25th to 27th April 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. The forum which has participants registered from over 30 countries will brings together stakeholders working on digital…
Are mobile transactions secure? Study says apps of 7 banks vulnerable to theft: Even as banks continue to discourage cash transactions, a study has revealed that mobile apps of seven Indian banks are vulnerable to theft of sensitive financial information, according to a report in Business Line. Vishal Raman, the India head of cyber security firm…