2024-02-20
Use of credible fact checkers to label misinformation is good All Internet platforms/Intermediaries in India have a legal obligation to ensure no misinformation/deep fakes are posted ln their platforms by their users #SafeTrustedInternet #IndiaTechade
The Economic Times
The Misinformation Combat Alliance and Meta plan to launch a dedicated fact-checking helpline on WhatsApp in India so users can flag deepfakes for analysis
2023-07-28
I welcome @AMD's decision to set up its largest R&D #design center in #NewIndia and expansion of the India-AMD partnership. It will certainly play an important role in building a world class #semiconductor design and #innovation ecosystem. It will also provide tremendous... [video]
Reuters
AMD plans to invest $400M and create 3,000 new engineering roles in India by 2028 and to build its largest design center in Bengaluru by the end of 2023
Munsif Vengattil / Reuters :
2023-06-13
With ref to some Alleged Cowin data breaches reported on social media, @IndianCERT has immdtly responded n reviewed this ✅A Telegram Bot was throwing up Cowin app details upon entry of phone numbers ✅The data being accessed by bot from a threat actor database, which seems to... https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
India investigates reports of a breach at a portal with the data of 1B+ COVID-19 vaccine recipients; Telegram removes a bot letting users pull individuals' data
This is an outright lie by @jack - perhaps an attempt to brush out that very dubious period of twitters history Facts and truth @twitter undr Dorsey n his team were in repeated n continuous violations of India law. As a matter of fact they were in non-compliance with law... https://twitter.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Internal memo: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tells employees that the platform is “on a mission to become the world's most accurate real-time information source”
Linda Yaccarino, who joined company last week, describes her mission to employees
Since some queries hv been raised - am reiteratng @IndianCERT finding - tht Point number 2 in my tweet refers to previously breached or stolen data from databases other than CoWIn https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
India investigates reports of a breach at a portal with the data of 1B+ COVID-19 vaccine recipients; Telegram removes a bot letting users pull individuals' data
2023-06-12
With ref to some Alleged Cowin data breaches reported on social media, @IndianCERT has immdtly responded n reviewed this ✅A Telegram Bot was throwing up Cowin app details upon entry of phone numbers ✅The data being accessed by bot from a threat actor database, which seems to... https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
India investigates reports of a breach at a portal with the data of 1B+ COVID-19 vaccine recipients; Telegram removes a bot letting users pull individuals' data
Bloomberg :
2023-06-01
This needs to be clarified ISM @Semicon_India is tdy announcing that it will start accepting n considering new applicatns for fabs from new & existing applicants. First window for more expensive 28nm fabs was kept open for 45days only in Jan2022 and recd 3 applicatns that were... https://twitter.com/...
The Financial Express
After getting three applicants in 2022, India opens new applications for setting up semiconductor and display fabs under its $10B chip incentive scheme
The Financial Express :
This needs to be clarified ISM @Semicon_India is tdy announcing that it will start accepting n considering new applicatns for fabs from new & existing applicants. First window for more expensive 28nm fabs was kept open for 45days only in Jan2022 and recd 3 applicatns that were... https://twitter.com/...
Reuters
Sources: a planned $3B chip plant in India by ISMC, a consortium that included chipmaker Tower, has stalled due to the company's pending takeover by Intel
A planned $3 billion semiconductor facility in India by chip consortium ISMC that counted Israeli chipmaker Tower as a tech partner … Tweets: @dnystedt , @adityakalra , @reuters , ...
2023-04-07
New India is committed to an Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable Internet! #Misinformation is a major threat to the principles of #OSTA ➡️ Building on the October 2022 notification of the #ITRules, @narendramodi Ji's government is focused on checking and preventing the spread... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
India amends its IT law to ban social media platforms from hosting “misleading” content about the government and requiring that they use its fact-check unit
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
2023-01-03
OnlineGaming innovators will be nxt big push fr India's #DigitalEconomy n #Startup Ecosystem Draft #ITRules fr #OnlineGaming aims to promote vibrant innovatn ecosystm,protect gamer's rights&lay down guardrails against online wagering/betting Read more at https://surl.li/eglnv https://twitter.com/...
