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Mobile Apps of Banks ..Not audited by RBI?

Today, I received an interesting question posed to me through the Cyber Law Guru mobile APP. The question was posed by one by name “Sisirk” and stated as follows: Question: As per their RTI reply, RBI hasn’t really given permission … Continue reading

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Biggest data breach in Indian Banking ?

If you are an ICICI bank customer, beware that your Bank account information is open to anybody who is in possession of your mobile. This is breach of privacy under the age old Banking laws besides it is a violation … Continue reading

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True Caller is abetting Cyber Frauds in India… Is it only a compromise? or Is it Recklessness?

True Caller is a reasonably popular mobile App which many mobile users in India have downloaded and installed. When the user receives a call from another True Caller user, though his name may not be in the contact list of … Continue reading

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A Bug in a Mobile Wallet and 5 techies end in Jail.. Where was the Bug Bounty Program?

The recently reported fraud in Kolkata where five engineering students were arrested for a Bank Wallet fraud involving Rs 8.6 crores is an incident to ponder. (See the report in TOI here). According to the report, the persons arrested were … Continue reading

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Aadhaar Bill introduced in Parliament

Realizing the need to bring legal legitimacy to the Aadhaar scheme and to counter the disruptive behaviour of the opposition parties, the Government has introduced the Aadhaar Bill as a money Bill in the Loksabha. It will therefore not require … Continue reading

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Free basics Debate

The Free Basics debate in India has reached a crescendo and there is lot of confusion surrounding the service launched by FaceBook in association with Reliance and the consultation paper which TRAI has released on “Net Neutrality”. It appears that … Continue reading

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