Category: Technology
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NHRC flags ₹52,976 crore cyber fraud losses, seeks urgent action against ‘digital arrest’ scams
The commission further warns that the frauds are causing not only financial devastation but also severe psychological trauma and violations of human rights.
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Delhi High Court’s pathbreaking ruling on Google keyword advertising | Explained
Justice Mini Pushkarna assessed if a company can buy another’s registered trademark as a keyword on Google Ads to have their ads appear first in searches for that trademark
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Stablecoins increasingly favoured for money laundering, financing of terrorism and proliferation: FATF report
Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency designed to keep their prices stable, usually by linking them to another asset such as a fiat currency or gold
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Having conversations on AI’s role in Wikipedia, says founder Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales says AI can contribute by making translations better but warns that “even a good machine translation” can fall short of expectations if “cultural questions” are not addressed
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Major opportunities for AI in jobs and governance, says MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan
India is focusing on providing AI infrastructure that will spur development of applications, promoting electronics manufacturing with a thrust on semiconductors, and ensuring people secure adequate reskilling opportunities, says Secretary for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology S. Krishnan; he adds international cooperation on AI governance is being explored and the country has potential…
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India now has 958 million active internet users; 57% of these are from rural areas
Rural regions now account for over 57% of India’s active internet users and are growing at nearly four times the pace of urban India, signalling a structural shift in where and how digital adoption is expanding
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Government to propose guidelines defining ‘obscenity’ in online content
In a note shared with litigants in a Supreme Court case, the Union government put forward its proposal that will apply to all digital content — social media platforms, OTT streaming services, and digital news platforms
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System constraints holding back probes into cyber attacks: Digital experts
India’s loss due to cyber fraud in 2024 surged 205.6% from 2023, cybersecurity experts said at a national conference in Gauhati University
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IT Ministry opens real money games ban, esports registration rules, up for consultation
The draft Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2025 would set up an Online Gaming Authority of India, and set a framework for registration of esports.
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Why is UPI seeing frequent downtimes? | Explained
What are regulators doing about it? How does the Unified Payments Interface work?