As per the RBI Annual report of 2019-20, India saw a massive increase of the number and value of transactions with respect to Credit Cards( 21.1% increase in value), Debit cards(35.6% in value) and Prepaid Payment Instruments i.e. Wallets, Gift cards etc. (increase of 15% in volume). Two major reasons behind this increase in these …
How often does one come across a profile on Facebook that is pretending to be someone else? The answer would probably be ‘daily’. This practice on the platform where someone pretends to be someone else, with an intention, to deceive someone is known as impersonation. Another great aspect covered under “impersonation” on Facebook is that …
One often comes across those beautiful and cinematic aerial shots of sceneries, forests and mountains, which is mostly this footage is captured through drones. Amongst other applications of these Remotely Piloted Aircrafts (RPA) or Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) such as Geographical Mapping, Agriculture Assistance, Forest and wildlife Assistance and Law Enforcement, Filming and Cinematography are …
Parenting is not the same anymore. With technological advancements, parenting has also changed. Children having access to the Internet, cell phones, tablets and other technologies need a different kind of parenting, which is digital parenting. Children can now open a social media account and interact with different people. Children are using various applications to study, …
Getting Cyber- insurance for one’s organization surely is necessary, if the organization collects customer data and is dependent on certain online resources. However, there are a few things, which as an administrative head or a manager of an organization, one can do to promote a culture of taking information security seriously. Here is a list …
Telegram, the messaging app, isn’t well known for cooperating with the law enforcement agencies in providing any kind of data of any users. Due to this and various other factors, it has become quite popular amongst extremist groups as well. With over 200 million users worldwide, this application has become a “go-to” destination for criminals ...
People care about saving their snap scores a lot these days. However, it is equally important to save oneself on Snapchat as well. Snapchat has some great privacy and security features right from the installation, such as identifying the person who took the screenshot of a story or snaps only being visible to friends. While ...
Protecting the mental health of young netizens during a global pandemic As we are practising social distancing norms during the quarantine and the kids have stopped going to schools or having any physical means of communication, it has almost become necessary for them to be on the internet for any kind of work. Be it, ...
On 29th June 2020, Ministry of electronics and information technology issued a press release which essentially blocked public access to a list of 59 apps. This was done as per Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of ...
Instagram is one of the most post popular social media platforms in the world right now, with over 155 million users in India! With such a huge user base, it becomes important to consider the importance of an Individual’s privacy and Security on the platform. Here are a few things one can do to enjoy …
