SRINAGAR — The unit holders at the Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) Lassipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday flayed a recent diktat by the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) to disconnect their power supply and demanded a power waiver from the J&K government in view of the losses incurred by them due to […]
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RBI cautions public not to share account details, passwords with unidentified agencies
MUMBAI — The Reserve Bank on Monday cautioned people against frauds in the name of KYC updation and advised them not to share key information like account details or passwords with unidentified persons or agencies. In a release, the RBI said it has been receiving complaints/reports about customers falling prey to frauds being perpetrated in […]
Facebook Messenger Gets End-to-End Encryption for Voice and Video Calls
Facebook on Friday rolled out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls on Messenger, adding another layer of privacy to its widely used communications platform. Facebook’s WhatsApp and Messenger services already have end-to-end encryption on personal texts messages sent by users. The social media giant has gradually been adding audio and video features to its […]
WhatsApp finally launches disappearing photos feature to its app
WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular and widely used instant messaging platforms that allows its users to send messages, media, location, contacts, and more. Not to forget, WhatsApp messages are all end-to-end encrypted which means, no one other than the sender and the recipient can view the messages sent, not even WhatsApp, at […]
Hackers targeting Facebook accounts with fake copyright complaint, warns security researcher
NEW DELHI — If you are popular on Facebook and have received a copyright complaint, chances are that it is a spam message and can lead you to click on a link that is malware or ransomware. Security researcher Rajashekhar Rajaharia on his Twitter Profile has shared screenshots from the message he received on Facebook […]
Whatsapp Messages Cannot be Used as Evidence in a Court of Law, Says SC: Report
NEW DELHI — Supreme Court on Wednesday said messages exchanged on social media platform have no evidential value and that the author of such WhatsApp messages cannot be tied to them, especially in business partnerships governed by agreements. According to a report by Times of India, a bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and […]
Google removes nine Android apps that stole users’ Facebook passwords
Google has removed nine Android apps that were downloaded more than 5.8 million times from its Play marketplace after security researchers revealed they had been stealing users’ Facebook passwords. Analysts for Doctor Web, a Russian anti-malware company, found the apps contained different variations of the Android.PWS.Facebook trojan. All of the apps functioned as expected with […]
Facebook testing Twitter-like ‘threads’ feature
NEW DELHI — Facebook is reportedly testing a threads feature, just like Twitter, on Pages of some public figures that will provide them the ability to create posts related to previous ones on a related subject. The new feature which is under development ties the posts together more visually so fans can more easily follow […]
Facebook asks users if they know any friend becoming ‘extremist’ online
SAN FRANCISCO — Some Facebook users in the US are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist via suspicious online posts or activities, as the social network aims to tackle extremism on its platform. Other users are being notified that they may have […]
Twitter planning ‘trusted friends’ feature: Report
NEW DELHI — Micro-blogging site Twitter has revealed two concepts for upcoming features, including ‘trusted friends, that would allow users to target tweets toward specific audiences without having to switch accounts or change privacy settings. The first would enable people to designate “trusted friends” so some tweets would only be visible to that group. The […]








