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20 Seconds Mobile Hacking scare… Can We look at Solutions?

For the last few days, the YouTube video of Mr Saket Modi showing the 20 Sec mobile hack in a TV studio in front of honourable Minister of IT and Law, Mr Ravishankar Prasad with some key officials of Government … Continue reading

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The Blue Whale Challenge.. Where is the Effective Action Point for Control?

The “Blue Whale Challenge” game has been in discussion over the last fortnight in India. People have been alarmed at the deadly consequences of the Game which can take away the lives of their loved ones. There is a scramble … Continue reading

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Flipkart Flash Sale Fraud… How to respond?

Today, I got a WhatsApp message about some attractive offers titled “Flipkart Big Freedom Sale Offers”. The order placement URL was given as http://flipkart.flash-sale-offer.com. To complete the sale the requirement was that the message had to be shared with atleast … Continue reading

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Court in Puri debates Section 65B (IEA) and Section 79A (ITA2000)

The Court of the Sub-divisional Judicial magistrate Puri, in its judgement dated 4th August 2017 has come up with some interesting observations on  Section 65B of Indian Evidence Act and Section 79A of ITA 2000/8 that needs to be taken … Continue reading

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Draft Bug Bounty policy for UIDAI

Naavi.org had suggested a model Bug Bounty Policy for Private Sector Companies as part of its Cyber Law Compliance Center (CLCC) Activity. Copy of this policy is available through the menu link CLCC. This was drawn in March 2016 specifically … Continue reading

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How will Abhinav case proceed against a “Zero Loss” claim?

Today’s Deccan Herald reports that the Abhinav Srivastava case may result only in a fine and not in imprisonment as per sources inside the Police. It says “IITian may walk free as he only developed ‘innocuous app’” making everyone sit up … Continue reading

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