Digital Security
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Amid India’s mega-push to digitise health records, AIIMS cyberattack comes as a wake-up call
Hospitals are reviewing their cybersecurity as they prepare to go paperless under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Explainer: Does India need digital health records and can the draft policy protect sensitive data?
Experts have raised concerns over the draft health data policy.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Should big tech companies like Facebook be broken up? An economist busts three myths
The idea has the support of both Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump. But will it work?
Bhaskar Chakravorti, The Conversation
Trending
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail for remarks about Modi surname
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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Indian cyber laws can’t tackle the child privacy concerns that got TikTok into trouble in the US
India is the biggest market for TikTok, comprising almost 40% of the app’s 500 million user base.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Google agrees to store payment app data locally, but asks Centre for more time: Reports
The RBI has given all payment system operators until October 15 to ensure that transaction data is stored within the country.
Scroll Staff
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Centre should ask e-commerce, social media firms to store data locally, says draft policy: Reuters
The government will have access to such locally-stored data, according to the draft policy framework.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: SUV is stranded in the middle of a river, passengers have to be rescued
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‘Can you feel it?’ Watch Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon guess what’s inside mystery box
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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Caught on camera: The moment when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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Indian apps are seeking way too many ‘dangerous permissions’ on your phone
Dangerous permissions include those to access and modify the calendar, SMS, call logs, storage and the like.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Sophisticated Aadhaar-related bank fraud has left police in Delhi and Noida baffled
The con involves the fraudulent withdrawal of money from bank accounts of victims with the help of a SIM card, Aadhaar and the United Payments Interface.
Abhishek Dey
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Why China’s VPN crackdown should worry everyone
Virtual private networks help citizens around the world evade state surveillance – how long until more governments take action?
Omair Uthmani, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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One item Digital India must urgently address – strengthening data security and privacy rights
To protect the information of 1.2 billion citizens, a serious, focused and apolitical discussion is required.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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Hacking threats delay Modi's plans for paperless cabinet meetings
Government is proceeding cautiously after techies warn of potential problems.
Dhirendra K Jha