IAMAI Wants a Law to Enforce Payment Neutrality: Taking a cue from the Finance Minister’s budget speech and Ratan Watal committee recommendation, Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) suggests formation of a law on payment neutrality in India. As net neutrality is critical for Indian internet companies to flourish, payment neutrality is essential for…
Alibaba in talks with Telecom operators to provide free Internet in India: Alibaba’s UCWeb, the internet software and services provider has big plans for India, the company is currently negotiating with telecom operators and Wi-Fi providers to provide free internet in India Read More...
How a suspicious call led police to a telephone exchange scam (and international espionage?): The crackdown on an illegal telephone exchange last fortnight has led the Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorism squad to what they believe is an international espionage network. The police have made 12 arrests in the case so far and are trying to find…
Lax reporting by banks spoils arrest of cyber crime: Dy Guv: MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has said that Indian banks are being lax in reporting cyber attacks to the regulator exposing the financial system and that state run banks are at a higher risk of such crimes than their private peers. Read More
Legislation in works to protect privacy breach: Govt: New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) Government is working on a new legislation that will provide protection to individuals from breach of privacy, Minister of State for Law and IT PP Chaudhary informed Parliament today. “Government is in the process of drafting a legislation that will provide protection…
150,000 villages in India to soon get affordable high-speed internet: Taking cue from Silicon Valley giants, the Indian government today ramped up its efforts to bring more of its citizens online. India plans to bring affordable high-speed broadband connection to 150,000 villages in a year, finance minister Arun Jaitley said today as he unveiled the…
India to Set Up Computer Emergency Response Team to Check Cyber Frauds: NEW DELHI (Sputnik) − In the wake of the increasing incidents of cyber frauds amid government’s push for digital transactions, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced setting up of a Computer Emergency Response Team to strengthen the security of the financial sector. Read More
Jat agitations: Mobile Internet services blocked in Jhajjar: With groups of the Jat community starting their reservation agitation from Sunday, the district administration in Jhajjar has stopped all mobile Internet services, including 2G, 3G, 4G, voice calls and GPRS, SMS services and bulk messages provided on mobile networks in Jhajjar with immediate effect. The restrictions will…
India plans to build over 1,000 digital villages: India took another step toward a digital economy with the government’s announcement that it would provide free wi-fi to 1,050 villages in the next six months as part of its Digital Village initiative, CNN reported. Cell phone users will get access to the internet via wi-fi hotspots…
Bombay HC directs police to be proactive in tackling cyber crime: Mumbai, Jan 30: The Bombay High Court on Monday said cyber crime and websites indulging in objectionable services are a problem for the society at large, and police should be proactive in addressing the issues and initiating action. A division bench of Chief Justice…