Category: Digital

Cyber fraud in India hits Rs 11,000 crore in 2024

The DPDP Act, passed by Parliament on August 9, 2023, followed the Supreme Court's recognition of privacy as a fundamental right six years earlier.

Rise in stock trading and digital arrest scams drive the surge; experts cite gaps in data protection and growing cybercrime services.

Winzo’s antritrust complaint against Google prompts CCI to order probe

Under President Donald Trump, corporate diversity efforts were harshly criticized, with Trump himself describing such initiatives as a form of "reverse discrimination."

The allegations against Google include market access denial, favour of certain games, advertising restrictions, misleading warnings during app downloads.

Tamil Nadu’s online gaming rules to float next month

The petition argues that (i) the regulations infringe upon the fundamental rights of online gamers under the Indian Constitution under articles 14, 19 and 21, severely impacting the professional gaming community

Stakeholders demand that video games should also be regulated by Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (TNOGA) and be given equal treatment as Real Money Gaming

MIB’s Ashwini Vaishnaw: Need stricter laws to curb vulgar content on social media platforms

He was responding to questions by BJP member Arun Govil about existing mechanisms to check telecast of vulgar and sex-related content through social media platforms

In the Lok Sabha, the Information and Broadcasting Minister said the Parliamentary Standing Committee should take up the issue and also called for a consensus to frame more strict laws in this regard.