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Identity theft

  • Why your eight-character email password is not safe anymore

    Why your eight-character email password is not safe anymore

    Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation Brianna O'Shea, The Conversation
    · Sep 16, 2020 · 07:30 pm
  • ‘First crime in space’: NASA astronaut who was to go on first all-women spacewalk faces probe

    ‘First crime in space’: NASA astronaut who was to go on first all-women spacewalk faces probe

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 25, 2019 · 01:00 pm
  • Facebook tried a new tool to prevent identity fraud in India. Here’s why it may be useful everywhere

    Facebook tried a new tool to prevent identity fraud in India. Here’s why it may be useful everywhere

    Ritesh Chugh, The Conversation
    · Aug 03, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • Will Aadhaar leaks be used as an excuse to shut out scrutiny of welfare schemes?

    Will Aadhaar leaks be used as an excuse to shut out scrutiny of welfare schemes?

    Anumeha Yadav
    · May 20, 2017 · 06:30 am
  • Explainer: Aadhaar is vulnerable to identity theft because of its design and the way it is used

    Explainer: Aadhaar is vulnerable to identity theft because of its design and the way it is used

    Kritika Bhardwaj
    · Apr 02, 2017 · 05:30 pm