Moneycontrol
India releases draft online gaming rules, seeking to create a self-regulatory body and to require parental consent for gamers under 18, for public consultation
G.S.R. 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called … Pooja Yadav / Times of India : Explained: How Rapidly Is The Gaming Industry Growing In India The Economic ...
2022-11-20
The #DigitalPersonalDataProtection bill is now uploaded n is ready for comments n consultation #IndiaTechade #DigitalIndia Pls read https://www.meity.gov.in/...
TechCrunch
India's new draft data protection bill proposes allowing cross-border data transfer with certain countries, unlike an earlier version which imposed restrictions
India has proposed a new comprehensive data privacy law that will mandate how companies handle data of its citizens …
2022-11-19
The #DigitalPersonalDataProtection bill is now uploaded n is ready for comments n consultation #IndiaTechade #DigitalIndia Pls read https://www.meity.gov.in/...
TechCrunch
India's new draft data protection bill proposes allowing cross-border data transfer with certain countries, unlike an earlier version which imposed restrictions
India has proposed a new comprehensive data privacy law that will mandate how companies handle data of its citizens …
2022-11-15
This type of “misuse” of custmr data violates #Privacy n #DataProtection expectations India's #DigitalDataProtection bill will put a stop to this - & ensure that any Platform/Intermediary that does this will face punitive & financial consequences #DigitalIndia #IndiaTechade https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
Google agrees to a record $391.5M privacy settlement with 40 state AGs over charges the company misled users into thinking they had disabled location tracking
Cecilia Kang / New York Times :
2022-10-04
Apple's exports of iPhones under PM @narendramodi ji's visionary PLI scheme tops $ 1bn within 5 months of FY 2022-23. Record 100% growth ovr last year. Congrats to @Apple n 3 key suppliers. This PLI is a model PLI to attract Global Supply Chains. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: Apple's iPhone exports from India crossed $1B since April 2022 and could reach $2.5B by March 2023, up from $1.3B in the year ending March 2022
Apple Inc.'s iPhone exports from India crossed $1 billion in the five months since April, according to people familiar with the matter …
2022-07-06
#TuesdayMusing In India,all incldng foreign Internet intermediaries/platforms have right to court n judicial review. But equally ALL intermediary/platforms operating here,have unambiguous obligation to comply with our laws n rules. #Open #SafeTrusted #Accountable #Internet
Reuters
Source: Twitter is seeking to overturn some Indian government content takedown orders through a judicial review, alleging abuse of power by officials
Munsif Vengattil / Reuters :
2022-04-29
To effectvly fight cybercrime, all companies n enterprises must mandatorily report cyber incidents to @IndianCERT New #CyberSecurity directions for a #SafeAndTrusted Internet issued under Sec 70b of IT Act https://www.cert-in.org.in/... @_DigitalIndia @GoI_MeitY @PMOIndia https://twitter.com/...
Livemint
India requires cyber incidents to be reported within six hours, VPN providers to register real names, wallet providers to keep KYC records for five years, more
2022-01-18
There are times whn regardless of ur wealth n success, its just best to be silent 🤷🏻♂️ 😅🤮 🤐Example 👇🏻 https://twitter.com/...
Insider
Social Capital founder and CEO Chamath Palihapitiya says the “ugly truth” is “nobody cares about what's happening” to Uyghurs in China, himself included
- Chamath Palihapitiya said “nobody cares about what's happening” to Uyghur Muslims in China.
2021-12-31
Gud decisin by @apple - responsive to issue of workng envrnmnt - i hope #FoxConnIndia will quickly set this right n invest n grow #Electronics Apple places Foxconn's Sriperumbudur facility on probation; says plant doesn't meet required standards https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ ...
Reuters